Pre-PhD preparation - Academic Toolkit

								Funding Application Deadline			Fellowship Start Date
	F-12	F-11	F-10	F-9	F-6	F-3	F-1	F0	F+1	F+3	S0
PhD
	Pre-PhD preparation Start 1 year before funding application deadline and complete by fellowship start date The following sections cover areas to consider from preparing to submit a PhD application to preparing to start your research once funding has been achieved. How can we make this page better for you? Include your email address if you would like a reply.
	Initial planning
	Find a supervisor
	Develop your research question
	Plan for OOP and inform TPD
	Find your collaborators
	Investigate funders
	Think about feasibility
		Find a mentor
		Approvals for clinical projects
		Check whether your study is research
				Funding application
				Project outline
				Preliminary data
				Impact statement
				Data management plan
				Collect collaborator contributions
				Collect collaborator costings
				Gantt chart
				Costings
					Collect collaborator letters of support
					Justify resources
					Collect reference from Head of Department
							Final application checks
							Proofreading
							Internal review
							Costings / budgets
							University sign off
							Update CV and collaborators
								Await funding decision
									Interview
										Prepare to start
										Post-funding approvals
	F-12	F-11	F-10	F-9	F-6	F-3	F-1	F0	F+1	F+3	S0

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