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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.
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
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 - 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 °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Scholarships
If you wish to be considered for a Gates °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:
See for more information.
How to Find a Supervisor
It is expected that you will have a good idea of the area of Medicine in which you wish to conduct research, and that you will have already identified and made contact with the most suitable supervisor(s). More information can be found .
Applications for an PhD in 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.
