MRC Studentships: How to Apply
Application deadline
We are no longer accepting applications for the October 2012 intake.
Applications for the October 2013 intake will begin in October/November 2012.
Application process
There is no application form for the MRC DTA Studentships. Applicants should submit a CV and personal statement to Miss Julia Hogg via email (j.hogg@imperial.ac.uk) or by post to:
Faculty Education Office (Medicine)
Level 1, Sir Alexander Fleming Building
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
Application documents should include the following:
CV
- Your nationality/visa status. Since there are nationality/residence eligibility criteria associated with the studentship you must state your nationality clearly on your CV, as well as your visa/residence status if you are not British. Please see the Eligibility Criteria for more information about residence eligibility.
- The contact details for 2 academic referees. Referees do not need to provide references at the application stage, we will only contact the referees of successful applicants after the studentships have been awarded. If you have substantial research experience within an employment setting then one of your referees can be an employer who can attest to your research skills, but the other referee must be academic.
- Education history with grades, or predicted grades for studies which are still in progress (if predicted grades are not available for BSc courses then overall grades for years 1 and 2 of the course can be provided instead). A full grades transcript is not necessary.
- Research experience with a summary of skills and techniques used.
Personal statement
The personal statement should be 1-2 pages long and should include why you are applying for an MRC Studentship, the area of research you wish to focus on and why you believe that research in this area is important. Applicants are not expected to have confirmed a PhD supervisor/title before application, but a clear idea of the area you wish to pursue may be beneficial for your personal statement.
Please refer to the MRC Studentships Frequently Asked Questions page for more information, and email j.hogg@imperial.ac.uk for any further queries.
