Notification of outcome of 2025 PhD Studentship call applications

anticipated by the end of January 2026.

Notification of outcome of 2025 PhD Studentship call applications

anticipated by the end of January 2026.

Medical Research Scotland-funded Daphne Jackson Fellowships and Early Career Researcher Grants

Calls closed

MRS-funded Daphne Jackson Fellowships provide two or three year part time fellowships for scientists wishing to return to medical research after a career break of at least two years’ duration, from a paid research position, taken for family, health or caring reasons.

Early Career Researcher Grants are available to help recently appointed Early Career Researchers further develop their established own independent programme of research.


Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships and MRS-RCPSG Clinical PhD Studentships

Calls closed

Undergraduate Vacation Schoalrships provide promising undergraduate students with hands-on experience of research relevant to human health or disease. The awards are intended to help students develop academically, make informed career choices and strengthen their career prospects.

The jointly funded MRS-RCPSG Clinical PhD Studentships awards are for a three year fully funded (at Home fee rate) full time Clinical PhD Studentship designed to provide a first-class Clinical PhD Studentship programme to research into any matter relating to human health that is clinical or patient focused.


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