Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Not to be confused with Gates Millennium Scholars Program.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
King's College at Cambridge University
Awarded forpost-graduate study at the University of Cambridge
Sponsored byBill and Melinda Gates Foundation
LocationCambridge, England
Established2000
Websitegatescambridge.org

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Cambridge. The scholarship is extremely competitive with around 1.3% of applicants receiving an award in recent years.[1]

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation established the Gates Cambridge Scholarships in 2000 with a $210 million donation to support outstanding graduate students' study at the University of Cambridge.[2] The gift is the largest single donation to a British university.[3][4] The Gates Cambridge Trust's endowment is valued at £333.9 million as of 2023.[5]

The scholarship covers the cost of a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge and includes funding for academic and professional development. As of 2023, 2,156 students from more than 112 countries have received the scholarship and more than 200 Gates Cambridge Scholars are studying at any time.[6]

  1. ^ "Closing gender gaps for good". Gates Cambridge. 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "7 Indians selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ Garner, Mandy (12 April 2018). "Introducing the Gates Cambridge Class of 2018". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The Programme". Gates Cambridge. 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). University of Cambridge. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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