Babraham Institute Research Access Programme Summer Placement 2027

Based in Cambridge.

No published policyResearch Access Programme Summer Placement

Unconfirmed. Babraham Institute publishes no sponsorship policy for its research access programme summer placement, so we cannot state a firm answer. No sponsorship position is published.

Sponsors grads?: Not published
Pay vs threshold: Not published
Opportunity: internship
Pay: Funded through third party bursary stipends rather than an Institute salary, with no figure published
2027 cycle: No published date as of 1 October 2026
Confidence: high

Babraham Institute Research Access Programme Summer Placement: at a glance

The Babraham Institute's Research Access Programme is a summer placement in which undergraduates spend eight weeks working on a research project within one of the Institute's Strategic Research Programmes or Scientific Facilities. Students also take part in a programme of talks and activities on working in an academic organisation and career development. The Institute particularly welcomes applications from students from underrepresented or disadvantaged groups, and applications are made through the In2Research programme. Source

Duration: 8 weeks“Students complete an 8-week placement within the Institute’s Strategic Research Programmes or Scientific Facilities.”Source
Who can apply: Undergraduates in the middle years of their first degree“This summer placement programme supports undergraduates in the middle years of their first degree to spend eight weeks working on a research project within one of our scientific research groups.”Source
Locations: CambridgeSource

How Babraham Institute recruits

Annual programme, undated (no intake year printed). 2 stages, from Babraham Institute's own careers pages, checked 2026-10-03. Test providers are named only where Babraham Institute names them.

Apply via In2Research
Application form
Apply through the In2Research programme with an application covering scientific interests, career aspirations and any under-represented group status.
“we have partnered with the In2Research programme for student applications. [...] Students are encouraged to look at the research of the Institute to best prepare an application outlining their scientific interests, career aspirations, including confirmation if they fall into any of the identified under-represented groups.”
Source
Project matching
Other stage
Applicants are matched to the projects that best support their goals.
“Interested students can apply to the programme and will be matched to projects most supportive of their goals.”
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Every programme and stage at Babraham Institute

“Most closing dates for bursary applications are in early February unless indicated otherwise.”

Babraham Institute, from its own careers pages

The catch: The bursary routes each bar different groups. The Wellcome scholarship excludes medical students who have already done an intercalated BSc, and the Royal Society of Biology bursaries exclude first year, final year and graduate applicants and medical students entirely.

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What Babraham Institute publishes about this programme

Checked against Babraham Institute's own careers pages on 2026-10-01. Anything not published is worth asking the early careers team before you apply.

Visa sponsorship policy: not published
Application dates: not published
Programme description: published
Duration and start date: published
Who can apply: published
Pay: published
Locations: published
Degree requirement: not published
Recruitment stages: published

Sources

Verdict last checked 2026-09-23. Application dates last checked 2026-10-01. How we check programme verdicts

Common questions

Does Babraham Institute sponsor visas for its research access programme summer placement?

Unconfirmed. Babraham Institute publishes no sponsorship policy for its research access programme summer placement, so we cannot state a firm answer. The Babraham Institute is a biomedical research institute near Cambridge funded strategically by the BBSRC. Its annual Research Access Programme supports undergraduates in the middle years of a first degree to spend eight weeks on a research project in one of its scientific groups, with a core programme of events and activities about working in an academic organisation and career development. The Institute particularly welcomes applications from students from underrepresented or disadvantaged groups. Separately it accepts ad hoc expressions of interest in summer placements, where the student emails Group Leaders directly with a CV and covering letter and then completes a third party bursary application with them. Named bursary routes are BBSRC Research Experience Placements of up to ten weeks, Wellcome Trust Biomedical Vacation Scholarships of up to eight weeks, the Royal Society of Biology undergraduate research bursaries of six to eight weeks and the Amgen Scholars Program. The Institute also works with In2Science for Year 12 placements. No sponsorship position is published.

What is the Babraham Institute research access programme summer placement?

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with Babraham Institute?

The bursary routes each bar different groups. The Wellcome scholarship excludes medical students who have already done an intercalated BSc, and the Royal Society of Biology bursaries exclude first year, final year and graduate applicants and medical students entirely.

When do applications open for the Babraham Institute research access programme summer placement?

No published date as of 1 October 2026. Checked on 2026-10-01 against Babraham Institute's own site.

How long is the Babraham Institute research access programme summer placement?

8 weeks, according to Babraham Institute's own careers information.

Who can apply for the Babraham Institute research access programme summer placement?

Undergraduates in the middle years of their first degree, according to Babraham Institute's own careers information.

Where is the Babraham Institute research access programme summer placement based?

Cambridge, according to Babraham Institute's own careers information.

How should I confirm Babraham Institute's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on Babraham Institute's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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