DESCRIPTION:

The 2018/2019 Gates Cambridge Scholarship is now open for applications from international students who want to pursue a graduate degree at Cambridge University in the UK. The scholarships are a prestigious, highly competitive full-cost financial aid grants awarded to outstanding applicants from countries the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Up to 40 Gates Cambridge Scholarships are US students and up to 55 scholarships are awarded to international students.

A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge. It also provides additional, discretionary funding.

Core components

• the University Composition Fee at the appropriate rate*
• a maintenance allowance for a single student (£14,900 for 12 months at the 2017-18 rate; pro rata for courses shorter than 12 months)
• one economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course
• inbound visa costs & the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge

Discretionary components

The Trust also considers applications for several types of additional funding on a discretionary basis:

• Academic development funding – from £500 to £2,000, dependent on the length of your course, to attend conferences and courses.
• Family allowance – up to £10,120 for a first child and up to £4,320 for a second child (2016-17 rate). No funding is provided for a partner.
• Fieldwork – you may apply to keep up to your normal maintenance allowance while on fieldwork as part of your PhD (the Trust does not fund other costs as these should be funded by the University Composition Fee).
• Hardship funding – for unforeseen difficulties
• Maternity/Paternity funding – should you require it, you may apply to intermit your studies for up to 6 months and continue to receive your maintenance allowance during this time.
• Some fourth year funding for PhD Scholars may be provided (Cambridge PhD programmes usually last for three years).

Eligibility

• A citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom
• applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study at the University of  Cambridge:

PhD (three year research-only degree)

MSc or MLitt (two year research-only degree)

One year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.)

Round 1 (US citizens based in the US) – October 11, 2018

Round 2 (citizens of all other eligible countries) – December 6 2018 or January 4, 2019 ( depending on the admission deadline for the course you are apply to)