Brief Description
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship program is a fully-funded scholarship for international students and offered for masters and Ph.D. studies with donations from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Each year Gates Cambridge offers 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in many subjects available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to Ph.D. students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.
Criteria:
- Academic excellence
- Reasons for the choice of Course
- A commitment to improving the lives of others
- A capacity of leadership
Eligible courses:
- Art
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Life Sciences (Biological and Clinical Medicine)
- Physical Sciences
- Technology (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Judge Business School)
Non-eligible courses:
- Any Undergraduate degree such as Bachelor of Arts (undergraduate) or BA affiliated (a second BA)
- Master of Business (MBA)
- Master of Finance (MFin)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
- MBBChir, Clinical Studies
- MD, Doctor of Medicine degree (6 years, part-time)
- Graduate Course in Medicine (A101)
- Part-time degrees
- Non-degree courses
Scholarship Coverage
Core components
- The University Composition Fee at the appropriate rate*
- A maintenance allowance for a single student (£17,500 for 12 months at the 2020-21 rate; pro-rate for courses shorter than 12 months) – for Ph.D. scholars the award is for up to 4 years
- One economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course
- Inbound visa costs & the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge
* The University Composition Fee varies for different types of students; applicants should see the Graduate Studies prospectus for full details about precise amounts.
Discretionary components**
- Academic development funding
- Family allowance
- Fieldwork
- Maternity/Paternity funding
- Hardship funding
** Detailed information about the discretionary funding can be seen on the official website.
How to Apply?
- Apply for admission to a course and a College place and the Gates Cambridge part of the funding section.
- Build up an account on https://apply.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applicant/login/
- Fill in your personal information
- Submit these documents:
- Gates Cambridge Statement:
Explaining why you are applying for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and how you meet the four main criteria in less than 3000 characters (approx. 500 words).
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- CV/Resume
- Research proposal Ph.D. applicants only)
- Gates reference
In addition to two academic references for admission, Gates Cambridge applicants submit a reference about their fit with the scholarship.
5. Answer the application questions.
6. Submit the application
Scholarship Timeline
| Applications open | 1 September 2020 |
| Application deadline | Dependent on the course – either 3 December 2020 or 7 January 2021 |
| Departmental ranking | December – February |
| Shortlisting
by The Gates Cambridge Trust |
Mid-February |
| Shortlisted candidates invited to interview | Early March |
| Notification of application outcome | 12 March 2021 |
| Interviews | 23 & 24 March 2021 (tbc) |
| Scholarships offered | Late March |
| Scholarships accepted | 48 hours after the offer |
Application Deadline: 3 December 2020 or 7 January 2021*
*Dependant on the course chosen
For more information, refer to the link below