Student bursars wanted for work experience programme

 

The Marine Institute invites students to apply for a number of work experience placements in many exciting areas for this summer 2010.

The bursaries are worth €2,200 each for an 8-week placement based in various locations including - the Marine Institute Oranmore, Co. Galway, Newport, Co. Mayo and Harcourt Street, Dublin -  as well as field stations and ports around the country. 

The Marine Institute’s Bursary Programme provides valuable practical experience for budding marine scientists in such areas of research as - marine fisheries, salmon management, aquaculture, environment, chemistry, oceanography, IT, communications and the library.

The Bursary Programme is aimed at undergraduates of Universities, Institutes of Technology and National Institutes for Higher Education. The Scheme is strictly limited to undergraduates who have completed two years' study in a relevant discipline. 

Previous bursars have gone on to work in the Marine Institute (including two Executive Directors of the Institute), BIM, Regional Fisheries Boards, county councils, pharmaceutical companies, State Laboratories - with some going as far afield as the EPA in Sydney Australia and some now running their own companies.

To Apply for the Summer Bursary Programme:

  • Please check out the 21 bursary titles on offer at www.marine.ie
  • Select the two bursaries that most interest you, clearly marking your order of  preference. 
  • Download and complete the Application Form, having first carefully read the instructions for completion.
  • Return the completed form in hard copy, together with two up-to-date signed passport photos of yourself to - FAO Annette Mullen, Marine Institute, Furnace, Newport, Co Mayo.

Application Deadline Date is 12th February 2010.

For further information -

  • Bursary Descriptions and Special Minimum Requirements - Click Here
  • Bursary Descriptions and Special Minimum Requirements Document with Application Form - Click Here
  • Download Application Form - Click Here