{"id":15,"date":"2020-10-15T10:26:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T10:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/undergraduates\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:08:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/undergraduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-centered-content\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      >\n      \n          Undergraduates at EMBL      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL offers opportunity for undergraduates to carry out research at one of EMBL&#8217;s laboratories in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/heidelberg\/\">Heidelberg<\/a> (Germany), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/grenoble\/\">Grenoble<\/a> (France), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/hamburg\/\">Hamburg<\/a> (Germany), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/\">Hinxton<\/a> (near Cambridge, UK), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/rome\">Rome<\/a> (Italy) or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/barcelona\/\">Barcelona<\/a> (Spain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate internships are normally part of student&#8217;s Diploma, Bachelor or Masters\u2019 thesis project at another institution. However, internships outside of the formal arrangement of an undergraduate thesis are also considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL has a large student body that represents more than 40 nationalities and therefore contributes substantially to the colourful life throughout our laboratories. Most of the students are enrolled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-international-phd-programme\/\">EMBL International PhD Programme<\/a>, whilst others joined EMBL as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/scientific-visitor-programme\/\">visiting PhD students<\/a> or as undergraduate students and interns who will go on to join top PhD programmes around the world.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General inquiries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstra\u00dfe 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tel:<br><\/strong>+49 6221 387-8612\/8896<br><strong>Fax:<br><\/strong>+49 6221 387-8400<strong><br>Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:undergraduates@embl.de\">undergraduates@embl.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid embl-grid--has-centered-content\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n  <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" \n      id=\"core\">\n      \n          <a class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\"\n         id=\"core\"         target=\"\"\n         href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/undergraduates\/how-to-apply\/\">\n        How to apply        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n  \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-2\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>In order to apply as an undergraduate student for an internship at EMBL please directly contact the Group Leader(s) of your choice. 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