Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Eligibility

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Scholarships are available for a postgraduate degree in any subject at Cambridge for applicants who are ordinarily resident outside the United Kingdom

You can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:

• 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.)

You can use the form below to quickly check if you are eligible to apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and, if so, in which of the two application rounds you must apply. You will find full details about our eligibility criteria further down the page.

Eligibility checker

Are you planning to apply for a full-time, residential postgraduate degree (e.g. a PhD or one or two-year masters in any subject) at the University of Cambridge? *

 Yes

 No

If you have additional questions about your eligibility please email info@gatescambridge.org with details of your situation.

Current student at Cambridge?

If you are currently studying at Cambridge and wish to apply for a new postgraduate course you can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. For example, if you are currently studying for an MPhil you can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a PhD. The application round you must apply in will be determined by your country of ordinary residence – please use the eligibility checker above. Please also note that if you currently studying at Cambridge but are normally resident in the USA you will now need to apply in the earlier US round.

If you have already started a course you cannot apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to fund the remainder of it.

Current Gates Cambridge Scholars may also apply for a second scholarship if they are applying for a new degree. 

Courses which are NOT eligible for Gates Cambridge Scholarships:

• BA (undergraduate)
• BA affiliated (a second BA)
• MBBChir Clinical Studies
• MD Doctor of Medicine degree (6 years, part-time)
• Part-time degrees
• Non-degree courses