Program overview Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2026
- Host country: UK
- Scholarship Name: Gates Cambridge Scholarship
- University Name: Cambridge University
- Scholarship for: Master, PhD, MSC, MLitt
- Places available: 80
- Application deadline:
- (15th October 2025 for USA Residents)
- For all other Nationals (2nd Dec 2025 or 7th January 2026)
Benefits Package: Of the Gates Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship for international students covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge. This includes:.
- University Fee.
- Maintenance Allowance
- Airfare Ticket (Economy Class)
- Visa costs & the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge.
The Trust also provides Funding for
- Attending conferences and courses.
- Dependent Children Allowance
- Fieldwork Allowance
- Maternity/Paternity funding
- Hardship funding - for unforeseen difficulties facing the scholar.
Academic Fields
The Gates Cambridge scholarship is available in all academic disciplines, except:.
- Any Undergraduate degree, such as a BA (undergraduate) or a BA affiliated (a second BA).
- Business Doctorate (BusD)
- Master of Business (MBA)
- Master of Finance (MFin)
- MASt courses
Pgce
- MBBChir Clinical Studies
- MD Doctor of Medicine degree (6 years, part-time, Home students only)
- Graduate Course in Medicine (A101)
- Part-time degrees other than the PhD
- Non-degree courses
The above courses are not covered by the Gates scholarship.
How to apply For the Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2026.
Follow the application steps
- A Combined Application Form: Applicants submit their application for admission and funding (Gates Cambridge and other funding) via the University’s Graduate Application Portal.
- To be considered for the Gates Cambridge scholarship, you must complete all the sections to apply for admission to a course.
- Go to the Course Directory and find the course you wish to apply for.
- Admission Section: All international applicants, please apply by the Course application closing date referenced in the University Course Directory. Most courses have application closing dates of either 3rd Dec 2025 or 7th January 2026.
- The Funding Section: In this section, eligible candidates may apply for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship and other funding.
- Gates Cambridge has access to the full application for admission and funding when reviewing applications.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship Requirements
- Apply for admission online at Cambridge University (see Course Directory) and fill out the Gates scholarship section for funding.
- Upload Gates Cambridge statement (approximately 500 words)
- Research proposal (PhD applicants only)
- Gates Cambridge reference (two academic references)
More UK Scholarships
- Ellison Graduate Scholars Program 2026 in the UK (fully funded)
- Commonwealth Scholarship 2026/27 in UK (Masters, PhD)
