Summer Scholarships

The School of Mathematical Sciences are offering the following Summer Scholarship opportunities:

Summer Scholarship
Applications are invited for research bursaries intended for undergraduate students wishing to pursue a summer research project in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, starting June 02, 2025, and ending June 30, 2025, at the latest. Each bursary has a value of €1,280, and the corresponding working load is four days per week for four weeks.

These internship bursaries are available to undergraduate students of any nationality and university, provided they are residents in the EU. Preference will be given to students in the penultimate year of their undergraduate studies. 

The interns will work under the supervision of an experienced researcher within the School. They must prepare a presentation on their work to the school at the end of the four weeks and submit a report at the end of the summer. 

Application Procedure 
To apply for a bursary, students should find a supervisor within the school who is willing to supervise them for a 4-week summer project. The project should start on June 02, 2024.

Students should email a single pdf file to james.cruickshank@universityofgalway.ie with: 

1. The name of the proposed project supervisor. 
2. A short description of the research project (300 words maximum). 
3. A table containing percentage grades for all university modules completed to date. Provisional results for Semester 1 of the current academic year should be included. 

Students should also ensure that the proposed supervisor sends a short letter of recommendation to james.cruickshank@universityofgalway.ie. There is no official application form. 

Application Deadline:   Thursday April 17, 2025, at 5 pm. 

Evaluation 
Applications will be evaluated and ranked by the School's Research Committee.  Offers will be made to candidates by April 30th.

We will grade each application in the following three categories. The numbers in parenthesis are the weight assigned to that category:

1. Description of the research project (10): among other considerations, marks will be awarded for a well-structured proposal with goals that are clearly specified and achievable within the given timeframe.
2. Supervisor recommendation (5)
3. Academic track record of the student (5)
   
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OTHER INTERNSHIPS
These internship positions are funded and administered independently of the bursaries mentioned above. Please contact the people specified for details of the application procedure (including deadlines).”  

Athena Swan Internship
One project, supported by the Athena Swan implementation fund, will focus on ways of highlighting diversity in the practice of the mathematical sciences in Galway, historically and currently. It might appeal to a student with an interest in mathematical and scientific communication. 

Coordinator: Dr Rachel Quinlan. Please email Dr Quinlan (rachel.quinlan@universityofgalway.ie) if you are interested in applying for this position.

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Bacterial Genomics Internship:
Two discrete projects on bacterial genomics, supported by the College of Science and Engineering's Sustainable Development Goals strategic research fund and Millenium fund respectively, are available from 12 May 2025 to 27 June 2025. These are full-time, on-campus opportunities, carrying a stipend of €400/week.