Convergence Science Non-Clinical PhD
Black Leaders In Cancer
Overview
The Convergence Science Centre (CSC) is participating in the CRUK’s Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme, which is run in collaboration with Black in Cancer and the Windsor Fellowship. Find out more about the CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer programme here.
This programme provides a unique opportunity for students from Black heritage backgrounds to pursue a four year fully-funded PhD in cancer research. Those students will benefit from our bespoke training programme, and from a comprehensive programme of mentoring, career support, leadership training and networking led by the Windsor Fellowship and Black in Cancer.
Applications are now open for our 2025 intake. See our student information page for full details and projects available. The deadline is 23rd January 2025. Please note, applications will also need need an application through Cancer Research UK/ Windsor Fellowship in addition!
World class training
Students will follow the four-year version of the non-clinical PhD training programme. You will be trained by world leading experts in cancer biology, engineering and physical sciences at Imperial and the ICR. This will enable you to acquire a broad skill set and learn the language of multiple disciplines.
High-quality research outputs
With a range of outputs spanning research publications, presentations at relevant conferences, the PhD will provide you the grounding for your future success as a convergence scientist.
Convergence Science Centre Bespoke Training programme
The scientific landscape is constantly evolving, with disciplines merging into novel entities. To navigate interdisciplinary research, our students are required to develop flexibility by learning to integrate diverse skill sets. To support them, we've designed a training programme aimed at developing skills required to work across the boundaries of different disciplines.
Successful candidates will receive a £23,000 tax-free student stipend (living allowance) per year for 4 years plus payment of university tuition fees at Home status.
This programme is aimed at students from Black heritage backgrounds pursuing a PhD in cancer-related fields. This scheme is open to people who self-identify as being from a Black heritage background, including a mixed background, for example: Black African, Black Caribbean, Black Other, Mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black backgrounds). You will need to submit an initial application to the Windsor Fellowship.
The funding for this studentship covers students with UK. Home tuition fee status only. For more information on Home tuition fee status please visit the UKCISA website. Please note that we will only be able to offer studentships to candidates that have UK home tuition fee status or provide evidence that they can fund the international portion of the tuition fee from external sources (i.e. not self-funded).
The standard Convergence Science Centre PhD programme and studentship academic eligibility criteria are:
A first or upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent from a non-UK university) in a relevant subject.
A master’s degree in a relevant subject
Appropriate English language skills.
