The Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction is delighted to offer funding towards any Department led MSc/MRes programmes for a student commencing the programme in the 2025/2026 academic year. There is one bursary per course.

Programmes included:

Eligibility

The funding shall be available to a home fee status postgraduate student who is commencing their course of study in 2025-26. Students may be full-time or part-time study mode.

Funding

The funding is valued at £2,000 towards the tuition fee rate for 2025-26. For part time study, £1,000 will be awarded for each year of the two year degree.

Eligibility criteria

  • To be eligible to apply for the funding you must be in receipt of an offer for the Department led MSc/MRes programmes to commence in October 2025.
  • To receive the funding, you must have accepted the offer and have fulfilled all offer criteria.

Submission process

Once in receipt of an offer for Department led MSc/MRes programmes, please submit a statement of no more than 500 words outlining:

  • Why the funding will be beneficial to your studies and help you to achieve your academic goals.
  • How it will contribute to your future or continuing career plans.

Please submit your statement to the relevant course admin including:
- Your full name
- Your College Identifier Number (CID)
- ‘MDR funding opportunity’ in the email Subject Line

Deadline

Applications will close on Friday 30th May 2025 (11.59pm, UK time).

Evaluation process

  • All applications will be initially checked for eligibility
  • Applications will then be reviewed by the panel and evaluated