International students are invited to submit applications for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge, UK for the 2022/2023 academic session. The scholarship supports both postgraduate and first-year international students.
About Gates Cambridge Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university. The first class of scholars came into residence in October 2001.
Each year Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.
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Brief Description
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Gates Cambridge
Host Institution(s): University of Cambridge, UK
Scholarship Worth: £18,744
Number of Awards: Up to 80
Study Level: Postgraduate
Nationality: International Students
Eligibility requirement
To be considered for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship for International Students 2022, applicants are to meet the following conditions:
- Must be a citizen Outside UK
- Must have an outstanding intellectual ability
- applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study: PhD, MSc or MLitt, or a one year postgraduate course.
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Courses which are NOT eligible for Gates Cambridge Scholarships:
- Any Undergraduate degree, such as BA (undergraduate) or BA affiliated (a second BA)
- Business Doctorate (BusD)
- Master of Business (MBA)
- Master of Finance (MFin)
- PGCE
- MBBChir Clinical Studies
- MD Doctor of Medicine degree (6 years, part-time)
- Graduate Course in Medicine (A101)
- Part-time degrees
- Non-degree courses
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their application for admission and funding (Gates Cambridge and other funding) via the University’s Graduate Application Portal.
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.
Applications for the academic year 2023-24 entry will open in 15 September 2022.
