Summer Student Scholarships (SS)
Provides paid summer research placements for Irish undergraduates to gain hands-on health research experience in clinical and social care settings.
The Health Research Board (HRB) Summer Student Scholarships (SS) programme places undergraduate students in paid, supervised health research roles for six to eight consecutive full-time weeks during summer 2026. Awards are valued at €400 per week, yielding a maximum of €3,200 per scholarship. The scheme runs on an annual cycle; the 2026 cohort applications closed on 27 November 2025, with decision…
Patient-oriented and clinical research, health services research, population health research — aligning with HRB strategy.
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