Kew Application Form

Applications are due November 28, 2025. Please note, once decisions are made and students are awarded the internship, they must immediately begin the visa application process. This will take a few months and requires a valid passport. Have questions? Reach out to Associate Director of Education Sarah Loomis.

Full Name

Smith Student ID #

Class Year

Major

Campus Address

Email Address

Cell Phone

Home Address

Address

Address 2

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Home Phone

Passport #

Letter of Interest

Please upload a concise letter of intent, up to two pages in length (one page is fine), describing how the research experience at Kew will benefit you and fit in with your career plans.

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Resume

Upload a standard scientific resume including the following:

List of relevant courses taken in biology, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science
List of laboratory skills learned in various courses (be specific and give details)

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Transcripts

Please upload your transcript (Workday pdf is fine).

One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

References

Please specify names of two references here. Students are responsible for asking faculty to complete the form found at https://bit.ly/KewReference (and also linked below), which includes directions for uploading letters of reference.

Additional Information/Comments

Faculty form for letters of reference: https://bit.ly/KewReference