Scholarship information
The Rowan Williams Cambridge Studentship is a programme established by the Cambridge Trust to support students who face severe barriers in coming to study in Cambridge. It is available to applicants at all levels, in any subject excluding premium courses, and is tenable at any College.
Applicants should be from an area of instability or zone of conflict and/or have been at risk of discrimination, persecution, suffering, violence or other abuse of their human rights.
The studentship is available to overseas applicants and those already in the UK, including those who are seeking asylum or who have Refugee status.
Value
- University tuition fee (Home or International rate).
- Annual maintenance (sufficient for a single person).
- Student visa.
- Student Immigration Health Surcharge.
- Economy Return Travel Allowance.
- PhD only: Various additional benefits.
Conditions
- To be eligible, applicants need to:
- Hold a conditional offer of admission to the University of Cambridge for any degree.
- Be from an area of instability or zone of conflict.
- And/or be, or have been, at risk of discrimination, persecution, suffering, violence or other abuse of their human rights.
- The studentship is available to overseas applicants and those already in the UK, including those who are seeking asylum or who have Refugee status.
How to apply
Postgraduates:
No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application for admission to the University of Cambridge, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course. Please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory. If you wish to be considered for this award you will be required to answer specific questions as part of the admissions application form.
For more information please visit our Postgraduate applicants page.
Undergraduates:
Eligible candidates with a conditional offer of admission will be invited to apply for the Rowan Williams Studentship in January/February.
For more information, please visit our Undergraduate applicants page.