Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified applicants for the Fully Funded Gates Cambridge Scholarships for international students who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree in any discipline at the University of Cambridge for the 2024/2025 academic session.
Gates Cambridge Scholarships 2024/2025 [Fully Funded]
The Scholarship seeks to providing outstanding scholars with financial and non-financial support at one of the world’s leading universities and facilitating community building at and beyond Cambridge.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Gates Foundation and University of Cambridge
- Host Institution(s): University of Cambridge, UK
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Nationality: International students
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Gates Cambridge Scholarships 2024/2025 | Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom
- Be applying to pursue one of the following courses at the University of Cambridge: PhD (full-time or part-time), MLitt (full-time), One year postgraduate course (full-time), with some exceptions.
- Must have obtained relevant degrees from recognized institutions of higher learning.
- Must demonstrate excellent academic and research abilities.
Scholarship Benefits
- The University Composition Fee at the appropriate rate.
- A maintenance allowance for a single student (£21,000 for 12 months at the 2024-25 rate; pro rata for courses shorter than 12 months) – for PhD 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.
- Academic development funding (up to £2,000).
- Dependent children allowance
- Fieldwork funding
- Maternity/Paternity funding
- Hardship funding
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the Gates Cambridge Scholarships are to apply for admission and funding (Gates Cambridge and other funding) via the University’s Graduate Application Portal.
To be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you must complete the section to apply for admission to a course and a College place and the Gates Cambridge part of the funding section. Gates Cambridge has access to the full application for admission and funding when reviewing applications.
Application Deadline: 3rd December, 2024