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GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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Application Deadline: 5 December, 2023 & 4 January, 2024

LOCATION: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Applications for Gates Cambridge scholarships for international students 2024 entry open in 4 September 2023. Gates Cambridge manages two selection rounds each year. The large majority of applicants will apply in this round, which is aligned with the University’s postgraduate funding competition. There are two possible application deadlines and these are based on the course to which you are applying.  Please apply by the Course Funding Deadline referenced in the University Course Directory (found in the column on the right of the web page).  All application documents should be submitted by 23:59pm (midnight) UK time on the stated date.

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 courses at the University of Cambridge:

PhD (full-time or part-time*)

MLitt (full-time)

One year postgraduate course (full-time), with some exceptions

BENEFIT:

A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge. It also provides additional, discretionary funding.

A maintenance allowance for a single student (£20,000 for 12 months at the 2023-24 rate; pro rata for courses shorter than 12 months) – for PhD scholars the award is for up to 4 years

One economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course

Inbound visa costs & the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge

About 80 scholarships are awarded each year.

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AAUW INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: November 15, 2023 (annually)

LOCATION: Washington, DC, USA

 The program provides support for women pursuing full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and who intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Have citizenship in a country other than the U.S. or possession of a nonimmigrant visa if residing in the U.S. Women who are currently, or expect to be during the fellowship year, a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or dual citizen with the U.S. and another country are not eligible.

Hold an academic degree (earned in the U.S. or abroad) equivalent to a U.S. bachelor’s degree completed by the application deadline. 

Intend to devote themselves full-time to the proposed academic plan during the fellowship year.

Intend to return to their home country to pursue a professional career upon completion of their studies. 

BENEFIT:

Master’s/first professional degree: $20,000
Doctoral: $25,000
Postdoctoral: $50,000

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