Deadline: |
1 February 2019
Location: |
Singapore
(Fully Funded)
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NUS Amgen Scholars Program 2019
Launched in 2006, the Amgen Scholars Program aims to inspire the next generation of innovators by providing undergraduate students with hands-on summer research opportunities at premier educational and research institutions across the globe.
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One of the key objective of the program is to provide current undergraduate students who are committed to or who are considering a career in biology or related sciences and looking to continue to graduate studies, with eight weeks of biomedical research experience in the basic and translational sciences.
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Biological Sciences
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English.
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ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.
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8 weeks.
- NUS-Amgen Scholars Program 2019 (3 June – 2 August 2019)
- Amgen Scholars Symposium in Singapore (3 August – 4 August 2019)
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National University of Singapore Amgen Scholars Program applicants must be undergraduate students who are:
- Enrolled in colleges or universities worldwide that award a bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent).
- At the minimum, have completed their first year of undergraduate study at the time the summer program begins.
- Are not graduating before the summer program begins, and after the summer program ends will resume undergraduate studies for at least 1 semester or 1 quarter.
- A strong record of academic performance.
- A good working knowledge of English, demonstrated by a minimum TOEFL (iBT) score of 72, IELTS overall band score of 5.5, Cambridge English FCE, TOEIC score of 1095, TOEIC L&R score of 785, or TOEIC S&W score of 310, if not a native English speaker or English is not your first language.
- Have an interest in pursuing a Ph.D.
Requirements:
- To live in the accommodation provided by National University of Singapore.
- To participate fully in the day-to-day life of the research group, respect the work of all members of the laboratory, and attend and participate in laboratory meetings or other gatherings.
- To participate in a laboratory safety training and test before commencement of lab work.
- To attend the orientation on June 2, all required conferences, activities and social events.
- To give a poster/presentation describing his/her summer research project.
- To provide a written report after completion of the project
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(Fully Funded)
- On-campus accommodation will be arranged by the university.
- Airfare to Singapore via the most direct economical route, economy class plus airport transfers of up to: SGD 2500.
- Visa application fee will be covered.
- Stipend (SGD 6000) for 8-week program.
Note: All students must arrange their own private health & travel insurance.
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First Step: Fill out all the application and upload files. Be sure that the file size of each document does not exceed 2MB.
Required Documents:
1. Passport-size photo
- Please upload your photo saved as a jpeg file. Note that your full face should be visible in the photo (Same rules as photos for a passport, 45 x 35mm).
2. Scanned copy of Passport
- Please scan the page with the photo and name of your passport save as a jpeg file.
3. Resume/CV
- Please submit your documents as a Word file (e.g. .doc/docx).
4. Academic Transcript
- Please obtain an official academic transcript (in English) and scan and save both the front and back pages as a PDF file.
5. Letter of Reference
- You are required to nominate one person to provide letter of reference, who must be a faculty member currently involved in teaching one of the courses you are taking.
- Please note that the Letter of Reference must state your name clearly.
- It should be on a departmental/university letterhead, including the referee’s signature.
- It should then be scanned and submitted as a PDF file.
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