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Cambridge International Scholarship

Cambridge International Scholarship

These prestigious scholarships are offered to applicants who are from countries other than the United Kingdom or Ireland, in any subject, who are highly ranked by their prospective Departments within the University, and are awarded on the basis of academic ability and research potential, examination results, and references. The financial situation of applicants does not affect selection. They are tenable at any College.

Further information can be found here.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Immigration Health Surcharge

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Cambridge Masters Studentship

Cambridge Masters Studentship

These studentships are available to all applicants, regardless of fee status, for one-year postgraduate study in any subject.  They are tenable at any College. 

Applicants who have already obtained, or are about to graduate with, a Masters or PhD level qualification will not be eligible.

The Trust is unable to offer scholarships for part-time MSt courses at any Department within the University.  Please note, MSt courses are not the same as MASt courses (MASt courses are eligible).

Application:

No separate application is required for this studentship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

Variable, but typically a contribution of £12,000 towards the costs of study, payable towards the University tuition fee in the first instance, with any remaining balance being paid as maintenance (living allowance).

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Cambridge Opportunity Studentships and Get In Cambridge Studentships

Cambridge Opportunity Studentships and Get In Cambridge Studentships

Cambridge Opportunity Studentships are for Masters students from low-income households with experience of educational disadvantage who are set at the Home rate for fees. 

Get In Cambridge Studentships follow the same criteria and are reserved to address under-representation of students from Black, British Bangladeshi or British Pakistani backgrounds.

Application:

No separate application is required for this studentship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).  You will be asked to answer specific questions as part of the admissions application form.

Conditions:
  • Essential Criteria: Applicants must not already be qualified at Masters level or higher, nor currently undertaking postgraduate study. You must also be able to agree with the following statement, and to provide evidence on request: I do not have the existing financial means (in the form of savings, assets, other awards, or an income independent of hours worked) to finance the proposed course of study.
  • Additional Criteria: In addition to the essential criteria above, other additional criteria is detailed on the admissions application form. If there are other challenging life circumstances you feel should be taken into account, for example, educational disruption due to moving school or illness, doing paid work during full-time undergraduate study, circumstances that limited your choice of undergraduate university, an unusual route to postgraduate study, or anything else, then you may be eligible.  

Value:

Both studentships are intended to cover University fees and living expenses when the maximum postgraduate grant / loan is taken with government student finance.  For more information about postgraduate loans, please visit https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/funding/loans.

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Cambridge Schröder Scholarship in German Studies

Cambridge Schröder Scholarship in German Studies

The scholarship is available to PhD applicants of any nationality in the field of German Studies. It is tenable at any College.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

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Cambridge Toshiba Japan and the World Graduate Scholarship

Cambridge Toshiba Japan and the World Graduate Scholarship

This scholarship is available to applicants for a PhD in the Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies whose research aims to place Japan within the wider context of the world. It is tenable at any College.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Conditions:
  • Subject area must be Japanese Studies.
  • Candidates wishing to be considered for this scholarship must provide a one-page document explaining how their research embodies the Japan and the World initiative.

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Immigration Health Surcharge

Funding partners:

Cambridge Trust Scholarship (postgraduate)

Cambridge Trust Scholarship (postgraduate)

This scholarship is available to international Masters and PhD applicants in any subject.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

Contribution towards University tuition fee

Funding partners:

Cambridge Trust Scholarship (undergraduate)

Cambridge Trust Scholarship (undergraduate)

This scholarship is available to Undergraduate applicants with international fee status, in any subject.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

International applicants who are offered a place by a Cambridge College will be sent an application form to apply for Cambridge Trust Scholarships; those applicants will be considered for any awards administered by the Cambridge Trust for which they are eligible.

Value:

Contribution towards University tuition fee

Funding partners:

Chevening/Cambridge Scholarship

Chevening/Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is available to Masters applicants from countries in which Chevening Scholarships are awarded.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

Candidates are selected by Chevening (not the Trust). To ensure that they are considered for this scholarship, applicants must: 1) check with Chevening the funding call deadlines and details of the application process, and apply accordingly; and 2) apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Conditions:

Applicants should demonstrate leadership potential, and require financial assistance to study at the University of Cambridge. Check your country on the Chevening website for any subject priorities.

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Some other expenses

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Commonwealth (Cambridge) Scholarship

Commonwealth (Cambridge) Scholarship

This scholarship is available to applicants from developing member countries of the Commonwealth, at Masters or PhD level in any subject.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

Candidates are selected by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (not the Trust). To ensure that they are considered for this scholarship, applicants must: 1) check with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission the funding call deadlines and details of the application process, and apply accordingly; and 2) apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for single person)

Return economy airfare

Funding partners:

Jameel Education Foundation Cambridge Scholarship

Jameel Education Foundation Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is available to PhD candidates from a range of countries, who are highly ranked by their prospective Departments within the University, and are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, research potential, and the potential for the research to contribute to the future development of the scholar's home country or region.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Conditions:

Priority will be given to research projects in the fields of Sustainable Organic Desert Agriculture (including, for example, plant growth-promoting Rhizobacteria & Mycorrhizae, irrigation technology and systems, reduction of water consumption, rediscovery of ancient desert crops, micronutrients), Plant-based Medicine and Pharmacy, Renewable Energy Production, and Education.

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Annual research expenses

Immigration Health Surcharge

Funding partners:

Jardine Cambridge Graduate Scholarship

Jardine Cambridge Graduate Scholarship

This scholarship is available to Masters and PhD applicants from Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand or Vietnam.  It is awarded in any academic subject, and is only tenable at Downing College, Magdalene College, Peterhouse or Trinity College.

Application:

In addition to applying to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory), selected candidates will be asked, by the Trust, to apply for a Jardine Cambridge Graduate Scholarship.

Conditions:

Candidates are not required to specify the eligible colleges on their admissions application, but must be willing to transfer.

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Funding partners:

Kaho Cambridge Graduate Scholarship in Japanese Studies

Kaho Cambridge Graduate Scholarship in Japanese Studies

This scholarship is available to applicants for a PhD in the Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies whose research aims to place Japan within the wider context of the world.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual Stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Funding partners:

Khazanah Cambridge Scholarship

Khazanah Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is available to applicants from Malaysia, for both undergraduate and postgraduate study.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

Candidates are selected by Khazanah (not the Trust).  To ensure that they are considered for this scholarship, applicants must: 1) check with Yayasan Khazanah the funding call deadlines and details of the application process, and apply accordingly; and 2) apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course (please refer to the Trust's main scholarships page for deadline and eligibility details).

Conditions:
  • Undergraduate applicants should be under 20 years of age, and postgraduate applicants should be under 40 years of age.
  • Successful applicants will be required to return to work in Malaysia for the number of years equal to the length of their scholarship (minimum 2 years).
  • Any academic subject (excluding Medicine) will be considered, but priority will be given to applications in Biosciences (Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Genomics), Business, Economics, Electronics, Engineering, Finance, Law, Material Sciences, Nanotechnology and Public Health.

Value:

University tuition fee

College Fee (for undergraduates)

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

One return economy airfare

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LMB Cambridge Scholarship

LMB Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is available for PhD applicants with International Fee status in Molecular Biology. It is tenable at any College.

Application:

Candidates are selected by MRC LMB (not the Trust).  To ensure that they are considered for this scholarship, applicants must: 1) check with the Laboratory of Molecular Biology the funding call deadlines and details of the application process, and apply accordingly; and 2) apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Visa

Immigration Health Surcharge

Contribution towards travel costs, conferences, research and training allowance

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Rowan Williams Cambridge Studentship

Rowan Williams Cambridge Studentship

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, 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.

Application:

To ensure that they are considered for this studentship, applicants must: 1) complete a separate Cambridge Trust application form by 31 January 2023; and 2) apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Conditions:

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.

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend for a single person

Other allowances (i.e. travel, visa and Immigration Health Surcharge costs) considered on a need basis

Funding partners:

Smuts Cambridge Scholarship

Smuts Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is available to PhD applicants whose research relates to a Commonwealth country or countries (excluding the UK), normally in the fields of Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences.  It is tenable at any College.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Funding partners:

Tigris Scholarship

Tigris Scholarship

The Tigris Scholarship funds students from underprivileged countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, who intend to pursue a career in the hard sciences, to do a one-year masters at the University of Cambridge. In addition to full financial support, students can receive one-on-one mentorship sessions from senior figures at SpaceX, DeepMind, and the London Institute of Mathematical Sciences, among others.

For a full list of mentors, as well as eligible subjects and countries, visit tiggy.org.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Conditions:

Please note, Cambridge Trust will assess suitability for the award through the ‘Career goals’ and ‘Additional information to support application’ on the application form.

Value:

 

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Immigration Health Surcharge

Visa

One return airfare from country of origin

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Wellcome Cambridge Trust Scholarship

Wellcome Cambridge Trust Scholarship

This scholarship is available to PhD research students in the University's research projects funded by the Wellcome Trust, in the field of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine. It is tenable at any College.

Application:

In addition to applying for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline specific to their course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory), application to certain Wellcome Trust programmes is required to ensure that applicants are considered for the scholarship.

Value:

The scholarship will pay the difference between the University tuition fee at the Home rate and the Overseas/International rate.

All other costs will be subject to approval from the relevant School/Department.

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Woolf Institute Cambridge Scholarship

Woolf Institute Cambridge Scholarship

This scholarship is available to PhD applicants in subjects relevant to the work of the Woolf Institute (the study of relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims) and to Masters applicants to the MPhil in Middle Eastern Studies: Muslim-Jewish Relations.  It is tenable at any College.

Interested applicants are recommended to contact the Woolf Institute to discuss their proposed research topic.  Please email Dr Emma Harris, Director of Studies on eth22[at]cam.ac.uk.

Application:

No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application to the University of Cambridge for admission, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course (please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory).

Value:

University tuition fee

Annual stipend (sufficient for a single person)

Funding partners:

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