Cheney Scholarship 4-year PhD Scheme 

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Applications are now invited for up to 4 new scholarships, commencing in October 2025. The application deadline is Tuesday 3rd December 2024. Interviews will be held on Friday 13th December 2024. 

The NIHR Leeds BRC is excited to be partnering with colleagues across the University of Leeds to offer the Cheney Scholarship 4-year PhD Scheme  to develop a new generation of scientists who can tackle the most challenging problems in Biology and Medicine.

Highlights of the programme:

  • Support from a dedicated programme co-ordinator.
  • A mentorship scheme where we help you to find an experienced mentor outside of your supervision team.
  • Access to truly world class research facilities for in situ structural biology.
  • Maximized time for the main PhD project.
  • Support for career development and travel.
  • Opportunities to publish your research and a review article.
  • Extensive relevant taught and real-life training experiences.
  • Wide multidisciplinary supervisor pool (including clinician-scientists).
  • Financial support.

To explore this opportunity please visit the University website: https://astbury.leeds.ac.uk/cheney-phd/

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