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  • Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) Application Form 2025

    Please fill in the form below and submit.
  • Applications are now open until Monday 10 March 2025.


    To be eligible, students must be 18 - 20 years old (or will be 18 by July 2025 - exceptions may apply, please contact us for more details). Applicants must either be in Year 13 at a UK school and plan to study sciences or maths at university OR be a first year undergraduate student at a UK University. We also accept applications from students who are currently on a gap year. Successful applicants will be required to attend an interview in London, expected to be in early April.

    Applicants successful at the interview stage will be required to pay a registration fee of £750*. The balance of the programme cost will be offered in the form of a scholarship from Weizmann UK through contributions from our generous donors.

    Students travelling to the Weizmann Institute must complete consent and medical forms.

    To apply for the programme, you will need to upload a passport style photograph and ask two teachers to provide an online reference.

    If you have any questions or any issues completing this form please email scienceeducation@weizmann.org.uk or call 0207 424 6860.

    *If you are unable to cover the registration fee, please contact us to discuss.

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    The following essays will reflect on your academic and scientific backgrounds as well as your scientific and personal interests. These essays will determine your assigned scientific project. Thus, we strongly recommend for you to present yourself, elaborate on your previous achievements, interests, goals, both scientifically and socially, if you have any unique interests, traits or hobbies - let us know who you are so we can match you with the most appropriate project.
  • The Weizmann Institute is a multidisciplinary scientific research organisation working across five faculties. Please note that the Institute will try to match your scientific interests with the project that you are assigned to. However, due to the high volume of applications it cannot be guaranteed that you will be placed within your first choice of faculty, but please be assured that the programme will accomodate your scientific interests wherever possible.

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  • To complete your application you will need to ask two teachers to provide a reference for you. Please ensure that they each have this link to be able to complete the form .

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