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Date added: 2023-01-17

BioLAB Program 2023-2024

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The BioLAB Program offers one-year long (July to June/July) research traineeships to students enrolled in a Master or PhD degree programs in Poland in any area of biomedical sciences. Traineeships will be completed at one of the four host institutions in the U.S.: University of Virginia, University of Chicago, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Duration and planned number of placements

Internships are offered for 11-12 months. In justified cases, there is a possibility to extend the internship for one additional year.

Usually there are around 45 placements. 

Who are we looking for

We are looking for students

  • Specializing in life sciences, biophysics and medical fields of study,
  • Passionate about research and experienced in lab work and ready for intensive, time-consuming laboratory work,
  • Who have a high grade point average (around 4.0),
  • Who are ready for a one-year stay in the US.

The Commission welcomes applications from all candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, geographic location, socio-economic status and physical or mental ability.

Salary

Salary is paid every 2 or 3 weeks. Students will have a status of a visiting graduate student or a research trainee.

The salary amount depends on the host institution’s location and it varies from 28 000 USD to 35 000 USD per year (students are responsible for any U.S. federal and/or state taxes).

Formal requirements

Individuals eligible to apply for the BioLAB Program have to meet the following criteria:

  • Meet formal requirements of a F-1 or J-1 visa,
  • Be enrolled in a graduate program where their major field of study is life sciences, biophysics and/or medical fields of study (chemistry, biology, biotechnology, medicine, physics, pharmacy, biochemistry etc.),
  • Demonstrate knowledge of English proficiency at the B2 level or higher,
  • Hold a high grade point average from the course of their studies (GPA of 4.0 or above is recommended),
  • Hold, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree (licencjat/inżynier if the studies were completed in Poland) and at the time of an interview (March) will be enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program at a Polish university or research institution and maintain an active student status during the duration of the BioLAB Program.
Deadline

The application process for 2023-24 academic year is open. Call for applications for the 2023-24 academic year is opened by February 1, 2023, 11:59 PM Polish local time.

More information is available here.

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