Opportunities

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship Programme was founded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to award scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the United Kingdom to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Minimum 3.8 GPA
  • U.S. citizens and international students
  • Current students and recent alumni
  • All disciplines, except business

Please note: University nomination is required, and receiving a Gates Cambridge Scholarship is contingent upon acceptance to a postgraduate program of study at the University of Cambridge.

IDEAL CANDIDATES

  • High ambition and concrete goals for academic pursuits
  • Ability to demonstrate why pursuing higher studies at the University of Cambridge will benefit student's life work and how that work will help improve the lives of others

Please note: STEM applicants should have research publications.

TIMELINE

Application Deadline
Typically the deadline for U.S. candidates is in early to mid-October and in December and January for all other candidates.

When should you engage with ONS?
Pre-applicants who are envisioning applying to the Gates Cambridge Scholarship should set up an appointment in the spring before the application deadline or earlier the year before for an assessment meeting. However, we strongly encourage extensive and continuing engagement with ONS staff during your journey at ±«Óãtv, as often ONS has played active roles in pipelining students to research and meaningful leadership activities, which in the end play a vital role in the application.

GET STARTED

ONS Contact
Sayandeb Basu - sayandeb@honors.usf.edu            

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