Policy internship scheme
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) have teamed up to offer a policy internship scheme.
The scheme is open to all MRC-funded PhD students (based in a university, unit or institute) in their third and fourth year of study including clinicians undertaking a PhD as part of their MRC Clinical Research Training Award.
The scheme is designed to give students first-hand experience of the medical science policy environment, to gain insights into how research and the way it is communicated can impact on policy. The internship will also provide an opportunity to help build valuable networks with the UK’s most eminent medical scientists and key science and health stakeholders.
The internships will be based at the AMS offices in the west end of London and the successful interns will be supported by a three-month extension to their PhD maintenance stipend. All eligible candidates will be assessed through a competitive application process. To be eligible to apply, students must have their supervisor’s support and confirm that they are funded by the MRC.
When the scheme is open applicants will be asked to complete an application forms which should be submitted with a CV, a covering letter and an article of no more than 800 words on a topical science policy issue.
The application process for the 2012 scheme is now closed. Information relating to the 2013 internships will be made available later this year.
If you have any questions about the scheme please direct them to executive.office@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk