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Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Academic Training Programme — Intercalating PhD Studentships (MBPhD) in Oncology 2027
The Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Academic Training Programme offers two Intercalating PhD studentships (MBPhD) in Oncology for 2027. Each three-year studentship provides full funding for PhD tuition fees, laboratory consumables (circa £13,500 per year) and a living stipend (£22,500 per year), plus up to £45,000 towards undergraduate tuition fee costs. The opportunity is currently only open to University of Birmingham students who have completed at least two years of an MBChB or one year of the Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) course. Overseas students are eligible but fees cover only the home rate. Applications close Monday 1 February 2027 and studentships are anticipated to start by June 2027. Tier B: official Birmingham documents quoted in search results, not directly fetched.
| Amount / funding | Three-year studentship: full funding for PhD tuition fees, laboratory consumables (circa £13,500 per year) and living stipend (£22,500 per year), plus undergraduate tuition fee costs up to £45,000. Two studentships. Overseas students are eligible to apply, but tuition fees cover only the home rate — any difference must be self-funded. |
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| Deadline | Deadline for applications: Monday 1 February 2027. |
| Start date | By June 2027 |
| Level | PhD |
| Funding type | full |
| Field | 03 Medicine & Health Sciences |
About this scholarship
The Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Academic Training Programme offers two Intercalating PhD studentships (MBPhD) in Oncology for 2027. Each three-year studentship provides full funding for PhD tuition fees, laboratory consumables (circa £13,500 per year) and a living stipend (£22,500 per year), plus up to £45,000 towards undergraduate tuition fee costs. The opportunity is currently only open to University of Birmingham students who have completed at least two years of an MBChB or one year of the Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) course. Overseas students are eligible but fees cover only the home rate. Applications close Monday 1 February 2027 and studentships are anticipated to start by June 2027. Tier B: official Birmingham documents quoted in search results, not directly fetched.
Minimum requirements
University of Birmingham student who has completed at least two years of an MBChB or one year of the Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) course.
Application checklist
- Confirm you are a University of Birmingham student who has completed at least two years of an MBChB or one year of the Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) course
- Prepare the application documents listed in the official 2027 application guidance
- Send the application documents to Fayeon Fyfield-Calder, Cancer Project Manager (ecmcbham@contacts.bham.ac.uk)
- Submit before Monday 1 February 2027
- Note the studentship is anticipated to start by June 2027
Application tips
- This studentship is restricted to current Birmingham medical students — applicants from other universities are not eligible, so do not apply from outside Birmingham.
- Overseas students should budget for the home/international fee difference, which is not covered.
- Two studentships only, so the oncology research case and academic record must both be strong.
- The June 2027 start is an intercalated start (between medical-school years) — confirm how it fits your MBChB/GEM timeline before applying.
Always verify deadline, amount and eligibility on the official page before applying. Values marked ESTIMATE are based on a previous cycle and are not confirmed for the current round.
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