Amgen Scholars Program at Karolinska Institutet
Welcome to the Amgen Scholars Program at Karolinska Institutet. The application cycle for the summer 2025 program opens on November 1 2024 until the deadline on February 1st 2025.
Learn more at www.amgenscholars.com
About the Program
A summer research program in biomedical sciences for undergraduate students.
The Amgen Scholars Program at Karolinska Institutet (KI) is an opportunity for international and national undergraduate students to conduct research during 8 weeks in the summer at KI. The program will begin with a few days of introduction to research at KI together with lectures on scientific writing and poster presentation. The program will end with oral and poster presentations of the conducted research where the students also get trained in critiquing each other's work. Throughout the program, students will be part of a research group and participate in lab work, scientific discussions, journal clubs, seminars, and other topics. KI believes this will be an excellent way of providing a robust academic research experience to students from across Europe.
Links
More information about the Amgen Scholars Program can be found on
https://amgenscholars.com/
Frequently asked questions about the Amgen Scholars Program.
Amgen scholars at Karolinska Institutet
Research areas
Cancer, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Structural Biology, Circulation and respiration, Developmental Biology, Stem Cells, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Infection, Inflammation, Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience.
Detailed description of the different research areas.
Admitted students will be assigned projects based on stated interest and available spaces.
Amgen Scholars will be awarded a stipend of a total of SEK 11,000 per month (app. 931 Euro per month(exchange rate as of October 2024)) for the period of stay at Karolinska Institutet. Housing and round-trip travel costs are covered, as well as round-trip travel expenses to the Amgen Scholars European Symposium in Cambridge.
In 2025, up to 10 undergraduate students from Europe will be admitted to the Amgen Scholars Program at Karolinska Institutet.
To be eligible to apply to the Amgen Scholars Europe Program applicants must be:
Undergraduate students enrolled in colleges and universities in Europe; and Undergraduate students who have not completed their bachelor's or first degree (or its equivalent) prior to termination of the programme symposium in September (who have not entered the final year of their bachelor's or first degree (or its equivalent) prior to participating in the programme), i.e. applicants must apply in their first or second year of their studies for their first degree).
For medical students: eligible applicants must not have completed their pre-clinical training by the start of the Amgen programme i.e. applicants must apply within the first three years of their studies.
Please note that all parts of the program are obligatory. This includes both the full period June 25th – August 15th and the Amgen Symposium September 1-4 2025.
Program applicants must also have:
- A strong record of academic performance; and
- An interest in pursuing a Ph.D.
Eligible students must attend colleges or universities in countries that are participating in the Bologna Process. Currently, the participating countries include: Albania; Andorra; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belgium; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Holy See; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Malta; Moldova; Montenegro; Netherlands; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Serbia; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom.
Previous research experience is not required, but the student must show a genuine interest in doing investigating work in science.
Application to the Amgen Scholars Program
Before applying you may go through the different research topics represented at Karolinska Institutet (see link below) to get an idea within what area you wish to do your summer program. You have the possibility to wish three different research areas on the online application form and on the Personal Statement. This will help the evaluation team find the best matches between scholars and mentors, see the instructions that can be downloaded below.
Formal evidence is not required, but Scholars will need a good working knowledge of English in order to participate fully. Applicants who are non-native English speakers may demonstrate adequate knowledge of the English language by a certificate from an academic representative or through internationally recognized tests.
How to Apply
In order to complete the application, please use the online application portal below (opens November 1st 2024).
Please create an account on the application portal below. Only complete applications will be considered.
Application Portal
The application to Amgen Scholars Program at KI will open November 1, 2024 and closes at noon (12:00 local time) on February 1st 2025. All applications must be submitted via the application portal PRISMA on the link below. Please create an account when entering PRISMA, see instructions below.
For Prisma support form (for example reporting problems with creating your personal account in Prisma) use the contact form link below.
Links
PRISMA user support (user manuals and instructions)
Key dates
- Noon local time February 1st 2025, application deadline
- From end of March 2024, notification of selected students
- June 25 - August 15, 2025, Amgen Scholars Program dates at Karolinska Institutet
- September 1st-4th 2025, Amgen Scholars European Symposium in Cambridge
For questions regarding the program at Karolinska Institutet please send an e-mail to: amgenscholars@ki.se