PhD Fellowships for Health Professionals

The Wellcome Trust administers PhD Fellowships for Health Professionals, a scheme designed for registered health professionals who want to pursue academic careers. The programme is based in centres of excellence across the UK and operates through multiple recruiting pathways, including programmes at Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Bristol, and other leading universities. Each fellowship funds a three-year PhD (with part-time options available) and covers salary, fees, research expenses, travel, and training costs. Individual programmes recruit annually and applicants must apply directly to their chosen programme, not to the Wellcome Trust. What you get • Salary in line with UK clinical salary scales (determined by host organisation) • PhD registration fees at UK (home) rate • College fees where required • Research expenses • Essential travel costs, including registration fees and childcare support • Training costs for technical, discipline-specific and transferrable skills • Some programmes offer additional support pre- or post-PhD How to apply 1. Identify which of the 11 recruiting programmes matches your interests and location 2. Contact the relevant university programme directly (do not apply to Wellcome Trust) 3. Follow the application process specified by your chosen programme

• Registered health professional (doctors, nurses, dentists, allied health professionals, pharmacists, psychologists, vets, social workers, healthcare scientists, or other listed specialities) • Demonstrated potential to pursue a career as an academic health professional • PhD undertaken within one of the Wellcome-funded programmes (not independent PhDs) • Eligible to study in the UK • Individual programmes have their own additional eligibility requirements