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Digital Europe Programme · DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU
Funded four-week AI and bioinformatics internships at the METU Informatics Institute for science and engineering students under SUSA.
What is this call about?
The call funds four-week internships in AI, data science and bioinformatics at the METU Informatics Institute within the SUSA project. It is aimed at Bachelor's and Master's students in biology, genetics, engineering, biomedical and bioinformatics fields.
What does this call fund?
Scope
Within the SUSA project, Middle East Technical University (METU) offers internships to degree students, aligned with SUSA themes such as digital health and healthcare innovation, health data management and interoperability, artificial intelligence in healthcare and practical use of SUSA educational content.
Internship content
The four-week hands-on internships at the METU Informatics Institute cover building Nextflow computational workflows with Docker and Singularity containers for analyses such as differential gene expression and ChIP-seq, and using the SigProfiler suite of tools for cancer genomics. Internships can be remote, on site or hybrid, in small interdisciplinary teams guided by mentors.
Expected outcomes
Interns are expected to design and implement Nextflow pipelines, work with containerisation, ensure workflow reproducibility, manage large-scale data and use SigProfiler tools. They complete a mini research report or technical presentation and receive an internship certificate.
Funding
Each recipient may receive up to €610 per internship, based on METU's internal remuneration benchmarks.
Selection
Applicants are scored on CGPA (50%), CV and technical skills (30%), motivation letter (10%) and completion of SUSA courses (10%), with attention to diversity, equity and inclusion. Applicants submit a short CV and a one-page motivation letter.
What are the key facts?
- Topic budget
- €30,500
- Call code
- DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU
- Programme
- Digital Europe Programme
- Funder
- Middle East Technical University (METU) (the call is not an EU action)
- Eligible applicants
- Bachelor's and Master's students in biology, molecular biology and genetics, engineering, and biomedical or bioinformatics fields
- Funding per project
- up to €610 per internship
- Duration
- 4 weeks
Who can apply for this call?
- Students enrolled in degree programmes, with a focus on engineering and health-related disciplines relevant to SUSA
- Biology, molecular biology and genetics, engineering, and biomedical or bioinformatics students at Bachelor's or Master's level
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When is the deadline?
Seven cut-off dates: 2 September 2025, 3 January 2026, 2 September 2026, 3 January 2027, 2 September 2027, 3 January 2028 and 2 September 2028.
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