Scholarship Overview

Gates Cambridge Scholarship is awarded for pursuing MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development at University of Cambridge. A student can get a maximum amount of GBP 66035 and the scholarship amount will be given one time only. The scholarship amount can be used for paying tuition, travel, airfare, spouse, childcare, health and others. To be eligible for the award, applicants must have completed their Bachelor degree and passed the 12th grade. To be eligible for this award, international students must take English proficiency tests such as IELTS. As part of the selection process, students must attend an interview. Students will require the following documentation to apply for the scholarship: LOR, CV and Official Transcripts.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Cambridge in UK

• MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

• Courses Eligible for Scholarship
  • PhD (three-year research-only degree)
  • MSc or MLitt (two-year research-only degree)
  • One year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.)

 

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 66,035 => Rs 71,37,063

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 106.18 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Spouse/Child Care	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Health Cover	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this

• Scholarship covers:
  • the University Composition Fee at the appropriate rate
  • £18,384 of a maintenance allowance for a single student
  • one economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course
  • inbound visa costs & the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge

• The Trust also considers applications for several types of additional funding on a discretionary basis:

  • Academic development funding – from up to £500 to up to £2,000, dependent on the length of your course, to attend conferences and courses.

  • Family allowance – currently up to £10,420 for one child and up to £14,870 for two or more children (2022-23 rate tbc). No funding is provided for a partner.

  • Fieldwork – you may apply to keep up to your normal maintenance allowance while on fieldwork as part of your PhD (the Trust does not fund other fieldwork costs as these should be funded by the University Composition Fee).

  • Maternity/Paternity funding – should you require it, you may apply to intermit your studies for up to 6 months and continue to receive your maintenance allowance during this time

  • Hardship funding – for unforeseen difficulties facing the scholar

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 55

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 7)
12	Required
UG	Required (minimum score 70.0%)
Interview	Required

Eligibility

• The selection criteria are outstanding intellectual ability, leadership potential, a commitment to improving the lives of others, a good fit between the applicant's qualifications and aspirations and the postgraduate programme at Cambridge for which they are applying
• Applicant must be a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom
• Applicant must be applying to pursue full-time residential course of study at the University of Cambridge
• Bachelor: Professional Bachelor (4 years) when awarded from a top institution (BEng; BTech; MBBS) with a grade of 70%. Bachelor of Law (3 years) with a grade of 70%. Bachelor of Arts (3 years) (From University of Delhi and Mumbai) with a grade of 70% or Masters with a Pass
• IELTS: 7.0 with no score less than 7.0 in each section
• Interview: Candidates will be invited for a 20-25 minute interview and, depending on where you are, you can either attend in person or choose to be interviewed by Skype.
• Each interview has four main sections:

  1. Welcome and introduction: The Chair will introduce the panel, set out the format of the interview, and provide any other essential information to allow for a productive session

   

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required
CV	Required
Official transcripts	Required

• LOR: wo academic references for admission,

• In the application form we ask:

  Please give your assessment of the applicant’s suitability for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. These are awarded on the following criteria: intellectual ability, justification for the choice of course, a commitment to improving the lives of others and leadership capacity.

We also ask:

• How highly would you rank the applicant for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship?
• On what overall group are you basing this ranking?
• What is the size of this group?

• Essay: It is required for admission purpose. The following are the main essay questions on the Cambridge MBA application: 
  • Please provide a personal statement. It should not exceed 500 words and must address the following questions:
    • What are your short and long-term career objectives and what skills/characteristics do you already have that will help you achieve them?
    • What actions will you take before and during the MBA to contribute to your career outcome?
    • If you are unsure of your post-MBA career path, how will the MBA equip you for the future?
      
      
  • What did you learn from your most spectacular failure? (200 words) 
  • Describe a situation where you had to work jointly with others to achieve a common goal. What did you learn from the experience? (up to 200 words)
• Statement- In no more than 3000 characters (approximately 500 words) please explain why you are applying for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and how you meet the four main criteria.
• Application Process: Applicants must submit an application for graduate admission, a College place and funding - including a Gates Cambridge Scholarship - via the University’s Graduate Applicant Portal

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	Deadline passed

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	info@gatescambridge.org
Phone number	44 (0) 1223 338467