UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR TRAINING 2013

Department of Biochemistry will get support money for training for 20 students to be used to help obtaining a training place. The support is 1600 €/student. Note: the support is paid to the employer, who then pays a monthly salary to the student. If training is done abroad it may be that you get this support as a personal grant.

The minimum salary is set by the KELA and is 1134 €/month. If training takes place at University of Oulu the salary will be 1333,67 €/month. A prerequisite is that the training lasts at least 1,5 months (45 days). Unfortunately there is usually not enough money to give to everyone; therefore it has been agreed with student guild Histoni that the support is issued based on certain criteria.
	
The training support are issued for 3rd year (Bachelor degree) students and seniors such that approx. 2/3 of the available support goes to 3rd year students and approx. 1/3 goes to Master programme students. International M.Sc. students belong to the latter group. However, as also agreed the relative amounts of supports for the groups may be somewhat adjusted from the 2/3 to 1/3 division based on the amount of applicants in each group. What is more, since there are always more applicants than support available, the support is issued based on a lottery. It is also possible to get further support later on, if other departments cannot use all the support given to them.

Those who get the support need to seach for a training place, which could be at the Department, at other departments (for example Medical school), University hospital, biotech companies or wherever one could find a suitable biochemist´s training. It is recommended that students use this opportunity to learn job application; therefore training at own department should be considered only if it really is the interest target. Training place need not be in Oulu (could even be abroad), but travelling or accommodation costs for training elsewhere will not be covered by the Department. Training counts for credits for the course Orientation to research work.

Naturally, those students, who do not get the support are also free to search for training places.

Specific further advice will be given to those who are lucky to get the support. Meanwhile please ask me if you have anything to ask regarding the training. 

Tuomo Glumoff,  BK350, tel. 0294 481170, tuomo.glumoff@oulu.fi

HOW TO APPLY:

Please sign on the list in the folder on the table next to Biochemistry office (2nd floor) by Monday, February 4th, 14:00.

 (application by e-mail only permitted if you are not at the Department before the deadline)