The Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Gates Cambridge Trust
With a munificent benefaction from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Gates Cambridge Trust has established, with effect from October 2001, a scheme of Gates Cambridge Scholarships for scholars of outstanding academic merit and leadership potential from every country of the world (excluding the United Kingdom), who are committed to serving their communities, and who gain admission to the University of Cambridge. Since 2001, the Gates Cambridge Trust has supported 726 Scholars from 85 countries.

The Gates Cambridge Trust intends to offer a substantial number of awards annually, which will cover the costs of studying at Cambridge for the following courses of study:

* Research leading to the degree of PhD
* One-year postgraduate courses of study
* Second bachelor degree as an affiliated student
* Clinical Studies MBBChir degree (see the Medical School webpage)

Some of these awards will be for students from the USA; but students from all countries, including countries of the European Union (but excluding the United Kingdom), will be eligible to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. As well as being of outstanding academic merit, candidates for these awards must show evidence of leadership potential and a commitment to serving their communities.

The Gates Cambridge Scholarships will cover:

* University Composition Fee and College fees at the appropriate* rate
* a maintenance allowance for a single student (£12,250 for 12 months for 2008–09)
* one economy one-way airfare from the scholar's normal country of residence to the UK at the beginning of the course of study or research; and one economy one-way airfare from the UK to the scholar's normal country of residence at the end of the course of study or research.

* The University Composition Fee varies for different types of students and applicants should see 'The costs you will incur' for full details about precise amounts. Where a student from the European Union has been successful in gaining a fees award from public authorities, the Trust will not pay these fees.
for more detail go to http://www.gatesscholar.org/