Gates Cambridge Trust Scholarships
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: 12
Oct/7 Dec 2016 (yearly)
Study in: UK
Course starts: October 2017
Study in: UK
Course starts: October 2017
Last updated: 03 Mar 2016
OPENS 1 SEPT 2016
Brief
description: The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are one of the mainly
prestigious worldwide scholarships in the world. Scholarships are granted to
outstanding candidates from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time
postgraduate degree in any subject presented 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 any subject proposed at the University of Cambridge.
Number
of Awards: About 95 Scholarships are granted 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 gives 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 submit an application 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 second scholarship if they are applying for a new degree.
Application
instructions: Applications for October 2017 entry opens 1 September 2016.
It is not probable 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.