Scholarship

School of Biological Sciences Master's Bursary Award

University of Cambridge School of Biological Sciences Original Source
Award

£6,000 - £10,000

Deadline

No deadline

Location

United Kingdom

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

Applicants to taught MPhil courses based in the School of Biological Sciences, who have received a conditional offer of admission to start in October 2026, are eligible to apply for an SBS Master's Bursary Award in support of their studies here at Cambridge. These awards are aimed at applicants from low-income households with experience of educational disadvantage who will be charged University fees at the Home or UK rate. The award provides maintenance support ranging from £6,000 to £10,000 as a one-off payment. Please note this award is not available to applicants for research MPhil courses. Recipients must acknowledge the funder's support in any publications, presentations, posters and other research outputs and complete a brief report on their progress and future plans.

Duration 9 - 13 mo
5 awards
Decision March to June

Who Can Apply

Region
United Kingdom
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Residency
United Kingdom
Applicants
individual
Priority for
low_income, first_generation

Application Details

Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Review process

Based on financial need including hardship assessment

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder