Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Overview

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship offers around 80 full-cost awards each year for students from outside the United Kingdom to pursue a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge.

Details reviewed Sep 2, 2026. Recorded changes are shown separately below.

Application deadlines
  • US citizens resident in the USA round — Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 11:59 p.m. GMTDate passed
  • All other eligible applicants round — Tuesday 8 December 2026 or Wednesday 6 January 2027 at 11:59 p.m. GMT (dependent on course)
Award amount
Academic level
  • Postgraduate (PhD, MLitt, or one-year postgraduate course)
  • Postgraduate
Citizenship
  • Citizens of any country outside the United Kingdom
  • Dual citizens of the United Kingdom and another country

This is a summary. Eligibility exceptions, nomination requirements and application materials are in the full details.

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