Vice Chancellor's and Leslie Wilson Award

The Vice Chancellor's and Leslie Wilson Award is a full-cost PhD scholarship offered by Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge in partnership with the Cambridge Trust. The scholarship covers both tuition fees and maintenance for Home (UK) students. The award is designed to support outstanding candidates pursuing doctoral research in any field with no subject area restrictions. The scholarship provides three years of fixed-length funding for full-time or part-time PhD study. Selection is based on academic merit, and all eligible applicants who apply by the relevant course funding deadline are automatically considered without requiring a separate application. Award decisions are typically communicated between May and July. This prestigious scholarship reflects Magdalene College's commitment to supporting high-caliber research students and enabling talented individuals to pursue advanced doctoral studies at one of the world's leading universities.