Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Germany
Im Neuenheimer Feld 280 · 69120 Heidelberg
Overview
The German Cancer Research Center offers internships in both administrative and scientific departments. If you are interested in doing an internship at DKFZ, please refer to our organization chart for an overview and directly contact the department in which you wish to complete an internship.
Details
The DKFZ Summer Internship is an 8-week program for outstanding and ambitiousmaster's students who are interested in gaining laboratory research experience.
Students of the Summer Internship spend two months working in a laboratory at the DKFZ where they participate in cutting-edge, cancer-related research and interact with leading scientists in the field as well as with fellow students from around the world.
During their internship, students take part in the Internship Core Course which includes professional skills courses about topics related to scientific presenting and communication and scientific seminars about recent research at the DKFZ. In addition, students are connected with the DKFZ PhD student community and are invited to join outings and events in and around Heidelberg.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
To be eligible to apply for the DKFZ Summer Internship you must be working towards a master's degree and be able to provide proof that you are enrolled in a university for the full duration of the internship (i.e. until the end of September). If you already hold a master's degree, unfortunately you are not eligible to apply for the Internship. You should be ambitious, hardworking and have a desire to gain more experience working in the lab.
You must be able to take part in the full internship, which takes place from 1st August - 30th September.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
We particularly encourage applications from international students. A limited number of fellowships for the Summer School are available, but applicants are encouraged to apply for external or additional funding (e.g. for travel costs or living expenses).
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