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Woolf Institute Cambridge Scholarship (PhD)

Scholarship information

The Woolf Institute Cambridge Scholarship is available to PhD applicants in subjects relevant to the work of the Institute (excluding premium rate courses). These subjects will be within the fields of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The scholarship is tenable at any College of the University of Cambridge.  

Interested applicants should familiarise themselves with the work of the Woolf Institute to ensure their research is relevant and look at current Scholars and Alumni to see the range of research projects and disciplines supported by the Institute.

Value

  • University tuition fee (Home or International rate). 
  • Annual maintenance (sufficient for a single person). 
  • Student visa. 
  • Student Immigration Health Surcharge. 
  • Various additional benefits. 

Conditions

Course must be relevant to the work of the Woolf Institute (scholars from diverse disciplines studying relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims). 

How to apply

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. 

The Woolf Institute and the Cambridge Trust will liaise over potential candidates in March/April 2027 for admission in the academic year 2027/28, and successful candidates will be invited by the Woolf Institute for interview as soon as possible thereafter.