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Overview
About the project
Abiotic stresses are the most important factors for hampering plant growth and yield world-wide. However, beneficial microbes can help plants to enhance stress tolerance of plants. DARWIN 21 is a large scale project to isolate and study the interaction how rhizophere microbes contribute to enhance the capacity of plants under the most difficult abiotic stress conditions
The Plant-beneficial Microbe Interaction (Internship) project is offered at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
- In this project, the student will characterize several rhizosphere microbes and investigate whether they can confer plant resistance to different abiotic stresses.
- The student will learn how to apply techniques in microbiology, molecular biology and plant biology.
- Isolation and characterization of bacterial strains.
- Analysis of beneficial microbes on plant physiology.
- Sequencing and bioinformatics to analyze microbial genomes, transcriptome and proteome analysis of beneficial microbes and plants.
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Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
Students can choose their own start and end dates as the program runs across the year
Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 79
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Biology Environmental Sciences View 29 other Short Courses in Environmental Sciences in Saudi ArabiaExplore more key information
Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
GPA 3.5
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 79
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Official Transcript(s) in English from current and previous institutions
- Letter of Recommendation from faculty member in field of study
- Valid Passport(with six months validity)
- CV - Summary of your career, qualifications and education.
- Statement of Purpose-Explain your motivation to become a VSRP intern
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SAR per year during 3 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SAR per year during 3 months.
This is a fully-funded internship; it includes tuition, airfare, housing, medical insurance, visa reimbursement and a monthly stipend of $1,000.
Living costs for Thuwal
2270 - 3445 SAR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
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