The Nuffield Department of Medicine Four-year PhD Prize Studentships

The Nuffield Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford hosts one of the largest groupings of Biomedical Researchers in the university sector. The last RAE rated it at the highest level in both basic science and clinical research across a wide range of fields. The Department has internationally renowned programmes in the following themes:big data, cancer biology, physiology, cellular & molecular biology, genomic medicine, immunology & infectious disease, protein science & structural biology and tropical medicine & global health. The Department is committed to training the next generation of scientists in biological and clinical sciences through its graduate programme in the University of Oxford.

The four year PhD Prize Studentships are our flagship fully-funded awards, which are open to outstanding candidates of any nationality without restriction. Support for the programme comes from a variety of sources including the University of Oxford, the Medical Research Council and the Clarendon Fund. We expect to make around 15 awards annually to students of the highest calibre. Students are full members of the University of Oxford and receive a stipend of £18,000/annum when they are based in the UK. In exceptional circumstances, additional awards may be made. The NDM Prize Scholarship awards allow students to focus on research in a single laboratory for the full 4 years.

More details on the application process and the wide range of projects are available on our website. Individual supervisors can also be contacted by email about their projects. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on the 8th of January 2018. Interviews will take place on the 24th and 25th January 2018.