PhDs & Internships
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The following PhD Opportunities are links to the UK institutions and their associated research groups who often offer PhDs in planetary science research. This list is not necessarily comprehensive.
Also check out spacecareers.uk and https://www.findaphd.com/ for more PhD/job listing in the planetary science field.
If you wish to add to the PhD project list or to add information about your group in the links below do contact us.
The following PhD Opportunities are links to the UK institutions and their associated research groups who often offer PhDs in planetary science research. This list is not necessarily comprehensive.
Also check out spacecareers.uk and https://www.findaphd.com/ for more PhD/job listing in the planetary science field.
If you wish to add to the PhD project list or to add information about your group in the links below do contact us.
PhD Institutions
Internship Opportunities
The following is a list of Internship opportunities open to PhD, Masters and Undergraduate students:
- International Space University Space Studies Program
- Lunar and Planetary Institute Summer Intern Program
- Alpbach Summer School
Internship Funding
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
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
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