Purpose: to support vacation research by undergraduate geneticists.

Grants of up to £3,000 are available to provide financial support for undergraduate
students interested in gaining research experience in any area of genetics by carrying
out a research project over the long vacation, usually prior to their final year.

Applications must be made by Principal Investigators at Universities or Research
Institutes. The application must be for a named student. Studentships will only be
awarded to students who have yet to complete their first degree i.e. those who will
still be undergraduates during the long vacation when the studentship is undertaken. 
There are no restrictions concerning the nationality or membership status of the student,
and the student does not have to attend a UK university. 

How to apply: There is one closing date of 31st March each year.  Applications should
be made using the GS Funding Application Form which, along with the student’s CV should be
emailed to theteam@genetics.org.uk using message subject ‘G & D studentship’ and
the PI’s surname. The student’s tutor or equivalent must also send a reference.  Undergraduate
students who wish to do vacation research projects are encouraged to seek a PI to sponsor them
and to develop a project application with the sponsor.

The studentship will consist of an award of £225 per week for up to 10 weeks to the student plus
a grant of up to £750 to cover expenses incurred by the host laboratory.  Both elements of cost
must be justified. The award will be made to the host institution. The student will receive free
membership of the Genetics Society for one year.

A panel of members of the Genetics Society committee will review applications including both
information on the student and the proposed project. Feedback on unsuccessful applications
will not be provided.

Other conditions: Applicants must have been a member of the Genetics Society for at least
one year. Recipients of these grants will be asked to write a short report within two months
of completion of the project that may be included in the newsletter. A maximum of one grant
per individual per two years will be awarded.