Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Funding body: Gates Foundation Eligible level: Masters/PhD Stipend / value: Full funding Typical deadline: Oct Duration: 1-4 years Country / region: UK (Cambridge)

International postgraduate scholarships at the University of Cambridge

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Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Gates Cambridge is an international scholarship programme at the University of Cambridge for outstanding postgraduate students who share a potential for social leadership and a desire to improve the lives of others. At its heart are our values of Community, Learning, Internationality, Compassion and Change.

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established in 2000 with a gift from the Gates Foundation

scholarships awarded to date

represented in our community

that have produced Gates Cambridge Scholars

selected this year

scholars in residence at Cambridge

spread across the world improving the lives of others

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October 8, 2026

Gates Cambridge: Impact in Biotechnology

Gates Cambridge Scholars who have studied Biotechnology have gone on to have a big impact in the world of academia, enterprise, business and charity. View the story Skip to main [...]

October 5, 2026

Learning to lead in Law

Ifeanyi Umunna has just been elected student body co-president at Harvard Law School for the 2026–2027 academic year. It’s a role that positions her as a central figure in student [...]

October 2, 2026

Scholar publishes first book

A Gates Cambridge Scholar has published her first book, a hybrid work of lyric non-fiction, which deals with issues ranging from gendered violence and control and intergenerational silence to the politics [...]

September 30, 2026

Gates Cambridge Originals: Luis Briseño-Roa

Luis Briseño-Roa’s career path – like many – has not been a linear one. He started in natural sciences and worked his way through biochemistry, neuroscience, biotech and finally pharma [...]