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Taught Programmes:

• MSc Programmes

Other Opportunities:

• Vacation Bursaries for Undergraduates

 

How to apply

For the application deadline please refer to the advertisement.

1 Entry Requirements

Applicants should fulfil the normal entry requirements for PhD registration at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

2 Application

Please download an application pack containing:

1. Application Form with Guidelines - Please read carefully (Contains information regarding requirements for personal statement and research proposal etc).
• Application Form (Hard Copy) - PDF version
• Application Form (Hard Copy) - Interactive PDF version
To be completed and returned to the NRP Graduate Studies Office.
Note: Some of the documents on this page are in PDF format. In order to view a PDF you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
2. Reference Form - To be forwarded to your 2 referees for completion and returned directly to NRP Graduate Studies Office.
3. English Proficiency Guidelines - Details of English Language Requirements for candidates whose first language is not English.

Important: Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed.

3 The Research Proposal

Advertised funded projects - If you are applying for an advertised project please give brief details of your research interests in your personal statement.

John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) Rotation PhD - Please provide a description of your research interests describing what you feel you would gain from the Rotation Programme and three research areas of JIC/TSL science that most interest you and why.

Other applications - If you are applying for a research degree with the aim of securing your own funding from an external source please also include a research proposal of not more than 1000 words, giving the names of any research faculty members working in your research area.

4 Financial Guarantee form

If you know how you will fund your studies at this stage (e.g. self-funded, scholarship) please complete the financial guarantee form. Alternatively we will require completion of this form before you are formally admitted on to your course. Students applying for a funded studentship or rotation scholarship need not complete a financial guarantee form unless they have alternative funding.

• Download Financial Guarantee Form (WORD document)

5 Enquiries

Please email any enquiries to the Graduates Studies Office - graduates.nrp@nbi.ac.uk