The goal of the 2025 Tsinghua University Amgen Scholars Program is to increase research opportunities for students who are committed to pursuing a career in the sciences. Faculty members are in charge of this eight-week residential summer internship program in China.
However, interns will have the opportunity to work in a laboratory, experience cutting-edge research, and learn about biotechnology and medication discovery. They will work on one or more specific research projects in a faculty lab.
Amgen Scholars Program 2025
Amgen Scholars receive a stipend, round-trip airfare to Beijing, tuition reimbursement for the summer session, housing, and a portion of the campus meal allowance. Outside of the lab, the Scholars will get assistance from the Program Manager (PM) in all facets of campus life. To coordinate between academics, lab members, and Scholars and to offer the support that they require, the PM will meet with Scholars on a regular basis.
The program will have ten Amgen Scholars enrolled. The tentative dates for the 2025 Tsinghua Amgen Scholars Program are June 7–August 4. The deadline for applications is February 1, 2025. Also, notifications of program acceptance will be sent out between March and April.
Benefits
Amgen Scholars will:
- Participate in significant research projects, obtaining practical lab experience and advancing science;
- Have access to Tsinghua’s cutting-edge facilities.
- Engage with and get advice from faculty mentors, who include some of the best academic scientists in the world.
- Participate in workshops, research seminars, and other networking events.
- Take part in a conference focused on careers in science, medication development and research, and biotechnology.
- Get the chance to learn more about Tsinghua and Beijing culture.
- In addition to a CNY10,000 stipend, a portion of the meal allowance, lodging, and transportation assistance are given.
Eligibility
Amgen Scholars Asian Program applicants must be undergraduate students who are;
- Enrolled in colleges or universities in Asia that award a bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent); an
- At a minimum, have completed their first year of undergraduate study at the time the summer program begins, and
- Are not graduating before the summer program begins, and after the summer program ends will resume undergraduate studies for at least a semester or quarter.
Tsinghua Program applicants must also have:
- A strong record of academic performance and
- A good working knowledge of English, demonstrated by a minimum TOEFL (iBT) score of 72, IELTS overall band score of 5.5, Cambridge English FCE, TOEIC score of 1095, TOEIC L&R score of 785, or TOEIC S&W score of 310, if not a native English speaker or English is not your first language, and
- An interest in pursuing a Ph.D.
Requirements
Stated below are the requirements for the Tsinghua University Amgen Scholars Program 2025.
- All scholars are required to attend the program for its full duration and are not permitted to enroll in any other courses or work.
- To reside in the housing that Tsinghua University provides.
- To arrive on time for meetings in the lab and other events.
- To go to the orientation for all mandatory meetings, events, and social gatherings.
- A poster outlining your research project for the summer.
- At the conclusion of the program, to turned in a research paper to the director of the Tsinghua Amgen Scholars Program.
Application Instructions
Here are the application instructions that you should follow;
- Prepare the materials and documentation listed below as the first step.
- All materials and documentation, with the exception of reference letters, should be prepared and sent by email to amgenscholars@tsinghua.edu.cn.
- “Your name + the location of your current university” should be the subject line of the email.
- The letters should be sent via email to aspreference@tsinghua.edu.cn by the referees.
- “Referrer’s name + Student’s name” should be the subject line of this email.
- You will receive an email confirming receipt of your application materials.
- All applicants will receive their final admissions choices in April 2025.
- Get the template for the personal information form.
- Get the template for the statement of purpose.
Deadline
The deadline for application for the program is 1st February 2025.
Website Link
Official Website Link; https://tsinghuaamgenscholars.com/2.html.
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