They are fully funded by the Wellcome Trust and are for four years. The area of research is Public Health Decision Science relating to chronic disease.
Candidates must have completed an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (including mathematics, statistics, epidemiology, psychology, quantitative sociology, politics, economics, systems engineering, business studies, or geography) and have a relevant Masters degree or gained experience working in a health-related or operational research/economics environment.
Further details are available here.