Vice-Chancellor’s Awards & Cambridge International Scholarships
The University of Cambridge encourages talented, ambitious and highly motivated young scientists from all over the world to apply for the prestigious and sought after Scholarship offered by the Cambridge University popularly known as Vice chancellors Awards given to 250 candidates.
On behalf of the University, the Cambridge Trust is pleased to offer the Vice-Chancellor's Awards (for UK and EU students) and the Cambridge International Scholarships (for international students) for those undertaking PhD studies.
The aim of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards and Cambridge International Scholarships is to ensure that the 250 highest ranked students, irrespective of nationality, receive full financial support to undertake research leading to a PhD. The Scholarships pay the University Composition Fee and a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single person.
Applicants who wish to start their PhDs in in 2019-20 must apply by either the 5 December 2018 or 3 January 2019 , whichever deadline is appropriate for your course.
Eligibility criteria Cambridge International Scholarship :
These are guidelines on eligibility for scholarships that are available from the Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust:Nationality : All students, irrespective of nationality, are eligible to be considered for funding by the Trust.
Status : The Trust does not accept applications from students who are part-way through a course at Cambridge, unless they are applying for funding towards a higher degree course following graduation.
Degree level : Applicants must be intending to start a course at the level of undergraduate (excluding UK/EU applicants), Masters (such as MPhil, MASt, LLM), or research postgraduate (such as PhD).
Subjects : Applicants may study any subject currently available at the University.
Application and Admission : All students must be admitted to the University of Cambridge through the normal application procedures. The Trust plays no role in the admission of applicants to the University, and is not able to influence the chances of an applicant being offered a place.
Equality : The Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, and no applicant will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of gender (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age. The primary consideration in the selection of Scholars will be applicants' ability to meet the selection criteria for each scholarship.
Important guidelines :
All applicants should complete the funding section of the online application form via the Applicant Portal expressing their 'wish to be considered for funding'.A University Committee draws up one ranked list of all PhD candidates across all disciplines. The only factors taken into consideration in agreeing this list are academic qualifications, references and research potential. The financial situation of applicants does not affect the selection of scholarship winners.
Successful applicants are informed at the earliest opportunity and the Trust will announce the winners of the Cambridge International Scholarships for 2019-20, and the winners of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for that year, in early March 2019.
In order to maximise the number of Scholarships awarded, the Trust will, when appropriate, promote winners of Vice-Chancellor's Awards and Cambridge International Scholarships to other full-cost awards with UK Research Councils, or partner organisations, or Departments or Colleges, who are willing to provide either the full amount or part of the cost of the scholarship. Where part of the cost of a scholarship is offered, the Trust will meet the balance.
In the case of students securing other full-cost scholarships, the Trust will be pleased to offer 'honorary' status which entitles them to become a Trust scholar without remuneration.
The scholarships are awarded early in the academic year. You will be informed in March 2019 if you are have been successful in gaining a scholarship, following meetings of the Selection Committee.
The Trust does not have scholarships available for post-doctoral positions, or for visiting or exchange students.
The Trust does not have scholarships available for part-time postgraduate degrees, and part-time undergraduate study is not available at the University of Cambridge.
Important Dates :
- If you are USA citizens, resident in USA and wish to be get funding deadline 10/October/2018
- Fill all other international applicant the funding deadline is course specific so please check the code directory to see if you has December or January funding deadline and apply before 05 December 2018 or 3 January 2019
Last date to apply :
Applicants who wish to start their PhDs in in 2019-20 must apply by either the 5 December 2018 or 3 January 2019 , whichever deadline is appropriate for your course.How to apply :
It is easy to apply for funding at Cambridge. Eighty per cent of the funding awarded to applicants last year was from competitions that just require you to complete the funding section of the Graduate Application Form (via the Applicant Portal); you will be able to check using our funding search for options that you aren't automatically considered for. The most important thing to remember is this: get your applications in early.APPLY ONLINE
When will I here ?
Most funding awards are made between the beginning of March and the end of July with the majority of awards being made in March and April. If you haven't heard by the end of July, you should assume that your application for funding has been unsuccessful.Important Note :
We advise all applicants to apply as early as possible. You should not wait until the day of the deadline to submit your application or supporting documents, as your application will be withdrawn if it is not complete by the deadline this includes providing all supporting documents and references.