Twelve grants for EU and non-EU students will be allocated for the academic year 2011/2012, in the context of the SMART Program funded by the Foundation Cariplo, in order to carry out a research period of 10 weeks in a biomedical laboratory at the University of Milan-Bicocca.

Laboratory attendance will take place during the period from May 7 to July 31, 2012.

For each successful candidate a tutor will be selected from the University of Milan-Bicocca, under whose supervision the student will develop a research project by collecting and analyzing data and finally illustrating the results in a short report.

EU and non-EU foreign students can compete for the SMART grant if they hold a bachelor's degree (undergraduate) in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and are regularly enrolled in a Master of Science (postgraduate / Master Degree). EU and non-EU foreign students enrolled in the third year of a single-cycle degree in Medicine and Surgery (Long-Cycle Degree) may also compete.
The requirements must be fulfilled by the deadline for submission of the application form.
Italian citizens are not eligible for selection.

More information and the application form can be found by following this link to the Smart Program page.

Applications must be submitted by 2 February 2012.

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