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Summer research studentships

Funded summer research placements for UK undergraduates, from learned societies, trusts and research institutes. Dates are shown exactly as the organiser states them. Where nothing is published yet, the row says so.

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Opens end of Feb 2027

Closes TBC

Agree a project with a supervisor who has been an Early Career or Full member for 12 months (6 if multiyear), then start the joint application and invite them.

Eligibility, sources and last check

Not open to first-years

Middle years of a degree in biochemistry, molecular bioscience or a related subject; not first or final year. You need not be a member. Your supervisor must have been an Early Career or Full member for 12 months (6 if a multiyear member).

Eligibility is as of the 2026 cycle and is not yet confirmed for 2027.

You and your supervisor apply together

Checked by software on 20 Sep 2026

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British Pharmacological Society

Vacation Studentship

Opens Not stated by the organiser

Closes 31 Mar 2027 (time not stated)

Be an undergraduate member (or have applied), find a supervisor who has been a Society member for at least three years, then upload the completed form yourself.

Eligibility, sources and last check

First-years: not stated by the organiser

Undergraduate Society members, or with a membership application pending, in the UK or abroad. Supervisor: a Society member of at least three years who is an Early Career Member in a post-doctoral position, a Full Member or a Fellow.

You apply

Checked by software on 20 Sep 2026

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British Society for Developmental Biology

Gurdon/The Company of Biologists Summer Studentship

Opens Not stated by the organiser

Closes 31 Mar each year (year not stated) (not confirmed for this cycle)

Agree a project with a host supervisor in the UK or Republic of Ireland, write the proposal with their guidance, then email the form and support letters.

Eligibility, sources and last check

First-years: not stated by the organiser

Undergraduates at the time of applying, registered for a programme of study in the UK or the Republic of Ireland. The supervisor must also be based in the UK or the Republic of Ireland. One application per host lab.

You apply

Checked by software on 20 Sep 2026

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Carnegie Trust

Vacation Scholarships

Opens TBC

Closes TBC

Plan a project with a supervisor at your university, pass the eligibility checker, then fill in the form. Leave your supervisor 5 working days to submit it.

Eligibility, sources and last check

Not open to first-years

Low-income undergraduates at 18 Scottish institutions, in the penultimate year or year 3 or 4 of a five-year degree, whose permanent home was in Scotland before university and still is. Scottish schooling or a tie is also needed.

Eligibility is as of the 2026 cycle and is not yet confirmed for 2027.

You and your supervisor apply together

Last cycle (2026): opened 17 Nov 2025

Checked by software on 21 Sep 2026

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Genetics Society

Summer Studentship

Opens Not stated by the organiser

Closes 31 Mar 2026 (time not stated)

Find a research group leader to host you, agree the project together, then apply on the Society's portal. You both need to be members.

Eligibility, sources and last check

Not open to first-years

Undergraduates in any year but their first and final. You and your host group leader both have to be Genetics Society members. The page is unclear on whether the host must be a UK university or can be a research institute.

You and your supervisor apply together

Checked by software on 21 Sep 2026

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Opens TBC

Closes TBC

Submit an expression of interest, provisionally agree a project with an Imperial academic, then complete the application form that is sent to you.

Eligibility, sources and last check

Open to first-years

Full-time Imperial undergraduate degree students, in any year. The page excludes visiting, intercalating and external students, though its table seems to admit visiting Turkish medical students to the medical bursary.

Eligibility is as of the 2026 cycle and is not yet confirmed for 2027.

You apply

Last cycle (2026): opened 6 Jan 2026

Checked by software on 21 Sep 2026

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Microbiology Society

Vacation Studentships

Opens 10 Dec 2026

Closes 10 Feb 2027 (time not stated)

A supervisor who has been a Full or Full Concessionary Member of the Society for at least a year applies on your behalf and names you.

Eligibility, sources and last check

First-years: No for BSc students: two years of study must be completed before the studentship starts. The page gives no minimum year for MSci students.

Bioscience, medical, dental or veterinary undergraduates. BSc: at least two years completed and final year not started when the studentship begins. MSci: final year not started.

Your supervisor applies for you

Checked by software on 20 Sep 2026

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Royal Society of Chemistry

Undergraduate Research Bursaries

Opens TBC

Closes TBC

Hold an eligible RSC membership before you submit (student membership is free). Read the Guidance for Applicants and the FAQ fully before you begin.

Eligibility, sources and last check

Not open to first-years

Middle years of a first undergraduate degree in the chemical sciences, registered at a UK or Republic of Ireland institution. No previous degree. You must be an RSC member (student membership is free). No other funding for the same project.

Eligibility is as of the 2026 cycle and is not yet confirmed for 2027.

You apply

Last cycle (2026): opened 6 Jan 2026

Checked by software on 20 Sep 2026

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University of Cambridge

Amgen Scholars Programme

Opens TBC

Closes TBC

Get a Cambridge supervisor to agree to host you first, then submit your own application naming them and your referee.

Eligibility, sources and last check

Not yet checked

You apply

Checked by software on 21 Sep 2026

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