4-year Multidisciplinary PhD Programme
Funds UK university consortia running 4-year multidisciplinary cardiovascular PhD schemes.
A lead institution first submits an expression of interest via BHF's Grants Management System; once approved, the consortium's proposed Programme Director completes a full application, with a supporting letter and declaration from a Senior Faculty member. The BHF Fellowships Committee decides after external peer review. BHF pays each recruited student's stipend, home-rate tuition fees, and costs i…
BHF funds a consortium of UK universities, which may also include industry, biotech or pharma partners, to run a 4-year multidisciplinary PhD studentship programme addressing an unmet cardiovascular need. Programmes must foster cross-disciplinary research that reaches beyond standard biomedical science, pulling in other technical and scientific disciplines relevant to the chosen research theme.
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