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Apply using the Applicant Portal
The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.
An application is only complete when:
- you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
- you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
- your referees have provided their references.
If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.
It is not necessary to find a supervisor during the application period.
This course is part of a scheme within the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences which enables three applications to be made with payment of a single application fee. A list of other eligible courses and further information can be found here.
Selection Process
Applications are considered in gathered fields which roughly correspond to the University’s central funding competitions and then on a rolling basis until the application deadline.
Interviews will last approximately 30 minutes and may be conducted in person, by Zoom or by Skype. Applicants are interviewed by at least two academic members of the Department, including a member of the course management.
Applicants who apply by the January funding competition deadline will be reviewed in January and can usually expect to receive a decision in February. We aim to have all decisions made by 13 June 2024.
What Happens Next? | Postgraduate Admissions (cam.ac.uk)
Further information on How To Apply
Things You'll Need
In order to apply for this course you'll need to think about getting a few things ready before you apply.
- Two academic references
- Transcript
- CV/resume
- Evidence of competence in English
If required - you can check using our tool - Statement of Interest (M)
- Physiology, Development and Neuroscience - Extra Materials
Widening Participation: We are working to improve contextualised understanding of the applications we receive. This course is piloting a mandatory supplementary application form. For more information about what the pilot aims to do and how your data will be used, please see here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/pilot-selection-procedures.
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
If you wish to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:
See Gates Cambridge for more information.
How to Find a Supervisor
It is not necessary to find a supervisor during the application period. A list of possible projects offered by Cambridge Neuroscience Principal Investigators will be provided once students join.