Applications are currently being accepted for the van der Schaar Lab PhD Scholarship 2027 in UK. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About van der Schaar Lab PhD Scholarship
van der Schaar Lab PhD Scholarship 2027 offers fully funded PhD positions to join the van der Schaar Lab for a 2027 start, focused on inventing new machine learning to solve real-world problems. Applications are currently open and will be assessed on a rolling basis. The scholarship is offered by the van der Schaar Lab at the University of Cambridge. The lab develops cutting-edge ML alongside leaders in medicine, biology and economics, and welcomes international applicants, providing close supervision and strong research support.
Benefits of van der Schaar Lab PhD Scholarship
- Change the world. Work on problems where better AI translates into real impact on human health and society.
- Set yourself up for an exceptional career. van der Schaar alumni are in demand across academia and industry.
- Have an engaged supervisor. You will get real, regular, hands-on mentoring from a supervisor invested in your success.
- Build an outstanding research portfolio. van der Schaar Lab students publish extensively at the leading machine learning conferences, averaging 15 papers over the course of their PhD.
- Enjoy an amazing time in Cambridge. Live and work in one of the world’s great centres of science and scholarship.
- Work with leading collaborators. Develop AI alongside leading researchers and clinicians through collaborations with organisations including the Francis Crick Institute and Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
- Fully-funded PhD positions. All positions come with full funding.
- International applicants welcome. van der Schaar Lab PhD Scholarship warmly welcome applicants from around the world.
van der Schaar Lab PhD Scholarship Requirements
- Excellent mathematical background, ideally with prior experience in machine learning. No knowledge of medicine or biology is required.
- Undergraduate degree with top grades from world-leading academic institutions – equivalent to a UK first-class degree with honours (or predicted to achieve), in a subject with a strong quantitative component (e.g. engineering, comp sci, mathematics, economics etc.).
- Master’s degree (or equivalent research/work experience) preferred.
Application Date and Process
- Please contact us using the form below, uploading your resume/CV and providing links to any relevant publications, reports or code if these are available.
- Complete and submit the on-page application form (fields include full name, email, degree institutions, summary of experience, motivation, and URLs to publications or code).
- Upload CV/Resume/Portfolio in PDF format (up to 3 files).
- If you do not receive a confirmation email after submitting, use the back-up Google Form linked on the page.
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