NGSF Internship Program 2025

To be eligible, an applicant must:-

• be a student studying in one of the following at an Indian institution:
  • the second year of a 3-year undergraduate program OR
  • the second/third year of a 4-year undergraduate program OR
  • a first year of a 2-year master's program  OR 
  • the second/third/fourth year of a 5-year integrated program 
• Accepted to work in a lab with a professor/principal investigator who has at least three years of faculty experience and three publications as the corresponding author in peer-reviewed journals at any Indian institute outside their own.
• be interested in undertaking a life science-associated internship for a period of two (minimum of 56 days) or three (minimum of 84 days) months

Note:- Students receiving financial assistance from the principal investigator and/or any other agencies (KVPY, INSA, JNCASR, IIT, IISER) are eligible to apply. However, they cannot get additional support from the program.

The selected interns will receive a stipend amount of ₹6,000 per month for on-site internships and ₹3,000 for remote internships for a period of up to 3 months upon satisfying the following requirements:

• To receive the first month’s stipend, applicants have to get the internship joining letter filled out by the hosting Principal Investigator (PI) and send the scanned version to the Next Gen Scientists Foundation (NGSF).
• To receive the second month’s stipend, interns are required to send an article for the NGS blog under the specified guidelines before the first week of the second month of the Internship. Also, the interns are required to fill out the Internship continuation letter.
• Interns are required to submit the following:
  • work progress report for the Internship period within the last week of the second/third month
  • feedback form at the end of the internship
  • research work at the end of the internship period in the NGS Interns webinar to receive an internship completion certificate and travel reimbursements

Additionally, on-site interns will receive a reimbursement for their travel expenses, up to the amount it costs to buy a round-trip third-class air-conditioned (III AC) train ticket.

• Scanned university transcripts (in PDF format)
• Acceptance letter duly filled by the Principal Investigator (PI) 
• Contact details of at least one referee (Note:- A maximum of two references are allowed)
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) [Maximum of 2 pages in PDF format)
• A research proposal

Note:- The research proposal must be prepared according to the specified standards found on the 'application guidelines' part of the website.

Eligible candidates can apply by following these steps:-
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details. (Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID).
Step 3: Click on the 'NGSF Internship Program 2025 Application' to access the application form (Google form).
Step 5: Fill in all the required details, upload the necessary documents and submit the application.

Note:- Applications are advised to keep all documents ready before starting the application process since progress cannot be saved in between.

Application Start: 1st December 2024
Application Deadline: 15th March 2025
Interview and Result Announcement: April 2025
Internship Period: May - July 2025
Internship Webinar: August 2025`