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CAMBRIDGE LOKE CENTRE FOR TROPHOBLAST RESEARCH (LOKE CTR) FUNDED PHD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 4th November 2025

LOCATION: England

The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research (Loke CTR) brings together 30 Principal Investigators with a shared interest in the scientific study of the placenta, early development and maternal-fetal interactions during pregnancy.

The Loke CTR offers one fully funded 4-year PhD studentship at home or overseas rates. Eligible PhD projects are advertised on our website. Each project is jointly supervised by two Loke CTR research groups, providing interdisciplinary PhD training in placental and reproductive biology.

ELIGIBILITY:

Award purpose: Fees (Home) Fees (International) Maintenance Student visa cost Student immigration health surcharge Others

Potential as a researcher in placental and reproductive biology and appropriate research experience.

Our PhD students have access to unique training opportunities to prepare them for successful careers in research. Students will present their research by giving seminars at our annual Loke CTR Away Days and Annual Meetings and attend a variety of seminars given by distinguished scientists with the Loke Centre and affiliated Department or Institute. There are also opportunities to participate and present in interdisciplinary seminars hosted by Cambridge Reproduction Interdisciplinary Research Centre, of which the Loke CTR is a founding member. Students will gain training in our Placental Biology Course and receive support from the Loke CTR to attend international meetings. Loke Centre PhD students will also become members of the Postgraduate School of the Life Sciences, which organises and promotes many further training opportunities.

Prospective students should review the currently advertised PhD projects and are strongly encouraged to contact potential supervisors in advance of applying. Initial inquiries to potential supervisors should be made as early as possible.
The full application procedure is outlined on the Loke CTR website: https://www.trophoblast.cam.ac.uk/phd-studentships/selection-process

Once you have identified a potential supervisor(s) and project(s), you should make a formal application by submitting the following application materials to phd.lokectr@pdn.cam.ac.uk by 4th November 2025

BENEFIT:

Award value: £33,000 ~ £65,000 (annual)

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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OPTIVER FOUNDATION STEM POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

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Application Deadline: November, December, or January Annually

LOCATION: England

This scholarship programme will increase the number of women from low- and middle-income countries taking up offers for postgraduate science courses at Oxford. The programme has been made possible by a generous donation from the Optiver Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

Up to six scholarships are available to females who are ordinarily resident in an eligible country and who are applying to start an eligible master’s course at Oxford in October 2026. 

For selection purposes we will include all candidates on relevant courses who have indicated on the postgraduate application form that their sex is female. The sex on the application form must match that shown in identity documents, e.g. passport or visa, but does not have to be the applicant’s legal sex. Transgender people may be able to obtain a passport or visa in a binary sex other than their legal sex.

Please review the information below to see the complete list of eligible courses and countries.

Students currently at Oxford are not eligible to apply.

This scholarship is not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2026-27.

For a list of eligible countries, check the programme website

To be considered for this scholarship, submit your application for graduate study by the relevant November, December, or January deadline for your course, and tick the relevant box on the graduate application form.

If you meet the advertised eligibility criteria, we will ask you to complete an additional scholarship application form to ask about your socio-economic situation and to assess for potential disadvantage and under-representation.

BENEFIT:

The program will provide support for up to 30 taught master’s students over a period of five years. Scholars will receive full financial support to cover their course fees, as well as a grant for living costs.

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