Amount: Full cost + discretionary funding. About: Established in October 2000 with a $210 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge, the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program offers full-cost scholarships to outstanding scholars from countries outside the UK so they can pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in subjects available at the university. About two-thirds of the awards are meant for doctoral students, with about 25 awards for U.S. and 55 awards for other international students. Scholars will be selected based on their outstanding intellectual ability, reasons for choosing their course of study, their commitment to improving the lives of others and their leadership potential. Applicants must be a citizen of any country outside the UK and apply for a full-time, residential Ph.D., M.Phil/M.Litt,, or one-year postgraduate courses (exceptions apply) at the University of Cambridge.
Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student, Doctoral Student
Eligible Majors: All majors
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: Applications open in September 2024. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.