LSTM and Lancaster University MRC Call for Applications: Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) 2023/24

The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and Lancaster University Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) is delighted to offer up to seven funded studentships for commencement in October 2023 to enable exceptional candidates to access high-quality doctoral training and research opportunities in Translational and Quantitative Skills across a 4 year programme, leading to award of a PhD.

The aim is to support development of the next generation of leaders in translational research relevant to global health, who possess the necessary quantitative and interdisciplinary skills to work across the translational pathway, and who can translate scientific innovation into beneficial impacts on health for the world’s most vulnerable people and communities.

Eligibility:

It is the policy of the DTP to consider only applicants that hold at least a first class or high upper second-class Honours degree, or a degree of comparable standard awarded from outside the UK. A Masters degree (at merit or distinction preferable) is also welcomed, but not a pre-requisite. We encourage applications from candidates of a wide range of academic disciplines, including but not limited to; medicinal chemistry, molecular and vector biology, parasitology, entomology, pharmacology, clinical specialties, epidemiology, statistics, health informatics, mathematics, economics, social and management science. If predicted grades are not available for Honours or Masters degree studies which are still in progress, a partial transcript providing details of Years 1 and 2 can be provided instead. Studentships awarded based on predicted grades will be conditional upon final results.

Following an announcement by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), candidates of all nationalities are eligible to apply for an MRC DTP studentship (although limited studentship places are available for students that cannot demonstrate ‘Home’ status).

Funding Package:

• Payment of tuition/programme fees at ‘Home’ level. For successful ‘Overseas’ candidates, top-up funding will be awarded to cover difference between ‘Home’ an ‘Overseas’ fee levels.
• A tax-free maintenance/stipend award at the UKRI national doctoral rate (for 2022/23 the annual rate was set at £17,668)
• A research training support grant/bench fee of £5,000 per annum, managed by your supervisor(s) to support training and research project
• Opportunity to apply to our ‘Flexible Funding Supplement’ to further support your individual researcher training and development needs.

Explore DTP Research Project Opportunities here.

Read more here.

Application deadline February 9, 2023.