Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is a prestigious full-cost scholarship program for outstanding applicants from countries outside the United Kingdom to pursue a postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Each year, approximately 80 scholarships are awarded, with roughly two-thirds going to PhD students. The program offers approximately 25 awards in the US round and 55 in the International round. The scholarship was established in October 2000 through a historic donation of US$210 million from the Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge. Since the first cohort in 2001, over 2,000 scholarships have been awarded to scholars from more than 100 countries. At any given time, approximately 250 scholars from around 50 countries study at Cambridge. The Gates Cambridge mission is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others. Selection is based on outstanding intellectual ability, reasons for choice of course, commitment to improving the lives of others, and leadership potential. The program provides both financial support and community-building opportunities at one of the world's leading universities.