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The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2026

Awarded by University of Birmingham, UK

Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

PhD

Funding Type

Full Funding · Living stipend + tuition fees + training allowance

Eligible Courses

Musculoskeletal and Inflammatory Diseases

Eligible Nationalities

Open for all nationalities

Can Be Taken At

University of Birmingham, UK

Provider

University of Birmingham, UK

Last Verified On

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Overview

The University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025 offers scholarships to those students who will be pursuing PhD studentships in Musculoskeletal and Inflammatory Diseases at the university. The Kennedy Trust launched this MB-PhD scheme in 2020.

Eligibility for University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025: 

  • Students should have completed three or four years of their MBChB, or three years if they are on the Graduate Entry Course (GEC)
  • Students must have completed or be completing an intercalating degree OR have completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject (for GEC students only)

OR 

  • Students must be current year 3 or year 4 UK medical students from another UK-based university, who have completed or are in the process of completing an intercalated degree.

Application Process:

Students must submit an application form and an anonymous equal opportunities form to be eligible for the scholarship.

Value of the University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025: 

  • A living stipend (£23,000 in year 1, £24,759 in year 2, £26,000 in year 3)
  • PhD tuition fee costs, up to £14,825
  • Laboratory consumables (£5,000 per year) and a training allowance.

Deadline dates of University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025:

  • 24th January 2025 will be the deadline for the application.

Requirements for the University of Birmingham - The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme 2025:

  • A detailed CV of the applicant.
  • A personal statement detailing why you are applying for an intercalating MB-PhD in Birmingham.
  • Students should give the names of two referees.
  • Research interest and experience of the student.
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  • The deadline of The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2026 is Expired.
  • The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2026 is offered to PhD degree.
  • The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2026 is offered for Musculoskeletal and Inflammatory Diseases.
  • The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2026 is open for: Open for all nationalities.
  • The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2026 is offered by University of Birmingham, UK.
  • The Kennedy Trust MB-PhD Programme at University of Birmingham 2026 covers Full Funding, Living stipend + tuition fees + training allowance.