About the Scholarship
Gates Cambridge
Scholarships are highly competitive full-cost scholarships. They are awarded to
outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time
postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.
The programme aims to build a global network of future leaders committed to
improving the lives of others.
Sponsored
Subject Areas?
Masters and PhD
Courses offered by the university
Offered Since: Not Specified
Type: Full-cost Masters and PhD scholarship
Selection
Criteria
- outstanding intellectual ability
- leadership potential
- a commitment to improving the lives of others
- a good fit between the applicant’s qualifications and aspirations and the postgraduate programme at Cambridge for which they are applying
Eligibility
Criteria
- a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom.
- applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study: PhD (three year research-only degree); MSc or MLitt (two year research-only degree); or a one year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.)
- already a student at Cambridge and want to apply for a new postgraduate course. For example, if you are studying for an MPhil you can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to do a PhD. However, if you have already started a course, you cannot apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to fund the rest of it.
- already a Gates Cambridge Scholar and want to apply for a second Scholarship. You must apply by the second, international deadline and go through the same process of departmental ranking, shortlisting and interviewing as all other candidates.
Number of
Scholarship awarded: Several
Worth of the Scholarship
Scholarship
will cover the full cost of study
- the University Composition Fee and College fees at the appropriate rate*
- a maintenance allowance for a single student (£13, 300 for 12 months at the 2012-13 rate; pro rata for courses shorter than 12 months)
- one economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course
Scholarship
Duration: For the
duration of the programme
Eligible
Regions
For
international students
Country of
study: Cambridge
University UK
Deadline
Applications
for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for October 2014 entry will open on 1
September 2013. The deadlines are as follows:
- Round 1 (US citizens based in the USA) – 15 October 2013
- Round 2 (all other eligible candidates) - 3 December 2013
Is the
scholarship Annual: Yes
Application
If you need
more Information about this scholarship, kindly visit the Scholarship Webpage
Sponsors
Gates Cambridge
Trust
Important
Considerations:
Gates Cambridge
Scholarships are extremely competitive: over 4,000 applicants apply for 90
Scholarships each year.
Given the
intense competition, the Trust has a four stage selection process:
- Departmental ranking – the very best applicants to each department are ranked on academic merit only
- Shortlisting – Gates Cambridge committees review the applications of ranked candidates using all four Gates Cambridge criteria and put forward a list for interview
- Interview – all shortlisted candidates have a short interview to assess how they meet all four Gates Cambridge criteria
- Selection – chairs of interview panels meet to decide the final list of Scholars
- A good fit between the applicant’s qualifications and aspirations and the postgraduate programme at Cambridge for which they are applying