Scholarship
Roberta Sykes Cambridge Scholarship
Cambridge Trust
Award
Not specified
Closing date
No closing date
Location
AU
For
Individuals
About this opportunity
The Roberta Sykes Cambridge Scholarship is available to Masters or PhD applicants from Australia who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. It is tenable at any College of the University of Cambridge and in any subject. This fund is offered in partnership with The Aurora Education Foundation and Cambridge Australia Scholarships. The scholarship covers international student fees, maintenance costs, student immigration health surcharge, and travel costs to and from the UK at the commencement and conclusion of the scholarship. Approximately 2 awards are available per year. PhD recipients may apply for up to 6 additional months of maintenance funding to support the writing-up period. Applicants must be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and have been awarded, or be about to be awarded, an undergraduate degree from a recognised university. The scholarship is awarded based on both financial need and academic merit.
9 - 85 mo
2 awards
March to July
Who can apply
Applicant Types
individual
Citizenship
🇦🇺 Australia
Project Locations
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Region
United Kingdom
Priority Groups
indigenous
How to apply
Institutional approval
Stages
- 1 two_stage
Review process
Applicants must apply for admission to the University of Cambridge by the funding deadline and receive a conditional offer, then apply separately to the Aurora Foundation. Awards are made on a rolling basis from March to July.
Additional benefits
- travel_support
- health_insurance