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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.
This course is part of a scheme within the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences which enables three applications to be made with payment of a single application fee. A list of other eligible courses and further information can be found here.
Selection Process
We operate a gathered field for applications (i.e. all applications are considered together after the closing date). Applications are accepted between September and early December (in line with the funding deadline), with individuals that are shortlisted invited to interviews that are held in mid December or early January. Gates US candidates have an earlier closing date of October, with interviews held shortly afterwards.
For those interviewed, decisions are typically communicated within several weeks following the interview.
Applicants applying after the December deadline will only be considered if there are remaining places following the interviews in December/January.
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 - Research Proposal (document upload) (mandatory)
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
Please refer to our website here.
We strongly encourage you to visit the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit website: MRC CBU Research, MRC CBU Programme Leaders and Project ideas for our research, list of Supervisors and their areas of research and ideas for specific projects. Please feel free to email the Supervisor whose research best aligns with your interest to discuss opportunities and their potential to supervise in the upcoming academic year.