Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Descrição

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation offers an international scholarship programme to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge.

Around 50 new Gates Cambridge Scholarships are awarded each year. The award of a Gates Cambridge Scholarship provides excellent opportunities for personal intellectual development, living and working alongside other similarly outstanding students from the UK and from many other countries. There are more than 5,000 graduate students in Cambridge and more than half of them normally live outside the UK.

Data Limite

1 December.

Elegibilidade

Candidates for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship may come from any country in the world except the United Kingdom. Candidates must be admitted to Cambridge through the University's normal academic procedures.

The scholarship is given to the candidate for him/her to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study:

1. PhD (three year research-only degree);

2. One year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.);

3. MSc or MLitt (two year research-only degree);

4. MBBChir Clinical Studies (four year postgraduate degree).

Benefícios

A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge, namely:

1. The University Composition Fee and College fees at the appropriate rate*;

2. A maintenance allowance for a single student (£12,500 for 12 months at the 2009-10 rate; pro rata for courses shorter then 12 months);

3. One economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course;

4. A discretionary contribution towards the costs of supporting dependants at Cambridge (upon application).

*The University Composition Fee varies for different types of students and applicants should see the Graduate Studies Prospectus for full details about precise amounts.

Requisitos

Candidates for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship:

1. Must be admitted to one of the degrees above at Cambridge through the University's normal admission procedures. The Trust does not admit students;

2. Must be well prepared for the Cambridge course for which they are applying and must meet all of the conditions for admission specified by the University (e.g. academic, English language proficiency, if required, and any other conditions set);

3. Must be able to show evidence of high academic achievement, leadership potential, social commitment and a good fit with Cambridge.

Click here to konw who is considered "The Ideal Candidate".

Restrições

Candidates already studying at Cambridge who are not applying for a new course of study (e.g. have already started their PhD) are not eligible to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Forma de Solicitação

Please click here to apply for graduate admission and a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Nota: interviews for candidates from all other countries (and for candidates from the United States who have previously studied, or are currently studying, a degree at Cambridge) are held in Cambridge and are either conducted in person or by telephone (depending on the candidate’s location) in late March. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted in early March. Know more about the Interview Process.

Contatos

info@gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk

Home Page

http://www.gatesscholar.org/

Fonte

  Sistema FINANCIAR/FUNARBE