PhD student recruitment

What we offer 

We offer successful applicants a place on the Crick PhD programme, and a PhD studentship that covers:

• £27,715 tax-free student stipend (living allowance) per year for four years
• Tuition fees (including for international students) and research costs
• If applicable, reimbursement of the student visa application fee and immigration health surcharge

Eligibility and academic entry criteria

Candidates of all nationalities can apply for the Crick PhD programme and studentship.

The standard Crick PhD programme and studentship academic eligibility criteria are:

• a first/upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent from a non-UK university) in a relevant subject. Candidates with a lower second-class honours degree will require a Master's degree to meet the academic requirement. 
• appropriate research experience as part of, or outside of, a university degree course, or a master's degree in a relevant subject.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to check their qualifications meet the academic entry criteria, such as in the case of international qualification equivalences.

Please note that a small number of positions may have additional eligibility criteria due to the funding that is supporting that position. If this is the case, details about the additional criteria are provided at the top of the individual position page.

English skills

Applicants do not need to submit information relating to English language skills during the application process. If you are offered a Crick PhD studentship we will provide you with information on our English language requirements.

After the application deadline:

• All applications will be reviewed by our Academic Training team, recruiting Group Leaders and relevant members of their research groups, not by AI. See "Filling out the application form" on the how to apply page for more information relating to AI use.
• In order to reduce the potential impact of unconscious bias, recruiting Group Leaders will not see your name when they first review your application.
• Following this first review, Group Leaders will contact shortlisted candidates to arrange first-stage screening interviews by Zoom.
• Group Leaders will then select candidates for the final stage interviews in January 2027.
• All candidates will be contacted about their application by 22 December 2026.