Fully Funded Scholarships – October 2016 Entry

The Faculty of Medicine and Health has a number of fully funded Leeds Anniversary Research Scholarships for entry in October 2016 for full time PhD study. We have PhD projects available across the following research themes:

• Applied Health Research
• Clinical Trials
• Health Informatics
• Healthcare
• Imaging
• Infection, Inflammation and Immunity
• Psychology
• Structure and Function in Biomedicine
• Surgical Innovations
• Tissue Regeneration

Full details on PhD projects available within the above research themes can be found here.

The scholarship will cover the cost of tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and a maintenance grant (£14,057 for session 2015/16). The scholarship will provide funding for 3 years subject to satisfactory progress during the research candidature.

Eligibility:

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

• Applicants should hold a strong degree (equivalent to at least a UK upper second class honours degree) in a relevant area or other discipline appropriate for the PhD project they are applying for.
• These awards are only available to applicants from the UK and EU.
• Applicants applying should not already be studying for or have been awarded a doctoral degree.
• Applicants applying should not already be in receipt of a doctoral scholarship
• Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the Faculty’s English Language requirements

How to apply:

Please complete and submit the following forms:

• University Online Form (please note you need to do this first to obtain a student ID for your scholarship application form)
• University LARS Scholarship Application Form

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

• Details of up to 3 projects you would like to be considered for from the above lists
• Full Academic CV including referee details
• 2 references from academic referees. Please ask your referees to send these references on your behalf, directly to fmhgrad@leeds.ac.uk, by Friday 11 March 2016. (We may not be able to process your application if we do not receive these references)

Further information on how to apply and links to relevant application forms can be found here.

Deadline for applications is Friday 11 March 2016

Informal enquiries should be directed to the Graduate School Office (email: fmhgrad@leeds.ac.uk)