FAQ

Undertaking an internship in a research laboratory offers a unique opportunity to acquire practical skills, explore specific fields, develop a professional network, and gain a deeper understanding of the world of scientific research. This can significantly contribute to your academic and professional development.

• Acquisition of practical skills specific to your field of study.
• Explore the research environment, understand how it operates in practice, and determine whether it aligns with your professional aspirations.
• Working in a research laboratory gives you the opportunity to collaborate with experienced researchers, learn from their expertise, and benefit from their guidance. It can also open the way to more advanced research opportunities.
• Direct participation in ongoing research projects.
• Develop transferable skills: beyond technical abilities, you will build cross-cutting skills such as problem-solving, scientific communication, time management, and collaboration.

Scholarships are available for students attending courses on the Lorraine site; therefore, ERASMUS and BCI semesters are not eligible.

All students, regardless of their country of origin or home university/engineering school, are eligible for the “Excellence Scholarships” programme, provided their profile meets the following eligibility criteria:

• Admission to the second year of a Master’s programme at the University of Lorraine.
• Or admission to the second cycle of health studies at the University of Lorraine.
• Or admission to the final year of one of the engineering schools on the Lorraine site.

In addition, the candidate must be put forward by a Master’s pathway director or by a programme director of an engineering school at the University of Lorraine.

The ORION scholarship, as a study grant, must be declared. Internship stipends are not taxable if they do not exceed €18,760.

Register for the club of your choice on the following platform: orion-app.univ-lorraine.fr

Registrations are handled by Ms Amélie Varnier: amelie.varnier@univ-lorraine.fr

Registrations are handled by Ms Amélie Varnier: amelie.varnier@univ-lorraine.fr

Leading an ORION club enables you to:

• Be remunerated for up to 64 hours of tutorial teaching per year.
• Obtain 4 training credits.
• Benefit from personalised coaching to support the development of skills such as leadership.
• Lead a team of students.
• Oversee the implementation of scientific mediation actions.
• Share and showcase your research.
• Support the development of your thesis.

Facilitating an ORION club enables you to:

• Obtain 2 ADUM training credits.
• Lead a group of students.
• Share and popularise your research activities.
• Contribute to the implementation of scientific mediation activities.

Registrations are handled by the Doctoral School House.

• ORION can fund an internship within your laboratory if it is awarded to a student who is a member of an ORION club. This means you can host interns whose stipend is not paid by your laboratory but by ORION. Funding is approved by a committee composed of ORION club leads.
• Your laboratory gains visibility and recognition through the establishment of this club.
• The club fosters interdisciplinary activities and supports your laboratory’s research endeavours.
• Scientific mediation activities are part of club actions. As a result, your laboratory can be highlighted through these activities, targeting the student community as well as the general public.

Several types of internships can be funded by ORION:

• The Masters Grants programme, which funds a research stay for an international student with a strong interest in research. These research stays are paid by ORION.
• ORION can fund an internship within your laboratory if it is awarded to a student who is a member of an ORION club. This allows you to host interns whose stipend is paid by ORION rather than your laboratory. Funding is approved by a committee composed of ORION club leads.
• ORION funds internships for ORION Excellence Scholars, provided they take place in a laboratory on the Lorraine research site (University of Lorraine, CNRS, CHRU de Nancy, GeorgiaTech, INRIA, INRAE, INSERM, AgroParisTech).

ORION issues two calls for expressions of interest per year to fund all or part of events that introduce students to research.

For lab practicals (TP), programme directors are free to choose the target audience for TP of Excellence projects. Typically, these are either M1 or M2 cohorts, from a specific pathway or multiple ones.

TP offered under the TP of Excellence prgramme will become UE integrated into the programme syllabi. They will therefore not replace existing practicals in current programmes but will complement them.

For renewal of TP funding, we will request a financial and budget report two months after the TP has taken place. Renewal is not automatic; it will be granted following evaluation.