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Apply using the Applicant Portal
The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.
An application is only complete when:
- you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
- you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
- your referees have provided their references.
If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.
Unless applying for a Departmental studentship, you must identify a supervisor who will support your application prior to applying. Please see the Research Group Leaders page on the Department of Pathology website for a list of research supervisors.
Selection Process
Selection is a rolling process. Applicants should expect to hear whether or not they have been successful within eight weeks of submitting their completed application and required supporting documents, or within eight weeks of the funding deadline, whichever is later. Interviews are carried out by a panel either in person or video conference if required.
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Further information on How To Apply
Things You'll Need
In order to apply for this course you'll need to think about getting a few things ready before you apply.
- Two academic references
- Transcript
- CV/resume
- Evidence of competence in English
If required - you can check using our tool - School of Biological Sciences - Widening Participation Questionnaire
Applicants to this course are asked to complete an additional form to provide contextual information about their previous study. Find out more about our use of contextual information here: postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/contextual-data.
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
If you wish to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:
See Gates Cambridge for more information.
How to Find a Supervisor
Unless applying for a Departmental studentship, you must identify and make contact with a supervisor who will support your application prior to applying. This is to ensure that the student has suitable experience and aptitude to fit with their chosen lab, something that the individual supervisor is best placed to assess. Please see the Research Group Leaders page on the Department of Pathology website for a list of research supervisors.