The Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210M from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university.
Gates Cambridge will offer 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.
Eligibility: Fourth-year Undergraduate (Senior), Alum (undergraduate), Graduate Student, Alum (Graduate)
Minimum GPA:
Deadline month: October