Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Scholarship · Gates Cambridge

Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Full-cost. Deadline passed. Not a promise you will receive the award.

Sponsor
Gates Cambridge
Official link
https://www.gatescambridge.org/apply/eligibility/ (gatescambridge.org)
Amount
Full-cost Cambridge scholarship: University Composition Fee, maintenance allowance (£22,050 for 12 months at 2025-26 rate; pro rata for shorter courses), economy airfare at start/end, inbound visa and Immigration Health Surcharge (official Gates Cambridge Scholarship page).
Status
Expected to Reopen — estimate. Last cycle closed. Estimate based on the prior cycle: around October 2027. The official page has not posted the new date yet.
Deadline
October 14, 2026, 11:59 pm UK
Who can apply
See the official page.
Last checked
October 23, 2026 (we checked the official page)
Last verified
2026-10-23

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Source: Gates Cambridge (official URL on file)

Source: confirmed

Deadline verified: yes · 2026-09-07

Application path: confirmed · official page on file

Current cycle: not confirmed · the next date is not posted yet

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Eligibility on file

Gates Cambridge Scholarship: citizens of any country outside the United Kingdom applying to pursue a PhD (full-time or part-time pilot), MLitt (full-time), or eligible one-year postgraduate course (full-time) at the University of Cambridge. Does NOT fund undergraduate degrees, MASt courses, most part-time degrees other than PhD, MBA/EMBA/MFin, PGCE, clinical medicine courses, etc. Current Cambridge students applying for a new course may apply; cannot fund the remainder of a course already started. Source: https://www.gatescambridge.org/apply/eligibility/ (checked 2026-09-06).

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Who sponsors Gates Cambridge Scholarship?

Gates Cambridge. Official page: https://www.gatescambridge.org/apply/eligibility/

What is the amount for Gates Cambridge Scholarship?

Full-cost Cambridge scholarship: University Composition Fee, maintenance allowance (£22,050 for 12 months at 2025-26 rate; pro rata for shorter courses), economy airfare at start/end, inbound visa and Immigration Health Surcharge (official Gates Cambridge Scholarship page). This is the amount on file.

Who can apply for Gates Cambridge Scholarship?

Gates Cambridge Scholarship: citizens of any country outside the United Kingdom applying to pursue a PhD (full-time or part-time pilot), MLitt (full-time), or eligible one-year postgraduate course (full-time) at the University of Cambridge. Does NOT fund undergraduate degrees, MASt courses, most part-time degrees other than PhD, MBA/EMBA/MFin, PGCE, clinical medicine courses, etc. Current Cambridge students applying for a new course may apply; cannot fund the remainder of a course already sta…

What is the status of Gates Cambridge Scholarship?

Expected to Reopen. Last cycle closed. Estimate based on the prior cycle: around October 2027. The official page has not posted the new date yet.

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