Cardiff School of Medicine MRC Studentship in Bioinformatics and Genetic Epidemiology in UK, 2014

Cardiff University is inviting application for MRC Studentship in Bioinformatics and Genetic Epidemiolog. These awards are available to Home students or EU students with more than 3 years residency in the UK. Studentships are awarded for one year for full time and three years for full time. These generous awards will offer full payment of tuition fees, a stipend of £13,590 and a £1,000 research training support grant. The application deadline is 31 July 2014.

Study Subject(s): Studentships are awarded in Bioinformatics and Genetic Epidemiology at Cardiff University.
Course Level: Studentships are available for pursuing postgraduate taught programme at Cardiff University in UK.
Scholarship Provider: Cardiff University, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Accreditation: Cardiff University is an accredited university. Cardiff University is accredited by the Russell Group, EUA Universities UK.

Eligibility:
-Academic Criteria: Students should have a good initial degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Medicine, Psychology or a Bioscience such as Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology etc and have an interest and basic ability in computers or statistics.
-At the discretion of School, non-graduates whose lack of formal academic qualifications is compensated for by relevant work experience (normally a minimum of two years) may also be admitted.
-All candidates whose first language is not English will need evidence of their English language ability, e.g. an overall score of 6.5 in the IELTS test or a grade of 580 or above in the TOEFL test (237 computer-based test).
-Residency: These awards are available to Home students or EU students with more than 3 years residency in the UK

Scholarship Open for International Students: Students of UK/EU can apply for these studentships.

Scholarship Description: Cardiff School of Medicine is pleased to announce that there will be four MRC funded Doctoral Training Grants on offer for students of Bioinformatics or Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics. The MSc course can be completed on a one-year full-time basis or on a part-time basis, generally over two years and is based on the collaboration of academic staff with expertise in statistics, biosciences, computer science, genetic epidemiology and bioinformatics from departments across the University.

Number of award(s): There will be four MRC funded studentships.

Duration of award(s): Studentships are awarded for one year for full time and three years for full time.

What does it cover? These generous awards will offer full payment of tuition fees, a stipend of £13,590 and a £1,000 research training support grant.

Selection Criteria: Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Please email Dr Ian Brewis on brewisia-at-cf.ac.uk for further information on how to apply for these awards.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31 July 2014.

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