The Francis Crick Institute
Summer Student Training Programme
2027 cycle
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What you need to do
Apply to the Crick yourself once applications open. The page does not yet give the form, what it asks for or whether you need references.
You apply.
Where it takes place
The Crick, London
“the opportunity to gain research experience at the Crick”
Source (opens in a new tab), read 24 Sep 2026
Dates, as the organiser states them
On 24 Sep 2026 the official page showed applications not yet open.
Applications open: mid Jan 2027
“Applications for the 2027 Summer Student Programme will open in mid-January 2027”
Source (opens in a new tab), read 24 Sep 2026
Application deadline: TBC
Source (opens in a new tab), read 24 Sep 2026
Who can apply
Eligibility is as of the 2026 cycle. The organiser has not yet confirmed it for 2027.
Second year of a UK bachelor's or integrated master's, third year in Scotland, or second year of medicine, with a majority of 2:1 grades so far. You must also meet at least one of three widening participation criteria.
- Not open to first-years
- Students at UK universities
- The page gives these as examples of relevant subjects, introduced with e.g., and does not publish a closed list.
- Hard restriction: “Be of Black ethnicity”
- Hard restriction: “in receipt of enhanced maintenance support from the relevant UK student finance agency to help with living costs during study”
- Hard restriction: “studying at a university on the Crick’s Summer Student Training Programme priority institutions list”
Source (opens in a new tab), read 20 Sep 2026
Pay and length
- Linked to the London Living Wage
- Length: 9 weeks
- Accommodation in London, arranged and paid for by the Crick if required
- Five days of leave during the nine weeks, if agreed with your supervisor
Sources and last check
Checked by software on 15 Oct 2026. Confirm on the official page before you rely on it.