International Biology Undergraduate Summer School Zurich

The Zurich Biology Undergraduate Summer School (BUSS) gives undergraduate students in the Life Sciences the chance to perform a significant research project in one of the participating laboratories of the University of Zurich or the ETH Zurich. Thanks to the intense curriculum of the BUSS, participating students not only become familiar with laboratory methods and theoretical principles, but also gain skills in scientific reasoning and scientific communication. The BUSS is taught in English. Participation is open to all students during their Bachelor (BSc) studies.

Deadline: 1 March 2020

Duration: 9 week

Start date: July 1 2020

End date: August 31 2020

Benefit

This program cover all the expense

• Travel cost
• Living expense
• Local expense
• Housing cost   

Application requirement

Interested candidates should submit

• a completed application
• a curriculum vitae (CV)
• transcripts of completed university courses
• a letter of recommendation from a teacher or research supervisor

How can apply

• Approximately 15-25 students will be accepted to a 9-week program each summer.
• Students perform a research project in one of the participating research groups, under the guidance of the group leader, a postdoc, or a graduate student.
• The students attend a weekly series of special research seminars, in which participating mentors give an overview about their research.
• The students participate in weekly, mentored journal clubs, to learn how to critically analyze primary research literature.
• The students attend tutorials on scientific writing and on how to give an effective PowerPoint presentation.
• The students give a short oral presentation of their project at the beginning of the course, and write a final report at the end.
• The course ends with a one-day Symposium, at which the students present a summary of their research to their peers and advisors.
• The students will get a certificate for participation in BUSS 2020. Students from University of Zurich and ETH Zurich receive 9 credit points for participating in this program (1 ETCS point/week), which gets credited to BIO 200, a module equivalent to a research practical in Biology (Forschungspraktikum).

Apply Now: https://www.uzh.ch/zoolmed/BUSS/#/register