Internships

NGSF Internship Program 2025–26

About:

Next Gen Scientists Foundation (NGSF) offers funded research internships for undergraduate and postgraduate students to gain independent research experience in life sciences at Indian institutes under the mentorship of a chosen Principal Investigator/Professor, with options for both on-site and remote (computational biology) internships.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be enrolled at an Indian institute and interested in a 2–3 month life science–associated internship; they should be in the 2nd year of a 3-year UG program, 2nd/3rd year of a 4-year UG program, 1st year of a 2-year master’s program, or 2nd/3rd/4th year of a 5-year integrated program, and must have an offer to work in a lab of a PI/Professor in an Indian institute different from their own; students already receiving financial assistance from the PI or other agencies (e.g., KVPY, INSA, JNCASR, IIT, IISER) are not eligible for additional support from this program.

Area:

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biological Sciences, Life Sciences

No. of Seats:

Not specified (cohort size not mentioned).

Duration:

Two to three months (minimum 56 days for 2 months or 84 days for 3 months), to be scheduled between May and July 2025 as per student and PI convenience.

Stipend:

Stipend of INR 6000 per month for on-site internships and INR 3000 per month for remote internships for up to 3 months; for on-site interns, travel reimbursement up to the cost of a III AC train ticket (round trip).

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