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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.
The Institute accepts between one and five MPhil students per year. Nearly all students will need to be responsible for securing their own external funding.
If you are applying for or already have independent funding from another source, please review the Research Groups information on our website to determine your choice of supervisor for the project you wish to undertake. Once you have identified a potential supervisor and field of research, you can submit your application via the University Applicant Portal by the course deadline.
Note: Offers of places on this course are conditional upon clearing any security checks the University deems necessary. Security checks are routinely required for all individuals involved in research activities that include:
- Working with sensitive information;
- Working with children and vulnerable adults;
- Working with live animals or with tissues supplied from live animals or working in an environment in which such work is pursued by others;
- Working with dangerous pathogens or in a Category 3 containment laboratory;
- Working with some other sensitive technologies.
Where necessary, the University will ensure that applicants are not disproportionately impacted by the requirement for any security checks by allowing new students to take up places and start appropriate areas of their work prior to a check in other areas being completed.
Selection Process
Applicants should expect to hear whether they have been shortlisted for interview within six weeks of submitting their completed application. All shortlisted applicants will be interviewed either online or in person by their potential supervisor and at least one other senior academic. They will also have the opportunity to meet current students and other members of the lab, in an informal setting at the Institute or online.
Further information on How To Apply
Things You'll Need
You should start preparing the things that you'll need when you apply. These will be mandatory, unless specifically flagged as optional.
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Two referees willing to give you a reference
Either academic or professional – please see our References guidance for more information about which type you need. Your referees will need to have submitted their reference by the course deadline. - Transcript
- CV/resume
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Evidence of competence in English
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Statement of Interest (2500 characters) (mandatory)
Reason(s) you wish to be considered for the CRUK CI MPhil in Medical Science. You should include the reasons for your choice of research project, the specific experience you will bring, and the qualities you believe make you an outstanding candidate. -
School of Clinical Medicine - Widening Participation Questionnaire
Applicants to this course are being asked to complete an additional form to provide contextual information about their previous study. Find out more about our use of contextual information here: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/how/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
Prospective applicants for MPhil study at CRUK CI are not required to contact potential supervisors but may do so before making a formal application. The purpose of initial contact is to discuss research proposals, enquire about supervisor capacity and willingness to supervise, and determine if there is a good fit between your research interest and theirs. It is expected you will have carefully read the information about the research interests and activities of all our Research Groups (CRUK CI website) to discover which group(s) you would be interested in joining, and where you might make a meaningful contribution to the lab’s field of research.