Grants and Prizes

Summer Studentships for Undergraduate Students

The studentships have been established to assist undergraduate students, in gaining research experience by working in a research environment.  A stipend is offered for a period of study of up to ten weeks, together with a sum for the host department consumables.

Frequency: Once a year during February
Grant deadlines:
The deadline for applications for 2010 is 5 February.

Value

£185/week up to a maximum of £1850 per grant for a period of up to 10 weeks plus £1000 for consumables.  (The Society will support overseas applications up to a value of £1850).

Details

Applications are invited from students whose host supervisor is a Society member. Where the host supervisor is a Full Member, membership must be a minimum of one year.  It is anticipated that the host supervisor will normally be an academic or academic-related staff member. If not, a letter of support is required from the principal investigator or clinical team leader. The host supervisor will be required to submit a report at the end of the studentship detailing the success of the student and the progress of the project.

The student will normally be an undergraduate following a course in endocrinology or a related life science subject. Students will normally take up the award during the summer vacation before their final year

Conditions relating to the grant:

  • Host supervisors are required to be members of the Society for Endocrinology working in a university or research institute
  • Host supervisors may sponsor one student per round
  • In the event of the period of the studentship being less than 10 weeks, the amount will be equivalent to the number of weeks the student is actually working
  • Host supervisors of those awarded studentships are required to submit a report (no more than 2 sides of A4) summarising:
    • The reasons for accepting the student
    • The aims of the project
    • Description of work
    • Assessment of results and outcomes of studentship
    • Future directions in which the project could be taken
    • Departures from original proposal
    • Value of studentship to the student and to the lab
    • Details of any publications resulting from the grant
  • Please note that, space allowing, reports may be published in The Endocrinologist and therefore need to be presented in an easy to read style.  Reports may be edited if space is an issue.
  • The research project is required to be endocrine related, and not form part of the student's normal degree work. Preference will be given to research projects with a clearly defined objective, achievable in the time available, and which give the student scope for thought and initiative
  • Applications will be assessed by the Society’s Grants Panel, which will take advice where necessary from expert referees. Assessment will be made primarily on the scientific merit of the research project and on the suitability of the student
  • Grants are made to the host supervisor’s institution , on the understanding that it will administer the award. In particular, the host institution is responsible for providing adequate facilities, and for ensuring that all necessary requirements of regulatory authorities and ethical committee approvals are in place before the work begins and are maintained for the duration of the grant. The host supervisor is responsible for the conduct of the research
  • Grants cannot be awarded retrospectively
  • The decision of the Grants Panel is final
  • Funds awarded are final and do not include overheads and are not subject to appeal
  • The Grants Panel will not accept resubmissions
  • The successful host supervisors are required to recognise the award on their departmental website with a link to the Society website for a minimum of six months after receipt of the grant
  • The Society reserves the right to publish successful supervisors’ final reports
  • Incomplete applications will not be considered
  • Applications should be made electronically on the appropriate form which will be available shortly. The closing date for applications is 5 February 2010.
  • We are very sorry, but in the event of your application being unsuccessful we are not able to provide feedback

Application

Successful Applicants