Yes, students of any nationality are eligible to apply to for postgraduate study at the Stem Cell Institute, although the fee rate is higher for Overseas students.
Overseas are advised to tick the box in the online postgraduate application form to apply for the various Cambridge Funding Schemes, by the funding application deadline in early December. For funding opportunities and the respective deadlines see here.
Further information about fees status can be found here.
Not at application stage. If you are interviewed and made a conditional offer, you will be given a "pre-offer language condition". You would then need to arrange and pass a language test to meet your language condition.
Further information can be found here.
We have a number of Scholarships to offer in 2025-26 intake. Please see Postgraduate Funding | Cambridge Stem Cell Institute for details.
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The University of Cambridge does not have a Master’s of Science (MSc) degree, which is often offered in different Universities in the UK or in other countries. Instead, a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is awarded for full-time Master's-level study. This has the same gravitas and is recognised as the same level of degree as the MSc.
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The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute offers the MPhil in Stem Cell Medicine which includes taught elements as well as hands-on lab experience and the MPhil in Biological Science (Stem Cell Biology) by thesis, which is lab-based only.
Application opens in September each year for the following Academic Year. There are three entry terms per Academic Year: Michelmas Term (October start), Lent Term (January start) and Easter Term (April start), although not all courses offer Lent and Easter starts, so do check the course pages.
All applications must go through the University's Applicant Portal.
Any type of research experience you can get is important, before you can really know whether a research PhD (or MPhil) is the right path for you. Summer student lab experience or perhaps longer research projects are both good examples, either within the CSCI or elsewhere.
Yes. For example, if you achieved a 2:2 in your Bachelors, but also received a Masters Degree, you would be eligible.