Gates Cambridge Call for Applications: 80 Full-cost Scholarships

The Gates Cambridge Program offers 80 Full-cost Scholarships each year for outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to study at the University of Cambridge. The schoolarships will allow to  pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.

Eligibility criteria: 

  • a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom
  • applying to pursue one of the following courses at the University of Cambridge:
    • PhD (full-time or part-time*)
    • MLitt (full-time)
    • One year postgraduate course (full-time), with some exceptions 
  • For October 2023 entry, Gates Cambridge is piloting a scheme which allows applicants to apply for funding for a part-time doctoral degree.

Courses which Gates Cambridge does NOT consider:

  • Any Undergraduate degree, such as BA (undergraduate) or BA affiliated (a second BA)
  • Business Doctorate (BusD)
  • Master of Business (MBA)
  • Master of Finance (MFin)
  • MASt courses
  • PGCE
  • MBBChir Clinical Studies
  • MD Doctor of Medicine degree (6 years, part-time, Home students only)
  • Graduate Course in Medicine (A101)
  • Part-time degrees other than the PhD
  • Non-degree courses

Funding details: 

  • The scholarship covers tuition fees, subsistence, travel allowance, maternity support, and Dependent Children Allowance, among other benefits
  • Funding amount: $21,000.

Read more here.

Application deadline December 3, 2024.

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