Gates Cambridge Scholarships for Worldwide Students

Gates Cambridge TrustScholarships

Masters/PhD Degree

Deadline: 12 Oct/7 Dec 2016 (yearly)
Study in:  UK
Course starts: October 2017

OPENS1 SEPT 2016

Last updated: 03 Mar 2016

Brief description: The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are one of the most celebrated worldwide scholarships in the world. Scholarships are awarded to excellent candidates from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in every subject obtainable at the University of Cambridge.

Host Institution(s): University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Level/Field of study: PhD, MSc or MLitt, or a 1 year postgraduate course in every subject presented at the University of Cambridge. 

Number of Awards: About 95 Scholarships are awarded every year.

Target group:  Citizens of any country outside the United Kingdom.

Scholarship value/inclusions: A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge including tuition fees, maintenance allowance, travel costs, etc. It also provides additional, discretionary funding such as academic development funding, family allowance, fieldwork, etc. Read about the full scholarship value at this link.

Eligibility: You can submit an application for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:

•  a citizen of every country outside the United Kingdom.

•  applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study: PhD (3 year research-only degree); MSc or MLitt (2 year research-only degree); or a 1 year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.)

If you are applying for a new postgraduate course you can submit an application for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Current Gates Cambridge Scholars may also submit an application for a 2nd scholarship if they are applying for a new degree.

Application instructions: Applications for October 2017 entry opens 1 September 2016.

It is not achievable to submit an application for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship without applying to the University of Cambridge.  You must submit an application for admission as a postgraduate student to the University of Cambridge and a Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the same time, using the one application pack.  The closing date for applications is 7 December 2016 for citizens of all countries other than the US and 12 October 2016 for US citizens.

It is essential to read the How to Apply section and browse the administrator website (link found below) for in depth information on how to submit an application for this scholarship.

Website: Administrator Scholarship Website:  http://www.gatescambridge.org/