This list provides links to further sources of doctoral funding for those who are applying to Cambridge and a few are appropriate for those who wish to study here at masters degree level. There are funds for specific topics and for those from specific geographic locations. We hope this will be a helpful resource for those with suitable qualifications who are interested in making applications to competitive sources of funding to work with us at doctoral level.
School of Clinical Medicine DTP-MR Studentships
The University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine will offer at least 5 fully funded four-year PhD studentships to start October 2022. Prospective Students (cam.ac.uk)
PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia
The Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia together with the Wellcome Sanger Institute invite applications for up to 7 fellowships in the PhD Programme for Health Professionals, to be taken up by the end of 2022. How to Apply – Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science (cam.ac.uk)
Topic specific sources
For research on child health and disability: https://www.action.org.uk/our-research/apply-research-grant/apply-research-training-fellowship
For research by clinicians on the wellbeing of women: http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/
For research on the care of older people, for clinicians and health or social care professionals: http://dunhillmedical.org.uk/
For clinicians (who have completed their foundation year) with interest in research on childhood cancer and cancer-care: https://www.childrenwithcancer.org.uk/research/for-researchers/
For research relating to Alzheimers: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/20057/our_funding_schemes
For research relating to Multiple Sclerosis: https://www.mssociety.org.uk/ms-research/for-researchers/types-of-grants
For research on bone cancer: http://www.bcrt.org.uk/our-research/for-researchers/apply-for-a-grant/
For clinicians wishing to study brain tumour e.g. diagnosis: https://www.thebraintumourcharity.org/our-research/our-funding/what-were-funding/
For those working on renal research: https://kidneyresearchuk.org/research/research-grants/
For study directly relating to motor neurone disease: For researchers | MND Association
For research in ophthalmology and preventing sight loss: http://www.fightforsight.org.uk/apply-for-funding/researcher-information/
For research on arthritis: Information for researchers | Versus Arthritis
For research relating to asthma: https://www.asthma.org.uk/research/for-researchers/apply-for-a-grant/#two
Projects with a history of science/medical humanities aspect, which could include exploring archival datasets: https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/
Location specific sources
For researchers from Australia: http://www.cambridgeaustralia.org.au/ScholarshipInformation/PhD/tabid/102/Default.aspx
Chevening is the UK government’s international awards programme aimed at developing global leaders. Chevening offers two types of award, Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships: https://www.chevening.org/
For researchers from countries in southern Africa: http://www.canoncollins.org.uk/apply
For researchers from Germany: https://www.daad.de/ausland/studieren/de/
For researchers from India: http://www.inlaksfoundation.org/scholarships/how-to-apply/
Scholarships to study for a one year Masters degree in the UK for those from Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan: About our scholarships – Saïd Foundation (saidfoundation.org)
For researchers from Hong Kong: http://www.croucher.org.hk/funding/study_awards/scholarships
From the United States: http://www.marshallscholarship.org/ and http://www.fulbright.org.uk/fulbright-awards/exchanges-to-the-uk/postgraduates
From Albania: http://www.aisf.ch/etudes-echanges
Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships for candidates from Australia, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, and New Zealand: http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/
Aga Khan International Scholarship Programme, for candidates from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar and Mozambique. The Foundation gives priority to requests for Master’s level courses but is willing to consider applications for PhD programmes: http://www.akdn.org/our-agencies/aga-khan-foundation/international-scholarship-programme