Deadline: February 15th, 2021 (24:00 CET)
Max Planck Summer Internship Program provides the opportunity for highly motivated undergraduate students to join one of the labs at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology (link is external) and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (link is external). The program will allow you to become familiar with different scientific approaches and laboratory methods. The aim of our internship program is to provide excellent students with a broad range of research experiences and knowledge to promote them early on in their career.
The internship is a full-time immersion for up to ten weeks. It takes place between mid-June to end-September. Within this framework, the starting date and duration of the internship is determined by mutual agreement between the host lab and the student.
The Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (link is external) and the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology (link is external) are located door-to-door at the life science campus Martinsried (link is external). The working language at both institutes is English.
During your internship, you will be a full member of the institutes with the ability to join numerous social activities such as lab parties, hikes, sports groups, PhD activities, the institutes’ summer parties, in-house lectures and much more.
Research projects will be offered in fields ranging from structural, computational, developmental and cellular biology to molecular biology, biophysics and neurobiology. You can indicate up to three of our research groups that you prefer to work with.
The Campus Martinsried lies at the outskirts of Munich (link is external), not far away from the Bavarian Alps.
Funding/Accommodation:
This is a fully funded internship program. Successful applicants will benefit from the following:
- Free student accommodation.
- Stipend of approximately 800 Euro per month.
- Reimbursement of travel costs to and from Martinsried, near Munich.
Eligibilities:
- Excellent and enthusiastic students with top grades from all countries to apply. Training should be in Biology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Neuroscience and related fields.
- The program intends to promote students early on in their career. They welcome applications from bachelor (second year and onwards) and master students that have already gained some research experience during their studies.
- Applicants need to be enrolled at university during the internship or have completed their degree in 2021.
Selection Process:
- The program committee will evaluate and select students based on their grades, research experience, CV, letter of motivation and letter of reference. The committee aims to announce their decisions to the applicants by the end of March 2021.
- The number of internships is limited. Host labs will interview pre-selected students interested in working in their labs via Skype, Zoom or other means.
For enquiries:
Get in touch with the MaxSIP team via email: [email protected]
How to apply:
The following documents are required for your application:
- Curriculum Vitae (PDF file, max. 1-2 pages).
- Transcript (record of study) and degree certificate for all completed degrees (if applicable).
- Temporary/provisional transcripts for degree programs, you are currently enrolled in.
- Document qualifying for university studies (typically high school degree, Abitur, Matura or equivalent).
- Letter of recommendation of one referee.
- Letter of motivation (will be typed into the application form directly, no upload).
- If an applicant’s academic training was not in English or German, a language certificate (such as IELTS or TOEFL) is highly recommended.
Note: All information need to be submitted in English or German. Please provide a respective translation if original transcripts are in a different language.
