2027 Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship call is open.
Closing dae for applications is 12 noon, Thursday 28 January 2027.

MRS-RCPSG Clinical PhD Studentships and Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships

Calls closed

Notification of the outcome of the 2026 MRS-RCPSG Clinical PhD Studentship Call is anticipated by the end of December 2026. Medical Research Scotland (MRS) and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) jointly funded 3-year MRS-RCPSG Clinical PhD Studentship awards call is closed

Notification of outcome of the 2026 4-year PhD Studentship Call is anticipated by the end of January 2027. The PhD Studentships feature collaborations between Universities and External Partner Organisations and provide students with inspiring research and training experiences.

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Early Career Researcher Grants and MRS-funded Daphne Jackson Fellowships

Calls closed

Notification of the outcome of the 2026 MRS Early Career Researcher Grant Call is anticipated by the end of November 2026. Early Career Researcher Grants are available to help recently appointed Early Career Researchers further develop their established own independent programme of research.

MRS funded Daphne Jackson Research 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.

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