CRUK/Windsor Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship

Scholarship to support students from Black heritage backgrounds undertaking a PhD in cancer research at a Cancer Research UK Centre.

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the UK’s leading cancer research charity and one of the main funders of cancer research across Europe. Its research strategy aims to invest £1.5 billion over five years to support research aligned with four main objectives – discover, detect, prevent and treat – to advance understanding of the fundamental biology of cancer and lead to new prevention measures, tests and treatments.

The CRUK research funding programme awards a wide range of fellowships and grants to support researchers, across all career stages, conducting clinical, pre-clinical, discovery and translational research to advance the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and potential cure, of all forms of cancer.

The CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarships are awarded to support students from Black heritage backgrounds undertaking a PhD in a cancer-related field at a Cancer Research UK Centre in the UK. The scholarships are administered through the Windsor Fellowships programme and have been developed by Cancer Research UK to support the next generation of Black Leaders in cancer research and ensure that scientific excellence from Black academic communities is better represented in the cancer research field.

The scholarships include support, mentoring and career development at every stage and include access to a large variety of training and support resources through the CRUK doctoral training programmes, including core skills training, career development support and networking events.

Programme participants will be able to access:

• A fully funded four year PhD studentship to cover stipend and research costs.
• Pastoral support delivered by a mentor trained by the Windsor Fellowship.
• Leadership programme including a series of seminar workshops focused on developing key skills and competencies such as resilience, presentations, team working, goal setting and navigating the workplace.
• Black in Cancer career development workshops and seminas focused on developing a research career in the cancer field.
• Networking opportunities.
• Academic mentorship from the host centre.