The Cambridge Trust is pleased to offer the following scholarships to applicants who will be undertaking research leading to the degree of PhD at the University of Cambridge in the next academic year:

Cambridge Trust International Scholarships—for applicants from countries other than the UK or Ireland who are required to pay fees at the international rate

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards—for applicants from the UK and Ireland who are required to pay fees at the home rate

The aim of the Cambridge Trust International Scholarships and Vice-Chancellor’s Awards is to ensure that the highest-scoring students, irrespective of nationality, receive full financial support to undertake PhD studies. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The eligibility requirements for most postgraduate Cambridge scholarships are:

significant academic achievement and potential

financial need (although some scholarship programmes are based on academic merit alone)

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 Important information section below)

Research postgraduate (such as PhD)

Nationality: All students, irrespective of nationality, are eligible for postgraduate awards.

Subject: Applicants may study any subject currently available at the University of Cambridge. Please visit the postgraduate course directory for further information.

Application and admission: Postgraduate scholarships are available only for study at the University of Cambridge and require that you apply to the University for admission by the relevant funding deadline (please visit Applying for postgraduate funding for full details) and have a conditional offer of admission.

You do not need to apply to the Cambridge Trust directly, as an application for funding can be made as part of your application for admission to the University.

All students must be admitted to the University of Cambridge through the normal application procedures. The Trust plays no role in the admission of applicants to the University and is not able to influence the chances of an applicant being offered a place.

The University sets minimum standards—check the requirements for postgraduates.

Applicants are encouraged to meet the entry requirements of the University as early as possible, including (if necessary) the completion of an English language test. This will help to prevent the Trust from offering valuable scholarships to students who are ultimately unable to take up their places at Cambridge.

BENEFIT:

The Trust offers fully or partially funded scholarships