It is the responsibility of prospective students, with the help of their supervisor, to identify sources of funding to support their doctoral studies.

Possible funding sources available from the University for students applying for PhD studies see: http://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/fees.

---

A number of PhD funding schemes involve potential supervisors at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care. Schemes currently open for application for students to start in October 2021 include:

 

General PhD funding

Cambridge Graduate Funding Competition – deadline 3^rd December 2020:

https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/finance/funding/graduate-funding-competition

 

Specific 3-year PhD schemes

Cambridge MRC Doctoral Training Programme – deadline 3^rd December 2020:

https://mrcdtp.medschl.cam.ac.uk/prospective-students/

Wellcome Trust PhD programme for Clinicians – deadline Tuesday 15^th December 2020 (midday UK time)

https://www.mrl.ims.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate-study-at-the-mrl/wellcome-trust-clinical-phd-programme/how-to-apply/

 

Specific 1+3 (MRes+PhD) courses

Investigators at the Department are potential supervisors on the following courses, all of which have funded places:

British Heart Foundation PhD in Cardiovascular Research (Quantitative Stream) – deadline 3^rd December 2020:

https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/cvmdpdcvr/apply

 

General information about funding for PhD courses can be found using the funding search tool: https://www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk/