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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.
You must find a Principal Supervisor BEFORE you submit your MPhil application and add their name to your online application form; your applications will be REJECTED if you do not name a Principal Supervisor on your online application form.
MPhil offers are conditional on clearing any research related security checks the University deems necessary. The University will try to 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 checks in other areas being completed.
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
Applications are considered as they are received. Those applicants who meet the course requirements are assessed by the Director of Postgraduate Education, their prospective Principal Supervisor and at least one other Principal Investigator.
Applicants will be interviewed (in person or online) and should expect to learn the outcome of their application within six weeks of their completed application being submitted (including all supporting documents).
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 - Statement of Interest (2500 characters) (mandatory)
- Multiple Proposed Supervisors (200 characters) (mandatory)
Applications with no named Supervisors will be rejected. For more information on finding a Supervisor, please see below. - School of Clinical Medicine - 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
To find a Principal Supervisor, you should check out the research profiles of the Department of Oncology Postgraduate Supervisors on our departmental website and email those you are interested in studying with to find out if:
- they are looking to take a student in the year you wish to start.
- they have a project to offer and if you intend to study part-time, is the project suitable for this mode of study.
- your research plans align with the supervisor's interests.
When you email Principal Supervisors, include a one-page covering letter to explain why you are interested in studying with them, a two-page CV and a transcript of any examination marks received so far.