Gates Cambridge Scholarships

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university. The first class of scholars came into residence in October 2001. Since then, the Trust has awarded over 2,000 scholarships to scholars from more than 100 countries.

Each year Gates Cambridge offers c.80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.

The selection criteria are:

• outstanding intellectual ability

• reasons for choice of course

• a commitment to improving the lives of others

• leadership potential

Requires independent admission to Cambridge for study. Accepts application for research fields only. U.K. citizens cannot apply, but citizens from all other countries are eligible to apply. Interested students should reach out to grad-fellowships@uchicago.edu