Overview

The NIH OxCam doctoral programme was first established in 2001 and is primarily aimed at graduate students from the USA. You must first apply to the NIH by early December, following which interviews for admission in the following Michaelmas term (October) are held in February in Bethesda, MD by NIH, Oxford and Cambridge University staff.

Features

The Biomedical Sciences programme at University of Oxford is highly competitive and the approximate number of places available this year is shown in the Key Facts section on this page. You can also apply to the NIH MD/PhD programme.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Neuroscience

Computational Modelling

Immunology

Medicine

Biomedical Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-05 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

Applicants who have been made an offer following the February NIH interviews should immediately apply to the University of Oxford and/or Cambridge.

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Science View 56 other PhDs in Biomedical Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in a related discipline.

However, entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a first-class degree.

A previous master's degree is not required.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

34700 GBP / year

≈ 34700 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10470 GBP / year

≈ 10470 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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