Applications are invited for undergraduate research internship positions to be held in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics. There are 2 types of scholarships, to be held between June 01 and August 31, 2014:
In their application, the candidate must specify which length they are applying for.
Interns will €200 receive per week. Applications should be submitted by the internship candidate by 5pm on April 25, 2014. Applications should be prepared on this form in a single Word document, then saved as a PDf to be sent to: Cathal.Seoighe@NUIGalway.ie.
Internships are available to undergraduate students of any nationality and university, not in their final year. It is expected that the most competitive students will be those entering their final year. Eligible supervisors are listed under "Academic Staff". on the School of Maths web-site.
Candidates should make contact directly with prospective supervisors to discuss a project and to arrange for the submission of the required recommendation.
In particular, they must obtain a written statement that their supervisor will be available on campus to meet at least once a week for the full duration of the internship.
Administration of the internships will be through the School's office. The scheme has a budget of €5,000, so that there will be a minimum of 3 interns. There is no additional budget for individual interns' â consumables, travel and accommodation expenses.
Applications will be evaluated by members of the School's Research Committee. Students will be ranked based on their academic grades, the proposed research project and the supervisor's s recommendation letter. The Committee reserves its right to offer a five week internship to a candidate who applied to a ten week internship, in order to spend the entire budget.
For more information, see the application form.