Overview
Applications for 2012 are now closed.
Both the Gates Cambridge US and International application deadlines for 2012-have now passed.
Applications for October 2013 entry will open in early September 2012.
Full details about the Gates Cambridge Scholarships - how to apply, the application timetable, selection criteria, the interview process, the value of the scholarship, FAQs - are available via left side navigation menu.
Applications for Gates Cambridge Scholarships for October 2012 entry are now closed. The instructions below are for reference only.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship are only available for full-time postgraduate degrees offered at the University of Cambridge.
Applicants apply simultaneously for admission as a graduate student to the University of Cambridge and a Gates Cambridge Scholarship using the one application pack - see how to apply for full details.
Before submitting an application all applicants should:
- Read through the entire 'apply' section of this website
- Fully research their proposed degree at Cambridge via the Graduate Studies Prospectus
- Consult the website of the department to which they are applying to ensure they are knowledgeable and up to date about the course, its requirements and any special application instructions
- Submit a full application by the relevant deadline
Where are they from?
Over 1,000 Scholars from almost 100 countries - click on our interactive map to see where they are from.
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Mr Siza Mtimbiri (Zimbabwe)
PhD Education
Siza directs a charitable organization that aims to change children’s lives through education and health provision.
Rachel Pike (USA)
PhD Chemistry
I hope to find out what a (partially) biomass-dependent energy future will mean for our climate and air quality, as realized in a global chemistry-climate model.
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