Royce Undergraduate Internship Scheme

Each year Royce makes funding available for researchers to host undergraduate student interns at their institution to complete a summer project on a materials science related topic.

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Overview

This scheme enables researchers, experimental scientists, technical and professional staff to work with student interns to craft projects, establish them in the laboratory, and help them work alongside other group members.

The funding Royce provides each year is available to support an intern within a university core facility, department or academic group.

The scheme is open to staff working in materials science and engineering roles across all UK higher education institutions and provides funding to support research, technical and outreach projects.

Applications to the scheme, which runs each year through the summer months, are reviewed by the Royce Training team. Funding is awarded based on the following criteria: Strength of project proposal, Relevance to Royce research areas, Benefits to the student, Benefits to the mentor and host.

Learn More about the 2025 Scheme

Participant Interviews

Jerry Mintah, a previous participant in the Royce Undergraduate Internship Scheme talks about his project and experiences on the Scheme.

Jerry discusses the work he conducted with the Faul Research Group alongside his Mentor, PhD candidate Basiram Brahma Narzary, and Supervisor, Professor Charl F. J. Faul, on the eight week Royce Summer Internship.

The research was published in the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Materials Chemical Frontiers Bifunctional metal-free porous polyimide networks for CO₂ capture and conversion receiving much positive feedback from the scientific community. This study was highlighted on the inside front cover of the journal, and is published open access and freely available to download.