Krebs Memorial Scholarship

In December 1982 the Biochemical Society instituted a scholarship in biochemistry to commemorate the life and work of Sir Hans Krebs, FRS. The generous response to an appeal for funding from many of Sir Hans' pupils, colleagues, and admirers in many countries has provided sufficient funds to allow this scholarship to be awarded.

The Krebs Memorial Scholarship is offered to individuals whose very promising research career has been interrupted for extraordinary non-academic reasons and/or those ineligible for public funds.

Primarily aimed at acknowledging exceptional academic achievement and outstanding potential, please be aware that this scholarship is not meant to supplement existing grants from other sources.

The Krebs Memorial Scholarship will be offered for 1 academic year in the first instance but can be renewed up to a maximum of 3 years.

Who can apply?

To be eligible to apply:

• Applicants can be of any nationality;
• Applicants must be planning to study for a PhD in Biochemistry or an allied biomedical science;
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate outstanding academic distinction;
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate either of the following:
  • Applicant's promising research career has been interrupted for quite extraordinary non-academic reasons, e.g. outbreak of war, outbreak of disease (e.g. global pandemic), having to flee from country of origin, becoming a refugee;
  • Applicant must be ineligible for an award from public funds.

Eligible Nationalities:

All nationalities are eligible for this scholarship

How to Apply

Applicants will be expected to have made prior arrangements with the UK university at which they intend to hold the award.

During the application process, candidates will be required to upload a letter from the intended Supervisor, the Head of Department, and two academic referees. Applications will not be considered until all of these supporting letters are received in time for the deadline.

The Supervisor, Head of Department, and academic referees must be able to demonstrate the candidate's excellence by providing an assessment of the candidates academic merit and confirm agreement to accept the applicant at the institution if the candidate is successful in their application.

For more information on the application process please see the Biochemical Society's website.