2026 4-year PhD Studentship and 3-year MRS-RCPSG Clinical PhD Studentship calls open.

Closing dates for applications: 12 noon, Thursday 10 September and Thursday 24 September 2026, respectively.

2026 4-year PhD Studentship and 3-year MRS-RCPSG Clinical PhD Studentship calls open.

Closing dates for applications: 12 noon, Thursday 10 September and Thursday 24 September 2026, respectively.

Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships and Medical Research Scotland-funded Daphne Jackson Fellowships

Calls closed

MRS Vacation Scholarships 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.

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 and MRS 4-year PhD Studentships

Call 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.


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