Cambridge Trust 2022-2023 International Scholarships for PhD Students

he University of Cambridge will offer, via the Cambridge Trusts, approximately 250 Cambridge International Scholarships to Overseas Students who embark on a research course in the next academic year. The awards will be made on a competitive basis to those applicants considered by their departments to be the most outstanding.

• Table of Content
• About Cambridge Trust
• Cambridge International Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Cambridge International Scholarships
• Requirements for Cambridge International Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Cambridge International Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Cambridge Trust

The Cambridge Commonwealth, European & International Trust was established on 1 August 2013 from the merger of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Cambridge Overseas Trust.  These were established as charities by the University of Cambridge in the 1980s in order to provide financial support for international students on degree courses at Cambridge.  The Trust awards approximately 500 scholarships annually, and supports between 1,100 and 1,400 students in residence each year from 85 countries across the world.  During its history of over 30 years of off... continue reading

Cambridge International Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Cambridge International Scholarships

Each award will underwrite the full cost of fees and maintenance for the duration of the course.

Requirements for Cambridge International Scholarships Qualification

To be eligible to receive a Cambridge Trust International Scholarship, students must:

• be liable to pay the Overseas University Composition Fee (i.e. be assessed as ‘Overseas’ for Fee Status purposes).
• be engaged in a three year research programme leading to the PhD (i.e. will be registered as PhD, “Probationary PhD” or “CPGS”) starting in the next academical year.
• be engaged in full-time study.
• have a high upper-second-class undergraduate honours degree from a UK Higher Education Institution, or an equivalent from an Overseas Institution.

Please note: all students applying for a course of one year duration or less (including LLM, MSt, MBA, MED, Part III Mathematics, MPhil) in the next academic year are not eligible for a CISS award in the next academic year. 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Cambridge International Scholarships

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.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

All candidates should submit the Graduate Application Form and complete the funding section of the online application form via the Applicant Portal expressing their ‘wish to be considered for funding’.

For more details, visit Cambridge Trust website.

Application Deadlines:

• 2nd December 2021
• 6th January 2022