The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2025

The University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025 offers scholarships to those students who will be pursuing PhD studentships in Musculoskeletal and Inflammatory Diseases at the university. The Kennedy Trust launched this MB-PhD scheme in 2020.

Eligibility for University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025: 

• Students should have completed three or four years of their MBChB, or three years if they are on the Graduate Entry Course (GEC)
• Students must have completed or be completing an intercalating degree OR have completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject (for GEC students only)

OR 

• Students must be current year 3 or year 4 UK medical students from another UK-based university, who have completed or are in the process of completing an intercalated degree.

Application Process:

Students must submit an application form and an anonymous equal opportunities form to be eligible for the scholarship.

Value of the University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025: 

• A living stipend (£23,000 in year 1, £24,759 in year 2, £26,000 in year 3)
• PhD tuition fee costs, up to £14,825
• Laboratory consumables (£5,000 per year) and a training allowance.

Deadline dates of University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025:

• 24th January 2025 will be the deadline for the application.

Requirements for the University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025:

• A detailed CV of the applicant.
• A personal statement detailing why you are applying for an intercalating MB-PhD in Birmingham.
• Students should give the names of two referees.
• Research interest and experience of the student.