Available from October 2017 – Closing Date for Applications – 10 April 2017

One Anatomy Demonstrating Studentship is available from October 2017 for students undertaking a PhD for the first time at the University of Leeds. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the necessary skills to undertake Anatomy teaching and will be responsible primarily for demonstrating gross anatomy, living anatomy and neuroanatomy to students of medicine, biological sciences and allied health sciences.

The studentship will cover the cost of the UK/EU academic fees. In addition, an annual maintenance grant will be provided (£14,726 for session 2017/18). The student will be required to undertake up to 250 hours anatomy demonstrating per year. The studentship will provide funding for four years subject to satisfactory progress during the research candidature. International applicants are eligible to apply, but will be required to demonstrate how they intend to meet the shortfall in tuition fees.

Information on the research projects available can be found here.

Eligibility

To be considered for one of these studentships to undertake a PhD, you must meet the eligibility criteria and submit an application by the deadline. The following criteria must be met:

• Students will have, or expect to gain, a strong degree (equivalent to at least a UK upper second class honours degree) in a relevant discipline such as anatomy, medical sciences, medicine or a health science and should also have experience of studying or teaching human gross anatomy.
• Applicants applying should not already have been awarded a doctoral degree.
• Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the Faculty’s English Language requirements.

How to apply

Email the following supporting documentation to fmhgrad@leeds.ac.uk:

• Completed Faculty Scholarship Application Form indicating up to 3 projects you are interested in from the list.
• Full Academic CV including referee details
• Degree Transcripts (or marks so far if still studying)/Certificates
• 2 references from academic referees (Please ask your referees to send these references on your behalf, directly to: fmhgrad@leeds.ac.uk, by 10th April 2017. (We may not be able to process your application if we do not receive references by this date).
• If you have already applied for another scholarship within the Faculty of Medicine and Health using this application process, you will not need to apply again, please email: fmhgrad@leeds.ac.uk and confirm that you would like to be considered for this scholarship and provide details of up to 2 projects in order of preference, from the available list. The Graduate School will then add this information to your application.

Deadline for applications is 10 April 2017

Interviews will take place on Friday 12 May 2017 and will take the format of an anatomy demonstration on a predetermined area of the body followed by a formal interview. Please note: only applicants who successfully complete the anatomy demonstration to the desired standard will undertake the formal interview. Further information regarding the anatomy demonstration will be made available to applicants invited for an interview.

Enquiries regarding the application process should be directed to fmhgrad@leeds.ac.uk and informal enquiries regarding the research projects should be directed to the appropriate supervisors.