PhD Studentships @ University of Cambridge

Description:MRC studentships cover university and college fees,  an annual stipend at current MRC rates (£13,650 for UK citizens), a contribution towards research expenses and some incidental costs. The Department's key areas of research excellence relate to the interests of the MRC Neurosciences and Mental Health Board and include many aspects of behavioural and cognitive neuroscience such as learning and memory, hearing and vision, comparative cognition, speech and language, perception, attention and translational research related to neuropsychiatric disorders such as addiction, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, along with neuroscience in education

Eligibility: Applicants should have, or expect to achieve an upper-second or first-class degree in a relevant subject.
- Applicants must be UK nationals ordinarily resident in the UK
-     EU nationals are eligible for fees only awards.  No stipend is payable
-     An EU national with a relevant connection to the UK may be eligible to receive a stipend.  A relevant connection can be established if an individual has been ordinarily resident in the UK throughout the three years preceding the date of application.
-     Non-EU or overseas citizens are not eligible and such students should not apply
Starting date: The start date for these studentships is 1st October 2011.
Limit of tenure: 30th September 2014.
Link: http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/pages/research.html
         http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/pages/graduate/
     http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/pages/research.html
Email:  cjh61@cam.ac.uk
Deadline: 3rd February  2011.