Studentships
Postgraduate Opportunities: Sainsbury PhD Studentship applications by 27th Jan 2012
Undergraduate Studentships
Sainsbury Undergraduate Studentships
These prestigious studentships are offered to up to seven students each year. Sainsbury Undergraduate Studentships are awarded to support undergraduate summer projects in plant science. The studentships are open to students in their second year (or in their third year, if on a four year course).
If you are interested in applying for a Sainsbury Undergraduate Studentship you should contact your Gatsby Mentor in the first instance who will be able to provide you with further information. Gatsby Mentors have been specially selected by the Gatsby Plants Science Advisors at Universities which have strong plant science research. Please see below the Universities that currently have a Gatsby Mentor.
Gatsby Mentors
Benefits of Sainsbury Studentships
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The total amount of the award is £4,000. This is broken down into £1000 payable to the student on commencement of the studentship after a successful interview. If the student opts to work in a lab over summer then £1500 is payable to the student in June/July with £500 going towards lab costs. The final £1000 is payable to the student upon satisfactory reports (or presentation of poster at the Network Meeting) in the December.
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Successful students are eligible to compete for a Sainsbury PhD Studentship starting in October 2013 and will be invited to attend the 2012 Gatsby Plant Science Network meeting and the 2013 Gatsby training weekend.
Projects
The student’s Gatsby Mentor should be prepared to provide help and advice to the student in setting up the placement and choosing a suitable supervisor. The scheme is designed to be flexible. A student can propose to:
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work in a research laboratory over the summer vacation (not in a lab run by their mentor or at their place of study) to gain valuable experience. Research projects can be in any area of plant science. The Gatsby mentor will provide help and advice to the student in setting up the placement and choosing a suitable supervisor.
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provide an opportunity to travel to, and attendance at, plant-related conferences
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purchase books or subscriptions to journals/scientific magazines
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fund the cost of field work.
When selecting a project the student should be aware of the following:
Student Selection
Each Gatsby Mentor is given the opportunity to nominate one (or two) outstanding student(s) from their University who will compete for a studentship at interview. The mentor will submit the application but will need the following information from the student:
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student's CV with full contact details
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passport-sized photograph
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two written references
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a one-page proposal, written by the student, which outlines why they are interested in plant science, what they intend to do with the funding and what they ultimately hope to achieve.
Timetable for applying for Sainsbury Studentships
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deadline for applications is 10th March 2012 and interviews will take place on Friday 13th April 2012.
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All mentors and students will be advised of the outcome of the selection procedure by the end of April.
Completion of Studentship
Successful students will be required to submit a brief progress report (no more than 500 words) written after completion of six months of the studentship. The Mentor will also be asked to provide a brief indication of how the student is progressing and provide the student's second year exam results. A report will also be requested from the supervisor if the student works in a laboratory over the summer vacation.
Postgraduate Opportunities
Sainsbury PhD Studentships in Plant Science
Enhanced four year postgraduate studentships starting in October 2012, will once again be awarded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. Each of the supervisors below will select a candidate who will then compete at interview, with Sainsbury Undergraduate students, for one of up to three Sainsbury PhD Studentships. Interviews will be held in London on Friday, 2 March 2012. It would be expected that the studentship holder spend six months during their 3rd or 4th year at another university/institute to gain additional experience.
Interested applicants should write, attaching a CV, before 27 January 2012, to one or more of the following:
‘Balancing iron in plant-microbe interactions.’
Dr Janneke Balk, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UH Email: Janneke.Balk@jic.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)1603 450000
‘Timing of immunity: how does the circadian clock regulate plant defence?’
Dr Katherine Denby, School of Life Sciences & Warwick Systems Biology Centre, University of Warwick, Wellesbourne Campus, Warks CV35 9EF Email: k.j.denby@warwick.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 2476 575097
‘Understanding the genetic basis of rapid morphological evolution in daisy petal spots’.
Dr Beverley Glover, Dept of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA Email: bjg26@cam.ac.uk Tel: +44(0) 1223 333938
'The control of stomatal development'.
Professor Julie Gray, University of Sheffield
Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN Email: j.e.gray@sheffield.ac.uk Tel: +44(0) 114 222 4407
‘Molecular basis and evolution of self-incompatibility in the Asteraceae’.
Professor Simon Hiscock, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG Email: simon.hiscock@bristol.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)117 9546835
Links
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