Openings
Listed below are funding schemes that pay for research at Cambridge: scholarships, fellowships and internship programmes. Almost every one of them requires you to have a supervisor or host at the University who agrees to your application before you submit it.
That is the role I can play. If you are eligible for one of these schemes and intend to apply, write to me — with a CV, a brief paragraph on your qualifications, the scheme you are aiming at, and what interests you about the group’s work.
Do read about our research and publications first. The applications I can support are the ones where your interests and mine genuinely meet. It is also worth looking at the wider set of opportunities on the Cambridge Department of Engineering postgraduate pages, which go well beyond what I list here.
Deadlines are the thing people underestimate. Most of these schemes close months before the research would start, several have internal University deadlines earlier still, and a supervisor cannot be arranged in the week before a deadline. Enquiries at any stage, from school to postdoctoral, are welcome — but early ones are the ones I can actually help with.
(Are you sure you want to pursue a PhD? Read this Modest Advice first.)
PhD studentships and scholarship routes
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PhD scholarships I can supervise
Scholarship-funded Start: Usually October
The scholarships below fund PhD study at Cambridge. Most of them you apply for yourself, alongside your application for admission — they are not awarded on a supervisor’s nomination, and nobody can put you forward for them. What a supervisor does is agree to take you, and an application backed by a supervisor who has already discussed the research with you is a materially stronger one. I am available to be that supervisor.
Postdoctoral positions and fellowships
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Newnham College Research Fellowship (Science, Mathematics, Engineering or Psychology)
Stipendiary, 3 years 3 years, not renewable Start: 1 October 2027
Apply by 3 Sep 2026 source (checked 23 Aug 2026)
You arrange the departmental host yourself — I am glad to be that, and to write the letter of support.
A three-year stipendiary Research Fellowship at Newnham College, open across science, mathematics, engineering and psychology. Applications close 23:59 on Thursday 3 September 2026, for a Fellowship starting 1 October 2027.
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
Apply by 9 Sep 2026 source (checked 23 Aug 2026)
Applications close on 9 September 2026. I can act as the Cambridge supervisor or host this scheme requires — write to me before the deadline if you intend to apply.
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Postdoctoral fellowships I can host
Fellowship-funded Start: Negotiable
Every postdoctoral fellowship below requires a host institution and a named supervisor who commits to the application before it can be submitted. I am available to act as host and supervisor for applications in my areas. If you are planning to apply to one of these schemes and need a Cambridge host, write to me.
Summer internships
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Summer internships I can host
Varies by scheme 8–10 weeks Start: Summer
Most summer research schemes — departmental, national, or run by your own university — require a host who agrees to take you before you can apply. I am available to act as that host. If you are applying to a scheme that funds a summer research placement and need a supervisor at Cambridge, write to me.