Please review our updated step-by-step guide and timeline for the Gates Cambridge application process!
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship in any subject area for students to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Cambridge. The scholarships are for one or three years, with a possible extension to a fourth year.
In addition to demonstrating wide-ranging academic excellence sufficient to be considered a top candidate in the Cambridge department to which they apply, the most successful Gates candidates have demonstrated the capacity to lead and "take others with them" to make the world a better place, a commitment to working for the greater good, and a good academic fit with the Cambridge graduate program to which they apply.
https://www.gatescambridge.org/
Deadlines:
- View the deadlines for entry in the academic year 2025-2026 here: https://www.gatescambridge.org/apply/timeline/
NOTE: If a Cambridge course deadline is earlier than the relevant funding deadline above, you must apply by the earlier course deadline.
Penn’s Application Process
- There is no Gates application separate from the Cambridge graduate application (GRADSAF). That application includes a supplemental personal essay for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship (and another for the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the Cambridge Overseas Research Trusts).
Letters of Recommendation
The Cambridge application requires two academic letters of recommendation; the Gates supplement requires a third letter that can be (but is not required to be) academic. Applicants will be able to register referees only after they submit the Cambridge online application, and referees then have two weeks in which to submit their letters.
Contact Information
Michaile Rainey: michaile@upenn.edu
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
College Hall G08/9
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Details:
Location
United Kingdom, Europe
Type
Graduate Study
Eligibility
Senior, Alumni, Graduate Student