Gain undergraduate research experience at ARMI

If you’re an undergraduate student wanting to gain hands-on research experience, ARMI has opportunities available for students in any year of their degree.

Our undergraduate research opportunities are supportive and engaging ways to discover what research is really like, and gain credits towards your degree.

Successful applicants will join a research group pursuing regenerative therapy projects, and gain valuable insights into how scientific discoveries are made on their journey from lab bench to patient treatments.

ARMI’s research focus is stem cell biology, tissue regeneration, neuroscience, ageing and disease, and spans heart and muscle development and regeneration, immunity and regeneration, neural regeneration, organ engineering and synthetic biology, and stem cells and regeneration.

Here are a few ways you get research experience with ARMI

Research in Action projects

Gain hands on experience by working alongside researchers on real world projects.

Open to students at Monash University in the third year of a Bachelor of Biomedical Science or Bachelor of Science degree. If you’re interested in projects with ARMI investigate DEV3990 to find a project and a supervisor.

Find more details about the application process

Summer and Winter Vacation Scholarship Program

This option is open to any students who are currently enrolled and have completed at least their second year as an undergraduate, or graduate (coursework) student, with a registered Australian or New Zealand provider of higher education.

Winter program dates: 29 June – 24 July 2026 (applications for Winter 2026 are closed)

Summer program dates: 23 Nov 2026 – 26 Feb 2027. Applications open Monday 10 August and close Friday 28 August (5pm). Notice of outcome: late October 2026.

Check this page for more information.

Looking for UROP?

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is no longer offered. ARMI continues to provide undergraduate research experiences through current placements, honours projects and other pathways.

Undergraduate to postgraduate pathways

The next step in your research career could be through the ARMI Honours program and then a Master of Biotechnology degree with ARMI.

Yvette Yu. 2025 program participant with the Roman Group.

Yvette Yu

“Joining ARMI through the Summer/Winter Research Program gave me a wonderful opportunity to experience a kind, supportive and genuinely encouraging research environment. The program allowed me to explore different topics and techniques without pressure, and everyone at ARMI was always willing to chat, guide and teach as much as they could. Learning from people with different backgrounds and roles helped me understand the research career more realistically, and it inspired me to continue pursuing further research.” 

Yvette Yu. 2025 program participant with the Roman Group

Amanda Marasco 2025 program participant with the Saurat Group.

Amanda Marasco

“Before completing the ARMI Summer Research Scholarship Program, I knew I was interested in neuroscience but had never experienced neuroscience research firsthand. Spending the summer in the Saurat Lab under the supervision of Dr Nathalie Saurat and Dr Georgia Eleftheriou gave me the opportunity to immerse myself in a real research environment, and by the end of the program I knew that research was the path I wanted to pursue. 

During the scholarship, I developed practical laboratory skills, including culturing and differentiating astrocytes from human embryonic stem cells, growing astrocyte spheres, and performing immunostaining. Just as importantly, I learnt how to think like a researcher, and working collaboratively within a research team. 

What made the experience truly special was the people. From my very first day, everyone in the Saurat Lab and across ARMI made me feel genuinely welcome and included. They were always willing to answer questions, share their knowledge, and encourage my learning, creating an environment where I felt supported to grow in confidence. 

The Summer Research Scholarship sparked a genuine passion for neuroscience research and ultimately inspired me to continue at ARMI as an Honours student in the Saurat Lab, which I’m doing now in 2026. Looking back, it was one of the best decisions I made during my undergraduate degree, and I would highly recommend the program to any student considering research. It is an incredible opportunity to gain hands-on experience, build confidence, and discover where research can take you.” 

Amanda Marasco 2025 program participant with the Saurat Group