PhD fellowships in Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Kings College London 2026-2027

The Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders is offering 1+3 (MRes+PhD) full-time fellowships suitable for both basic and clinical students from a wide range of science backgrounds: including biological and physical sciences, medicine, mathematics and computer science.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJanuary 1, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorKing's College London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyKing's College London
• Course to studyBiological Sciences , Computer Science , Mathematics , Medicine , Physical Sciences
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

The fully funded studentships cover tuition fees, stipend and bench fees.

Tuition fees: Tuition fees will be covered by the programme.

Stipend: Students will receive an enhanced stipend for each year of study (approx. £27,000).

Bench fees: An allowance will be provided for research consumables, trainings and conference attendance.

Requirements

Applicants should have (or be expected to obtain) a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in a STEM subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a research-based master’s with Merit or Distinction.

If English is not your first language you will be required to provide evidence that you meet the minimum English requirements, Band D, as prescribed by the university’s English Language requirements.

Application Documents

In your application, you will be asked to include:

• Academic Transcripts — where applicable, academic transcripts must be submitted with the online admissions application
• Details of your qualifications — you will need to attach copies
• Details of previous employment — please include your CV
• A personal statement describing your interests and why you wish to apply for this project. Please include this as an attachment rather than using the text box.
• Academic References — all admissions applications require two supporting references. If the applicant is relying on their referees to submit a reference directly to the College after they have submitted their admissions application, then the applicant must ensure that
  • (1) their chosen referee is made aware of the document submission deadline (i.e. 4 January 2026) and
  • (2) that the reference needs to be sent from an institutional email address.
  • NB: References will not be requested by King’s until you have actually submitted your application, so you will need to submit your application well in advance of the deadline in order to ensure that references have been received by the stated deadline.
• English language test result if applicable. These are not required at the point of applying if you have not yet taken a test, however if you are assessed as requiring this, any offer would be conditional on the provision of a test that meets the B and D requirement.

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Application Deadline

January 1, 2026

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to King's College London on myapplication.kcl.ac.uk to apply

Applicants must complete and submit an online admissions application, via the admissions portal by midnight (23:59 GMT), Thursday 1 January 2026.

On the ‘Choosing a programme’ page, please select ‘Taught programmes’, search for ‘Neurodevelopmental Disorders’, then select ‘Neurodevelopmental Disorders MRes / PhD 1+3 (Full-Time).

In the Funding section of the admissions portal, please tick box 5 and include the following reference: GN-IOPPN-MRCITND-26

EU nationals with settlement status will need to provide a share code to prove your status. Please visit gov.uk website to obtain the share code, download the outcome in a PDF format and upload the PDF to your application.

Please note there is no need to complete the Research Proposal section in your application. You are welcome to email the Business Operations Team at the School of Neuroscience for administrative matters and Laura Andreae and/or Anthony Vernon for more information regarding the projects and studentship.

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact the Education support team at [email protected].

References must be received by the deadline for the applicant to be eligible. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

For more details, visit Kings College London Scholarship webpage