Join the Grove Lab

• MRC-funded CVR PhD Programme: A fully funded 4-year programme including stipend, tuition, and consumables.
• James McCune Smith PhD Scholarships: Fully funded 4-year scholarships for Black UK-domiciled students, offering external mentorship, a 6-month placement, and leadership training.

Prospective PhD students are encouraged to secure their own funding. When reaching out, please check your home country's scholarship schemes and note the required funding mechanisms. Some excellent routes include:

• Commonwealth PhD Scholarships: Targeted at citizens from eligible Commonwealth countries, often covering full tuition and living costs.
• UofG / China Scholarship Council: A joint scholarship for Chinese nationals which typically includes a tuition waiver by the University of Glasgow.
• Marshall Scholarships: A highly competitive program for high-achieving US citizens to study in the UK.
• Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds: PhD fellowships aimed at exceptional junior scientists worldwide broadly pursuing basic biomedical research.

We welcome postdocs looking to build a bridge to research independence. Candidates should approach us with a research proposal that aligns with our interests and expertise. Potential applicant-led funding schemes include:

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA): Postdoctoral Fellowships fostering global mobility (both EU and non-EU applicants welcome, subject to mobility rules).
• Newton International Fellowships: Prestigious Royal Society funding dedicated to early-career researchers joining from outside the UK.
• EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships: Life sciences mobility funding for excellent researchers transitioning between countries.
• Wellcome Early-Career Awards: Major awards for high-potential researchers ready to develop their own research identity and independent leadership.
• ISPF Early Career Fellowships: Funding schemes for researchers from participating partner nations to support international science partnerships and mobility.
• Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP): Cross-disciplinary international fellowships for scientists expanding their expertise into new areas of the life sciences.