Research Summer Studentships 2021
Are you a 3rd level student in the area of Social, Nursing or Allied Health Sciences OR in the area of Biomedical Science?
Are you interested in Cancer Research?
Apply for an Irish Cancer Society Summer Studentship award, providing funding for an 8-week project led by you!
How to apply
- Think of a cancer-focused research project
- Develop this project with support from an experienced supervisor
- Apply for our funding!
Launching January 2022
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Megan McAuley, Irish Cancer Society Translational Research Summer Student 2021
Biological & Biomedical Sciences, NUI Maynooth
“This research gets us one small step closer to figuring out how to improve cancer treatments and save lives.”
“This studentship increased my interest in cancer research. Now I’m considering doing a PhD even more strongly, and with an area of research in mind.”
Claire Hughes, Irish Cancer Society Translational Research Summer Student 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology, UCD.
“The lab experience I gained during this studentship has prepared me exceptionally well for my PhD in ovarian cancer”.
“The grant writing process and successfully obtaining this award played a role in successfully obtaining my PhD scholarship.
I am incredibly grateful for this studentship, which has led me into the career in ovarian cancer research that I aspired to for so long”.
Fanxi Meng, Irish Cancer Society Translational Research Summer Student 2021
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology student, UCD
“This studentship gave me a taste of actual cancer research in a lab environment, seeing the daily life in a collaborative and dynamic cancer research team.”
“This makes me appreciate the huge impact of cancer research on improving a patient’s diagnosis and prognosis.
“This has encouraged me to do a PhD after graduation and has made me more determined to pursue a research career.”
Robyn Stanley, Irish Cancer Society Translational Research Summer Student 2021
Applied Biology student, L.I.T.
“I was hooked straight away. This studentship showed me the highs and the lows of working as a researcher in cancer… the results in cancer research are not always the ones you are looking for!”
“It took me 8 weeks to realize that I wanted to be a part of this for the rest of my science career, I’m now researching postgraduate scholarships for after my final year in 2022”.
Laura Oldacres, Social, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Irish Cancer Society Summer Student 2021
Nursing Student, UCC
“My project investigating “chemo-brain” allowed me to expand my knowledge in relation to the experience of breast cancer survivors.”
“I hope to investigate career opportunities relating to surgical and medical oncology. There are ample opportunities for research and the potential to improve patient care and experience.”
“This studentship confirmed that I enjoy and wish to be involved in research throughout my career.”
Omar Aftab, Social, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Irish Cancer Society Summer Student 2021
Psychology student, UCC
“When I hear ‘cancer research’, I thought of people in white lab coats looking down microscopes…
“Through designing my own research project, the studentship gave me an insight into how cancer research can be of benefit to the public, and how the cancer research environment may be a much more diverse one than I had previously imagined.”
Amy Elliott, Social, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Irish Cancer Society Summer Student 2021
Psychology Student, UCD.
“This studentship gave me an insight into the world of cancer research, which I thoroughly enjoyed and found to be an invaluable experience”
“This project has now driven my ideas for my final year project title, and has allowed me to explore my work with Barretstown as a possible focus for further research”.
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