Eligiblity
Background required
Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacy or related subjects.
Main skills
Organic/medicinal chemistry; compound analysis; pharmacological assays; drug metabolism.
- Afghanistan
- Aland Islands
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Antilles (Netherlands)
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijani Republic, The
- Bahamas, The
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Antarctic Territories
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei Darussalam
- Burkina Faso; Also Upper Volta
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Myanmar
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Canary Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Channel Islands, not elsewhere specified
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo (Peoples Republic)
- Congo, Democratic Republic
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cura
- Cyprus (European Union)
- Cyprus (Non-European Union)
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Timor Leste (East Timor)
- Ecuador
- Egypt, United Arab Republic of
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia, The Republic of The
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland, the Republic of
- Isle of Man (The)
- Israel
- Italy
- Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Cambodia
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati (The Gilbert Islands)
- Korea (North), Democratic Peoples Republic of
- Korea (South), Republic of
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao (Special Administrative Region of China)
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldive Islands
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte (French Territorial Collectivity)
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia, also French Overseas Territori
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Ireland
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine; West Bank; Gaza Strip inc E Jerusa
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oenno Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Samoa, Independent State of
- San Marino
- Sao Tome & Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- St Pierre and Miquelon
- St.Kitts and Nevis
- St.Lucia
- St.Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City, Holy See Vatican City State
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Windward Islands (not otherwise specified)
- Yemen, Republic of
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Payment amount & frequency
Studentships cover tuition fees, a tax free stipend (at standard MRC rates, £15,009 per annum 2019/20) for the duration programme and writing-up (3.5 years total) and a generous research budget. A travel fund is also provided for each student to guarantee participation in a national and international conference. Funding for specific training courses is also included in the DTC.
How to apply
Potential candidates should apply directly online through the online application portal.
We will continue to accept applications until all places are filled. We will initially consider all applications received by 30 April 2019 for shortlisting and interview.
Anticipated start date: October 2019.
Further information about this scholarship
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Klaus Pors.
For further information about the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics Doctoral Training Centre, please contact Dr Robert Falconer, or take a look at our website.