• Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme Stage Two Application Form

  • This is the Stage Two Application Form for the Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme (DTP). Before submitting the Stage Two form, applicants must have successfully completed the online Stage One MySIS application and be in receipt of a 9-digit QMUL Application ID number, which is required to submit this second form.

    All applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Apply page on the Barts Charity DTP website before starting their application. Importantly, applicants are strongly encouraged to use the Stage Two Application Form Template (Word document), available on the Apply page, to draft their application before entering any information into the online form. Once prepared, responses should be copied and pasted into the corresponding sections of the online application form.

    The online form should only be completed when applicants are ready to submit their final application. Creating multiple or duplicate submissions may result in applications being withdrawn from the process. Using the application template to prepare responses in advance will facilitate the application process and make it easier for you.

  • Section 1: Declaration

  • This section sets out key statements that applicants must review and agree to before submitting a Stage Two application to the Barts Charity DTP.

  • The applicant agrees to the following statements:*
  • Section 2: Fee Status

  • Your fee status will be assessed by the Admissions Team based on the information provided in your Stage One application. In this section, you are asked to indicate, to the best of your knowledge, your expected fee status ahead of formal confirmation. If you believe you may be classified as an overseas applicant, you must also confirm that you understand the requirement to self-fund the overseas portion of the tuition fee.

  • Using the Fee Status Guidance on our Apply Page, select your Fee Status:*
  • Section 3: Applicant Information

  • This section records key application-specific identifying details, together with your research interests.

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  • Select the research theme(s) that most interest you? (Select all that apply)*
  • Project Interests

  • At this stage, we would like to learn more about your research interests. Please identify five projects from the Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme project catalogue that you find particularly appealing.

    If you are offered a studentship, you will be expected to review the full catalogue in detail, engage with potential supervisors, and carefully consider a range of options before selecting your PhD project. Please note that your choices at this stage are purely indicative and do not commit you to a specific project.

  • Section 4: Qualifications & Application Questions

  • Please ensure that no personal identifying information is included on this section of the application, such as your name, age, gender, or similar details. The responses provided will be shared with the selection panel and must comply with anonymisation requirements.

  • Qualification 1:

  • Predicted or Awarded*
  • (Optional) Qualification 2:

  • (Optional) Predicted or Awarded
  • (Optional) Qualification 3:

  • (Optional): Predicted or Awarded
  • (Optional) Qualification 4:

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  • Application Questions:

  • Please ensure that no personal identifying information is included on this section of the application, such as your name, age, gender, or similar details. The responses provided will be shared with the selection panel and must comply with anonymisation requirements.

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  • Section 5: Mitigating Factors (Optional)

  • We recognise that some applicants may have experienced circumstances beyond their control that have affected their education or opportunities to gain research experience. We encourage you to share any such circumstances in this section, as they will be taken into account by the selection committee when reviewing your application.

  • Please ensure that no personal identifying information is included on this section of the application, such as your name, age, gender, or similar details. The responses provided will be shared with the selection panel and must comply with anonymisation requirements.

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  • Section 6: Advertising

  • This section asks you to indicate how you heard about this PhD programme.

  • How did you hear about this PhD Programme? (Select all that apply)*
  • Section 7: Use of Artificial Intelligence & Declarations

  • This is the final section of the Stage Two Application Form, where you are asked to outline your use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in completing the application and confirm your agreement to the submission declarations.

  • Select all the statements below that apply regarding your use of generative Artifical Intelligence (AI) within this application:*
  • Submission Declarations*
  • Should be Empty: