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Internship Funding

Below we provide details of grants available that specifically cover summer intern students.

Paneth Meteorite Trust Awards
Bursaries to fund summer internships for undergraduates. Set up to encourage and further research concerned with meteorites.
Applications for projects in the field of meteoritics are accepted from potential supervisors at institutions of higher education.
Projects should normally last 6 weeks

Further information:
https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/grants-for-studies/1933-paneth-meteorite-trust-awards ​
Nuffield Research Placements
Provide students in their 1st year of a post-16 STEM course the opportunity to work with scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians on 4-6 week placements over the summer holidays.
Students are picked and allocated by the Nuffield Foundation and are provided with travel costs and, where necessary, bursaries.
Over 1,100 student placements provided each year.
Further information: http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/employers-and-organisations
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UK Planetary Forum
  • News
    • Recent Communications
    • Upcoming Meetings >
      • 19th Early Careers Meeting
      • BPSC 2026
  • About
    • How to Join
    • Meet the Committee
    • Useful Links
  • Opportunities
    • Fellowships
    • PhDs & Internships
    • Planetary Science Degrees
  • Funding
    • Academic Research Grants
    • Travel Grants
    • Public Outreach Grants