CTR GRADUATE STUDENTSHIPS - UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Last date to apply: 18/11/2025 The last date to apply for this scholarship is November 18, 2025.

Applicants should hold or expect to obtain, a first-class honors degree in a relevant biological subject. Applicants holding a Masters's degree will also be welcome to apply for a 3-year studentship. For overseas students, the minimum undergraduate GPA for entrance into the University is 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale), and those for whom English is not their native language should see the Board of Graduate Studies’ guidelines regarding Competence in English. Research students are initially admitted without being registered for a particular degree and are only registered for the Ph.D. on satisfactory completion of a report at the end of their first year of study.

Stated amount: Not Available The studentships will be fully funded at Wellcome Trust rates for three or four years of full-time research depending on academic background, and are open to UK, EU, and overseas students. Number of Scholarship is the subject to availability, for more please visit official website.

Click here for more information All applicants are encouraged to make initial informal inquiries regarding projects available and listed on the website here: http:// https://www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/opportunities/projects Once you have identified a potential supervisor and project you should make a formal application as follows: Send a curriculum vitae, a half-page personal statement outlining your motivation for research at the Centre, two confidential academic references in sealed envelopes, and, if possible, a transcript of your undergraduate results to: The Administrator, Centre for Trophoblast Research, Physiology Building, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK For further details, please check: https://www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/opportunities/studentships

The selection process will take place over two rounds. In the first round, potential project supervisors interview candidates (November 2023) who will be shortlisted to take forward to the second round. In the second round, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed by the CTR Board of Managers and Directors (early January 2024) to award funding to selected candidate(s). Appointments may be made in partnership with one or more Cambridge colleges. Other Info The Centre for Trophoblast Research (CTR) was founded in 2007 as a centre of excellence to promote scientific study of the placenta and maternal-fetal interactions during pregnancy. It brings together over 30 Principal Investigators, many of whom are recognized international experts in their fields, based in different departments within the University and allied institutes, such the Babraham Institute and the Wellcome Sanger Institute. The range of expertise extends from stem cell biology, through genetics and epigenetics, immunology, physiology, biochemistry and metabolism, bioengineering, to clinical studies and epidemiology. In addition, the Centre embraces Fellows holding externally funded research fellowships, e.g. Sir Henry Dale and Dorothy Hodgkin fellowships, as well as its own Next Generation Fellows who are developing their independent research careers. This unique depth and breadth of expertise allows members to adopt an integrated and comprehensive scientific approach to understanding the complexity of placental biology. The ultimate aim is to alleviate suffering resulting from placentally-related complications of pregnancy, such as miscarriage, growth restriction and stillbirth, that remain a major cause of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. To achieve this aim, our objectives are:

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