Application Deadline: Varies by Preferred Course
LOCATION: England
The Cambridge Trust International Scholarships are offered to applicants who are from countries other than the United Kingdom or Ireland who are highly ranked by their prospective Departments within the University. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic ability and research potential, examination results and references. The financial situation of applicants does not affect selection.
The scholarships are tenable at any College of the University of Cambridge and in any subject, excluding premium rate courses.
ELIGIBILITY:
The eligibility requirements for most postgraduate Cambridge Trust scholarships are:
significant academic achievement and potential
financial need.
Some of our scholarships are awarded based on academic merit alone while others have additional selection criteria. For details of these, please visit Find a scholarship and read the information in the relevant scholarship listings.
Degree level
Applicants must be intending to start a course at the level of:
Masters (such as MPhil, MASt, LLM but with some restrictions – see table below.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
We do not offer funding for premium level courses such as the MBA and MFin.
| Levels funded by the Trust | Levels not funded by the Trust |
| Master of Law (LLM) | Advanced Diploma (AdvDip) |
| Master of Advanced Study (MAst) | Doctor of Business (BusD) |
| Master of Corporate Law (MCL) | Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) |
| Master of Philosophy (MPhil) | Global Executive Master of Business Admin (Global EMBA) |
| Master of Philosophy + Doctor of Philosophy (MPhil+PhD) | Master of Accounting (MAcc) |
| Master of Research (MRes) | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| Master of Research + Doctor of Philosophy (MRes+PhD) | Master of Conservation of Easel Paintings (MCEP) |
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Master of Surgery (MCHIR) |
| Doctor of Medicine (MD) | |
| Master of Education (MEd) | |
| Master of Finance (MFin) | |
| Master of Letters (MLitt) | |
| Master of Studies (MSt) | |
| Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (MV) | |
| Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) | |
| Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) |
Subject
Applicants may study any subject available at the University of Cambridge, apart from the exceptions specified above. Please visit the postgraduate course directory for further information.
Nationality
The Trust supports a range of scholarship programmes for Home and Overseas fee-paying applicants. To find out more about your fee status, please see information on the University’s page on fee status for postgraduates.
Some of our scholarships, which are funded with our partners, are allocated to students of particular nationalities or with other specific eligibility criteria. This will be clear in the scholarship listings.
Equality
The Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, and no applicant will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, ethnic or national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age. The selection of scholars is based on the strength of the applicant’s fit with the selection criteria for each scholarship programme.
No separate application is required for this scholarship, only the application for admission to the University of Cambridge, which must be submitted by the funding deadline specific to your course. Please refer to the Postgraduate Course Directory.
For more information please visit our Postgraduate applicants page.
BENEFIT:
Value:
University tuition fee (International rate).
Annual maintenance (sufficient for a single person).
Student visa.
Student Immigration Health Surcharge.
Various additional benefits.
