PhD in Medicine

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:

1. you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
2. you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
3. your referees have provided their references.

If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.

Selection Process

For applicants who do not apply for funding, applications are considered on a rolling basis, as they are received. Applicants should expect to hear whether they have been successful within six weeks following the submission of their completed application and required supporting documents.

Applicants who apply for funding are considered in gathered fields, and should usually expect to hear whether they have been successful in their application for a place, by the end of February.

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.

• 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
• Evidence of competence in English
  If required - please see our Competence in English guidance for more information.
• 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:

• Gates Cambridge Reference  
• Research Proposal (PhD applicants only)

See Gates Cambridge for more information.

How to Find a Supervisor

Applications for the DTP-MR programme do not require a named supervisor for the initial application but it is expected that you will have a good idea of the area of Medicine in which you wish to conduct research. More information about identifying and contacting supervisors can be found here.

Direct PhD applications to supervisors within the Department of Medicine will not be accepted without a named supervisor. Please check that the supervisor you want to work with is still current in the Department and taking students. More information can be found here.