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.
Eligibility
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: 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.)
- OR 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.
- OR 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.
Courses which are not eligible for Gates Cambridge
Scholarships:
- BA (undergraduate)
- BA affiliated (a second BA)
- MBBChir Clinical Studies
- Part-time degrees
- Non-degree courses
- Courses at universities other than Cambridge
To apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, you must apply
for both a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and admission to your chosen
post-graduate course at the University of Cambridge through the Graduate Admissions Office.
Applications open
1 September, for entry in October 2013. Scholarship deadlines are:
- Round 1 - US citizens based in the USA - 16 October 2012
- Round 2 - all other eligible candidates - 4 December 2012
Further scholarship details can be found at http://www.gatescambridge.org/
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