British Heart Foundation Multidisciplinary PhD Programme 2027

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Multidisciplinary PhD Programme is offering ten fully funded four-year PhD studentships as part of the newly established CHAIN (Connecting Hearts And mINds) consortium; a partnership between the British Heart Foundation, The University of Manchester, the University of Bristol, and the University of Liverpool. 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 9, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorBritish Heart Foundation
• City to studyBristol, Liverpool, Manchester
• School to studyUniversity of Bristol, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester
• Course to studyCardiovascular Sciences , Cellular and molecular biology , Computer Science , Data Science , Data science and artificial intelligence , Engineering and engineering biology , Epidemiology and behavioural science
• Eligible CountryUnited Kingdom

Benefits

• Year 1: £21,747
• Year 2: £23,520
• Year 3: £25,437
• Year 4: £25,437

The programme also includes a £3,000 fund for travel to conferences and contributions towards travel costs to partner institutions for training.

Requirements

• Meet UK home-fee eligibility requirements.

• Hold, or expect to obtain, a first-class or upper-second-class UK honours degree, or an equivalent qualification.

• Have an academic background relevant to the proposed research.

Application Documents

• Research proposal of no more than 1,000 words, excluding the bibliography.

• CV of no more than two pages.

• Contact details for two referees.

• Equal-opportunities monitoring form and its submission code.

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Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more information, visit University of Manchester scholarship webpage.