PhD applications are open from the 1st September 2025 to 20th October 2025 at 5pm. Click here to apply.
We want you submit the best application possible. To support you in this, we have included downloadable templates of the application forms on our key documents page. Select the right application form, (either for our main projects or our iCASE studentships) and use the template to plan your application responses answer using the maximum character count before completing your online application. We highly recommend that you register to attend one of our candidate support webinars before you apply for tips on what the review panels are looking for.
Candidate Support Webinar
We provide a variety of application support, including Candidate Support Webinars. Each year we hold three live webinars that provide an overview of:
- what doing a PhD entails
- what the GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP can offer you
- how applications are assessed
- what is expected within each section of the application form
We highly recommend attending one of the support sessions before you submit your application. To register, click on the event of your choosing and fill in the brief form. Later in the year we will also hold a webinar to support candidates who are invited to interview. We will contact shortlisted candidates with further details.
Webinar Dates:
- Thursday 11th September 2025, at 4pm BST
- Tuesday 16th September 2025, at 12pm midday BST
- Thursday 18th September 2025, at 9:30am BST
You can view the slides for the support webinar and information session below:
Candidate Support Webinar 2025
Once the first Candidate Support Webinar has been completed the video will be included below.
Interview Candidate Information Session 2024
Please note, this is the session from last year. It will be updated in the coming months, and you will be invited to join a session if you are offered an interview. Some information will have changed from last year.
Contact Details
If you have any queries about the GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP or about applying for an Offer of Funding, get in touch with the DTP Team at: GW4BioMed@cardiff.ac.uk
If you have any questions about applying for an Offer of Study, you can get in touch with the administrative team at your home institution:
University of Bath
doctoralprogrammes-hss@bath.ac.uk
University of Bristol
James Ing: fls-pgenquiries@bristol.ac.uk
Cardiff University
PGR Quality & Operations Team: pgr@cardiff.ac.uk
University of Exeter
Beth Seager: B.Seager2@exeter.ac.uk
