Summer 2009 Vacation Scholarship Awards
WPSA/Genesis Faraday Vacation Scholarship Award to
research organisations
The Genesis Faraday Partnership and WPSA are pleased to announce a call
for 2009 WPSA/Genesis Faraday Vacation Scholarship Awards as a means to encourage
undergraduates into research in the field of farm animal genetics
and genomics. A competition for one Summer 2009 Vacation Scholarship
Award is now open.
Purpose
The Vacation Scholarship is intended to provide promising undergraduates with
'hands-on' experience of research during the summer vacation and to encourage
them to consider a career in research.
What does the student get?
The Scholarship is available for a minimum of six and a maximum of eight weeks'
work and carries a stipend of £200 per week. The scheme
aims to provide practical work experience in an environment that will match
the student’s area of study or interests. Long term it will help career prospects
for young people.
Who can apply?
Research Institutes and Universities that are paid up members of Genesis Faraday
Partnership[1] can
apply to host a Vacation Scholarship. The project must be in the field of
Genetics and Genomics as applied to poultry breeding and health. The host
institution will receive a grant of £2,500 (including any applicable VAT)
from WPSA (to cover student salary (approx £1600) and project costs (approx
£900)). Organisations allocated an award will be responsible for recruiting
the student including any costs of advertising. It is not necessary to have
identified a student at the time of application, but if a student has indicated
an interest, then details of the student may be provided at the time of application.
The Allocation Process
In a process scrutinized by the Genesis Faraday Research and Development Committee
(RDC), a group comprising the Genesis Faraday Director, Technology Translators,
the Chief Executive of BSAS and the Chairman of the RDC will decide
allocation of the Vacation Scholarship Awards. Proposals will be assessed
according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to the Genesis Faraday remit; Genetics and Genomics of all domestic animals as applied to Animal Breeding and Animal Health, and within this remit, relevance to poultry breeding and health.
- Research Partner’s track record.
- The likely value of the training opportunity for the student
- Quality of the project proposed
Application Procedure
Supervisors from Institutions should complete the employer application
form
Timescale
Applications should be received by 10th April 2009 and applicants will be notified
of the outcome of applications by 30th April 2009.
The completed Genesis Faraday Application Form should be e-mailed to Carol Telford. Only Application Forms received by Midnight 10th April 2009 will be considered.
Whilst Genesis Faraday will monitor the outcome of interviews for Vacation Scholarships, the terms and conditions of employment agreed will be the sole responsibility of research organisations and students.
The host organisation in receipt of this award should invoice the agreed sum to Genesis Faraday after recruitment of a named student and no later than the end of October 2009.
On completion of the placement Genesis Faraday requires an half to one page report written by the student, together with a photograph for potential use in the Genesis Faraday newsletter. Successful applicants will be expected to produce a short report for WPSA in a standard format (full details will be provided to successful applicants) on the completion of their period of study/research. These must be completed and submitted to WPSA by 1 October 2009 and may be chosen for presentation as either short papers or posters at the WPSA UK Branch Annual Conference in the following Spring.
[1] Membership of the Genesis Faraday Partnership is open to companies, research organisations and intermediate organisations having a legitimate research or business interest directly related to animal breeding or animal health or the sale of animal products. For further details and an application form, visit www.genesis-faraday.org/become-a-member.asp