Overview
Founded in 1887 by Louis Pasteur and located in the heart of Paris, the Institut Pasteur is one of the world’s leading biomedical research organizations. With 138 laboratories and 2,500 people on campus, it is a vibrant, international community devoted to basic scientific research primarily in the area of infectious disease. The Pasteur Foundation of New York runs this 10-week summer program for U.S. undergraduates to conduct research internships at the Institut Pasteur. Our goal is to encourage students in the pursuit of a scientific career and to expose them to an international laboratory experience. For a list of the four participating laboratories see page two. To download FAQ and application PDFs, visit our
website: www.pasteurfoundation.org.
Participating labs are in the following departments at the institute: Infection & Epidemiology; Genomes & Genetics; Cellular Biology & Infection and Virology. Specific subjects include fungi and mycoses, bacterial genomics and multi-drug resistance, bioinformatics, dynamic imaging, etc.
Responsibility and benefits
Interns will carry out research supervised by a lab mentor, write a work report and give an oral presentation. Applicants should be eager to immerse in a different culture and self-sufficient enough to arrange travel and secure housing in Paris; depending on availability, affordable on-campus housing may be possible. Interns will receive a living allowance of $400/week for a total maximum of $4,000. Travel/housing are not paid by this program, but a $300 subsidy is provided and intended to defray cost of travel and requisite insurance. Applicants should consult euro exchange rates to determine whether to find supplemental funding.
Eligibility: Applicants must
1) be US citizens,
2) undergraduates with a very strong interest in
biosciences and biomedical research (prior lab experience is highly recommended) and excellent academic records;
3) have completed three full years (i.e. six semesters) of college course work by the time the internship commences (i.e. you must be a junior or a senior); and
4) not yet have received their undergraduate degree at the time of application (i.e. December 2009). While not required, knowledge of French or desire to learn will enhance the experience. Dates: See lab descriptions for available dates; exact start/end dates of the 10-week period will be agreed upon mutually upon candidates’ acceptance into the program.
Note: OPEN TO U.S. CITIZENS ONLY; WE REGRET THAT PERMANENT RESIDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
Complete application is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009.
This is NOT a “postmark date” but a due date.
Two recommendation letters must be mailed separately and postmarked by December 11, 2009
All applicants will be notified by the end of February and awardees will be obligated to accept or decline by mid-March 2010.
Pasteur Foundation
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1654
New York, New York 10170
Phone: 212.599.2050
Fax: 212.599.2047
Email: PasteurUS@aol.com
Source: www.pasteurfoundation.org
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this internship
Founded in 1887 by Louis Pasteur and located in the heart of Paris, the Institut Pasteur is one of the world’s leading biomedical research organizations. With 138 laboratories and 2,500 people on campus, it is a vibrant, international community devoted to basic scientific research primarily in the area of infectious disease. The Pasteur Foundation of New York runs this 10-week summer program for U.S. undergraduates to conduct research internships at the Institut Pasteur. Our goal is to encourage students in the pursuit of a scientific career and to expose them to an international laboratory experience. For a list of the four participating laboratories see page two. To download FAQ and application PDFs, visit our
website: www.pasteurfoundation.org.
Participating labs are in the following departments at the institute: Infection & Epidemiology; Genomes & Genetics; Cellular Biology & Infection and Virology. Specific subjects include fungi and mycoses, bacterial genomics and multi-drug resistance, bioinformatics, dynamic imaging, etc.
Responsibility and benefits
Interns will carry out research supervised by a lab mentor, write a work report and give an oral presentation. Applicants should be eager to immerse in a different culture and self-sufficient enough to arrange travel and secure housing in Paris; depending on availability, affordable on-campus housing may be possible. Interns will receive a living allowance of $400/week for a total maximum of $4,000. Travel/housing are not paid by this program, but a $300 subsidy is provided and intended to defray cost of travel and requisite insurance. Applicants should consult euro exchange rates to determine whether to find supplemental funding.
Eligibility: Applicants must
1) be US citizens,
2) undergraduates with a very strong interest in
biosciences and biomedical research (prior lab experience is highly recommended) and excellent academic records;
3) have completed three full years (i.e. six semesters) of college course work by the time the internship commences (i.e. you must be a junior or a senior); and
4) not yet have received their undergraduate degree at the time of application (i.e. December 2009). While not required, knowledge of French or desire to learn will enhance the experience. Dates: See lab descriptions for available dates; exact start/end dates of the 10-week period will be agreed upon mutually upon candidates’ acceptance into the program.
Note: OPEN TO U.S. CITIZENS ONLY; WE REGRET THAT PERMANENT RESIDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.
Complete application is due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009.
This is NOT a “postmark date” but a due date.
Two recommendation letters must be mailed separately and postmarked by December 11, 2009
All applicants will be notified by the end of February and awardees will be obligated to accept or decline by mid-March 2010.
Pasteur Foundation
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1654
New York, New York 10170
Phone: 212.599.2050
Fax: 212.599.2047
Email: PasteurUS@aol.com
Source: www.pasteurfoundation.org
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this internship
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