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Who can apply
Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.
- Country of study
- United Kingdom · Cambridge
- Accepted nationalities
- All nationalities
- Degree already heldRequired
- Bachelor’s
- Target level
- Master’s and Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Computing, Engineering, Health and Sciences
- Minimum grade
- First or upper second-class honours degree, or the equivalent from outside the UK.
- Other conditions
- You do not need to have a project or a supervisor in mind when you apply: you choose your PhD project from those offered by our supervisors during your first year.Organisation’s wording: You don't need a project or supervisor in mind, as you'll choose from PhD projects offered by our supervisors during your first year.
The real funding
What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.
- Paid
- Tuition
- Allowance
- £30,000 a year
- Length of the funding
- 48 months
- Application fee
- £20
Dates
- Applications close
- 6 January 2027Funding deadline (all applicants, including international)
- Other deadlines
- 14 October 2026Gates Cambridge deadline for US citizens living in the US
- 14 May 2027Final course deadline (for externally or self-funded)
- Results announced
- Offers are made within a few weeks of the interview.
- Studies start
- October 2027
Application steps
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Step 1: Submit one application for the combined MRes and PhD through the University's Applicant Portal.
- With whom
- You (the applicant)
- By when
- 6 January 2027 — 6 January 2027 (funding deadline)
- Official link
- Open the official page (opens in a new tab)
Step 2: Prepare and submit your documents: the online application form with the mandatory course-specific questions, your CV, your academic transcripts and two academic references, and pay the £20 application fee unless you qualify for a fee waiver.
- With whom
- You (the applicant)
- By when
- 6 January 2027 — 6 January 2027 (funding deadline)
- Documents to provide
- The online application form
- Your CV
- Your academic transcripts
- Two academic references
Step 3: If shortlisted, take part in an online interview with 3 academics from the programme, lasting about 30 minutes, about your academic background, research experience, motivations and future aspirations.
- With whom
- Shortlisted applicants
- By when
- Late January to February 2027
Step 4: Offers are made within a few weeks of the interview.
- With whom
- The programme
Where to apply
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World (opens in a new tab) · EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World (MRes + PhD) · University of Cambridge
Official title (in English): EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World
Official website of EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World: apply.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk
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