Welcome to the Internship section of the ISCB-Student Council website. As a student managed body we understand it is important to get the right guidance and a good mentor during the early years of training. We aim to address these challenges by organizing internships for undergraduate and graduate students in collaboration with leading international research labs and institutions working in the field of computational biology.

Applications open now!

There is currently one internship positions on offer for students from developing nations:

• Janga Lab, Indianapolis, USA

Eligibility Criteria

• Student should be a citizen of a developing country and pursuing a degree program in a university located in a developing country. If you are not sure of your countries classification, please check the IMF website here.
• Currently enrolled as a full time student.
• Recommendation letter from Supervisor. The letter on the official University letterhead, should clearly state that the student is enrolled as a full time student in the University and will continue to maintain the same status during the period of internship.
• Statement of Purpose (max 500 words). It is expected that the student briefly talks about his/her past experience in computational biology showcasing the skills he/she has learned.
• Two reference letters

How to Apply?

• You will need an account on the ISCB Student Council website if you don't already have one. You can create it for FREE by visiting the membership page.
• Create a Resume under your user profile.
• While creating resume please make sure you upload all the following files. We accept files in text, acrobat PDF or Microsoft Word format.
  • Resume or Curriculum vitae (Mention citizenship, programming languages known and programming experience)
  • Statement of Purpose (SOP)
  • Letter of recommendation from adviser on university letterhead
  • Proof of enrollment such as a letter from university or department
  • Two reference letters
• Your adviser may also email the recommendation letter directly to internships@iscbsc.org before the deadline. Please make sure your name is clearly mentioned in the subject of the email.
• Please do NOT mail applications directly to internships@iscbsc.org

Previous internships offered by ISCBSC

• Rost Lab, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
• Diagnostic Genomics Group, NICTA, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
• Kaur Alasoo, University of Tartu, Estonia undertook an internship at the Schneider Lab. A testimonial of Kaur's experience can be found here. EMBnet.journal published an article on this initiative.
• Dedan Githae from Kenya undertook an internship at the Rost lab.
• Maina Bitar from Brazil undertook an internship at the Rost lab.
• Mohd Rehan from India undertook an internship at the Rost lab.