NIH Oxford Cambridge Scholars Program

• Timelines & Benchmarks
• Roles of Mentors
• Current Cohort
• Overview of LPM
• Training Plan
• Discoveries & Pubs
• New Class Resources
• Current Student Resources

Timelines/Benchmarks

Timelines and Benchmarks of Graduate Study

• Admissions and Orientation
• First Year
• Second Year
• Third Year
• Fourth Year

 

First Year

October

Whether you plan to start at Oxford, Cambridge or NIH, you should begin your PhD research in the first week of October.  All University fees and tuition will have been prepaid by the NIH.  Research begins immediately unless you have made special arrangements to take classes. At this time, your mentors are required to participate in a mandatory orientation program designed to ensure they understand the crucial components of the program and their responsibilities and obligations to the Scholars working under their direction. At Cambridge University, you will be assigned an adjunct advisor to turn to in case you encounter any scientific problems in the laboratory. In addition, the Cambridge and Oxford Program Directors, Drs. Ken Smith and Richard Cornall respectively will be available to deal with any logistical problems you may face while adjusting to the UK.

September

At the end of one year at Cambridge, your co-mentors and advisors will evaluate a  20-page research progress report or transfer report that you write that should summarize what you have accomplished during the year.  A copy of this is also submitted to the OxCam Program.  This is an important document that will determine whether you can be formally enrolled into the Ph.D. or D.Phil. program.  NIH-Oxford students will also need to develop a transfer report, although the process is less formal and the transfer to D.Phil. status can occur anywhere between the end of the first year and the end of the second year.