PhD Training Fellowships for Clinicians

Who can apply

You can apply for a PhD Training Fellowship for Clinicians if you've demonstrated the potential to pursue a career as an academic clinician.

Our programmes are based in centres of excellence throughout the UK. These programmes provide research opportunities for clinicians from a range of specialties. Each programme is structured to reflect the expertise of the organisation in which it’s based.

Find out more about eligibility for these programmes by visiting the university websites.

Programmes: currently recruiting

The following organisations have clinical PhD programmes that are currently recruiting:

• Wellcome Trust PhD Programme for Clinicians - University of Cambridge, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and University of East Anglia.
• UCL Clinical Academic Training - University College London.
• Edinburgh Clinical Academic Training - University of Edinburgh.
• Clinical PhD Programme in Global Health - University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
• Doctoral Training Fellowship Scheme for Clinicians - University of Oxford, Pirbright Institute and the Royal Veterinary College.
• Wellcome 4ward North Clinical PhD Academy - University of Manchester, University of Leeds, University of Newcastle and University of Sheffield.
• Wellcome GW4 Clinical Academic Training Programme - University of Bristol, Cardiff University, University of Exeter.
• Wellcome Imperial Immunity, Inflammation, Infection and Informatics (4i) Clinician Scientist Programme - Imperial College London.
• Wellcome Clinical PhD Programme in Global Health Research - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; University College London; King's College London; Queen Mary, University of London; St George's, University of London; Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
• Wellcome PhD Programme for Primary Care Clinicians - Keele University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and University of Southampton.
• Wellcome Clinical PhD Programme in Cancer Research - The Institute of Cancer Research.
• Wellcome - Health Research Board Irish Clinical Academic Training Programme - Trinity College Dublin; University College Dublin; National University of Ireland, Galway; University College Cork; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; Queen's University Belfast.

Who can't apply

You can't apply to carry out activities that involve the transfer of grant funds into mainland China.

A PhD undertaken on one of our clinical programmes is usually for three years, and can be held on a part-time basis. Each programme includes support for:

• a clinical salary

• PhD registration fees at the home (UK) rate

  Nationals of the UK and Republic of Ireland are eligible to pay home fees.

  Nationals of all other high-income countries will need to pay international fees. From 1 January 2021, this also includes EU and EEA nationals.

  We recommend that you check with the relevant programme to see what fees you will need to pay.

• college fees (where required)
• research expenses

• travel costs, including registration fees and carbon offset costs, and childcare or any other caring responsibility cost

  Find out about claiming the costs to offset the carbon emissions of your travel and cover childcare or any other caring responsibilities.

• general training costs.

What we don’t offer

We don't fund overheads.

To apply for a PhD Training Fellowship, please contact the relevant programme directly.

Please don’t apply to the Wellcome Trust.

Dates

Individual PhD programmes recruit students annually. 

More information

Find out about how we've worked with the funding community to develop principles and obligations setting out what we expect from those responsible for clinical training, trainees and funders across the UK.