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Funding

If you wish to be considered for the Graduate Funding Competition (please note that this does not include all the options presented below) you MUST complete the relevant funding tabs on the Applicant Portal and submit your application alongside all required supporting documents (references included) by 5 December 2023, 23:59 GMT

 

When considering applying for a course consider the living costs as well as the course fees required during your time here. The finance overview will help you calculate your costs.

There are many funding opportunities at Cambridge from a wide variety of sources including the Cambridge Trust, Gates Cambridge, Colleges, Research Councils and central University funds. Eligibility for the funds can be based on what course you are studying, your country of origin, or other criteria.

The Postgraduate Admissions Website has detailed information about the funding opportunities. This includes information about eligibility, how to apply and application deadlines.

There is also a funding search tool which will help you identify possibly funding opportunities.

You are also advised to do your own research on other funding sources, including the Colleges. Competition for funding is high so we strongly advise that you apply for as many funding opportunities as possible, to maximise the chance of success.

Below we have highlighted some funds where our students have achieved success in the past but this is not an exhaustive list.

 

Gates Cambridge Trust


Gates Cambridge Trust

Gates Cambridge Scholarships are designed to support students of outstanding academic merit and leadership potential from every country of the world except the UK. Preference will be given to those judged particularly committed to serving their communities, and students from the USA will be considered first.

Full details and application deadlines can be found on the Postgraduate Admissions website or on the Gates Cambridge website.

Cambridge Trust


Cambridge Trust

Full details of Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust awards and application deadlines can be found on the Postgraduate Admissions website or on the Cambridge Trust website.

Colleges


College Funding

Students may be eligible for College Studentships. See Postgraduate Admissions website.

Trinity College offers TCA Bursaries in Economics and Finance. TCA Bursaries are funded by donations made by alumni of the College through the Trinity in the City Association.

Also the Schilt Studentship for citizens of the US proposing to study for a postgraduate degree in Economics.