Some opportunities for internship funding are listed below.
Important
Please read the documentation for these funding sources carefully. Many sources have specific requirements for applicants (e.g. supervisor or student may need to be a learned society member; age, qualification, nationality, or other restrictions may apply).
Note
Some funders require the supervisor to apply, some require the student to apply, and some ask for a joint application.
Warning
It is the responsibility of the supervisor and/or student to apply for, and to manage, any funding.
Important
This is not an exhaustive or complete list.
1 Strathclyde
- Interns@Strathclyde: https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/researchinternsstrathclyde/
2 General
- Carnegie Trust: https://www.carnegie-trust.org/award-schemes/vacation-scholarships/
- Gatsby: https://www.gatsby.org.uk/plant-science/programmes/sainsbury-undergraduate-studentships
- Saltire Internships: https://www.entrepreneurialscotland.com/2023-apply-now
- Wellcome Trust: https://wellcome.ac.uk/grant-funding/schemes/biomedical-vacation-scholarships
3 Learned Society
- Animal Free Research: https://www.animalfreeresearchuk.org/summerstudent/programme/
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour: https://asab.squarespace.com/scholarships/
- British Mycological Society: https://www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/grants/undergraduate-studentships
- British Society for Cell Biology: https://bscb.org/competitions-awardsgrants/studentships/
- Biochemical Society: https://www.biochemistry.org/grants-and-awards/grants-and-bursaries/summer-vacation-studentships/
- Experimental Psychology Society: https://eps.ac.uk/undergraduate-research-bursary/
- FRAME: https://frame.org.uk/what-we-do/summer-studentship-programme/
- The Genetics Society: https://genetics.org.uk/grants/summer-studentships/
- Medical Research Scotland: https://medicalresearchscotland.org.uk/undergraduate-vacation-scholarship/
- Microbiology Society: https://microbiologysociety.org/grants/travel-research/harry-smith-vacation-studentships.html
- Physiological Society: https://www.physoc.org/grants-and-prizes/grants/research-springboard-studentship/
- Royal Microscopical Society: https://www.rms.org.uk/opportunities/summer-studentships.html
- Society for Applied Microbiology: https://sfam.org.uk/career/grants/summer-student-placement-scholarship.html
- Society for Endocrinology: https://www.endocrinology.org/grants-and-awards/research-grants/summer-studentships/
4 Other Resources
- Internship search at e4s
- Internship search at graduatejobs.com
- Internship search at prospects.ac.uk
- Internship search at ratemyplacement.co.uk
- Internship search at targetjobs.co.uk
- Internship search at brightnetwork.co.uk
- Internship search at milkround.com
- Internship search at gradcracker.com
- Internships listed at the British Neuroscience Association
- Internships listed at the Royal Society of Biology