About the Internship Program
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 (the future Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence) and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry.
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.
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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 research groups that you prefer to work with.
Benefits
This is a fully funded internship program. Successful applicants will benefit from the following:
- Free student accommodation
- Stipend of approximately 800 Euro or Rs.68,000 per month
- Reimbursement of travel costs to and from Martinized, near Munich
Eligibility
- You are at least a second year Bachelor student or higher OR are you currently enrolled in a Master program
- You have already some first research experience in a laboratory setting (such a lab-rotations or summer internships)
- You are in the top 10 %ile of your class or do you have a GPA equivalent of at least 3.7 out of 4 (USA), distinction level (UK) or 1.6 (Germany). For other countries equivalent scores would apply.
- You will be able to identify a referee (university professor or independent group leader), who knows you well and who will support you by submitting a meaningful and enthusiastic letter of recommendation.
- You study at an internationally recognized university with excellent reputation. (A good indicator would be if your university is among the top 500 universities, World University Rankings 2022).
- Your academic training was in English OR do you have an English certificate such as TOEFL or IELTS score report (minimal level TOEFL: 80; IELTS: 6.5)
- You are currently enrolled in a university for Bachelor or Master (or equivalent) studies and/or you will be enrolled during summer 2022
Eligible Regions: Open for All
How to Apply
- CLICK HERE, FOR THE OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
- CLICK HERE, TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNSHIP.
- 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.
- Application Deadline: February 14, 2022
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