Gates Cambridge offers 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge every year.
Two-thirds of these awards are offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by an historic donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge.
The first class of scholars came into residence in October 2001. Since then, the Trust has awarded over 2,000 scholarships to scholars from more than 100 countries.
The mission of this scholarship is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.
It also aims to achieve this mission by selecting outstanding scholars, providing them with financial and non-financial support at one of the world’s leading universities and facilitating community building at and beyond Cambridge.
ELIGIBILITY
To apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you must be:
- a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom
- 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 – see below
For October 2024 entry, Gates Cambridge is continuing to pilot a scheme which allows applicants to apply for funding for a part-time doctoral degree (PhD).
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Applicants are to submit their application for the scholarship via the University’s Graduate Application Portal.
2. 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.
3. There are two Gates Cambridge application deadlines: 16 October 2024 (for US citizens resident in the USA) and either 3 December 2024 or 7 January 2025 depending on the course (for all other eligible applicants).
Please read the How to Apply section for more information.
AWARD BENEFITS
A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge. For more detailed information on what the funding covers, please click here
For more information on this scholarship visit the official website at www.gatescambridge.org