BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship
BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship
BBSRC EASTBIO Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Studentship
EASTBIO is the East of Scotland Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). It was established in 2012 with funding from the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The partnership comprises the institutions along the East Coast of Scotland, a key region in the UK for life sciences in terms of both academic excellence and industrial support and investment. The partners are Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Stirling and St Andrews; as well as SRUC, Moredun, IBiolC and the JHI. The primary aim of EASTBIO is to deliver world-class interdisciplinary training to bioscience PhD students and to build vibrant interactive student cohorts.
The key elements of the programme consist of:
Structured training and mentoring programme: High-level Bioscience training (e.g. Systems Biology, Data Analysis) and Generic Skills training
Interactive discussion groups across the partnership based upon research themes
3-month professional internship outside of academia
PhD projects in laboratories run by internationally renowned scientists
Competitive stipend at the UKRI minimum (£18,622 for 24/25), £5000 per year towards research training costs (this is reduced to £1,500 in the fourth year of the PhD), tuition fees at the UK rate.
Attendance at EASTBIO annual symposium
More information on the programme can be found on the EASTBIO website.
Funding Eligibility
Funding for these projects will cover home/UK fees (this includes EU nationals that hold UK settled or pre-settled status). The proportion of international students appointed through EASTBIO DTP is capped at 30% by UKRI BBSRC.
We are now welcoming applications for October 2024 entry. Please ensure you read the guidance below carefully before you start your application. You must contact potential supervisors to discuss the project before you apply.
After you have discussed the projects of interest to you with the project supervisors, please send the following documentation to pgr-mmsn@abdn.ac.uk
Fully completed EASTBIO Application Form. We encourage candidates to include on their application form the reasons that they are applying to EASTBIO and what interests them about this particular programme
A copy of your transcripts of degrees to date (including interim transcripts if available, these should be in a pdf format, not provided as a link)
EASTBIO requires references from two academic/professional referees, please send send the EASTBIO Reference Form (see files above) to each of your referees and ask them to submit their completed forms to pgr-mmsn@abdn.ac.uk by the application deadline.
Please note that it is your responsibility to ensure that all required documents are sent to us before the deadline, incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application Deadline - 27 November 2023
Interviews - Online interviews will be conducted in early February 2024
