Fully funded

Cambridge Trust Global South Trailblazer Scholarship

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

A new award for doctoral applicants from the Global South whose research could contribute to the sustainable development of the Global South. It can be held at any College.

Research themes

  • Energy and infrastructure
  • Global health solutions
  • AI, data and digital innovation
  • Governance, policy and systems
  • Human identity and culture

Award Information

  • Doctoral (PhD) applicant from the Global South.
  • Research must support the sustainable development of the Global South with reference to one of the five themes.
  • University tuition fee (International rate)
  • College fee
  • Annual maintenance (sufficient for a single person)
  • Student visa
  • Student Immigration Health Surcharge
  • Various additional benefits

Funding is considered through the University's postgraduate application: the application must reach the funding deadline for the course (listed in the Postgraduate Course Directory), which differs from the general application deadline. Awards period: mid-February to end of July.

  1. Choose a course in the Postgraduate Course Directory and note its funding deadline.
  2. Submit the University of Cambridge application for admission and complete the funding section of the Applicant Portal, including all significant income sources.
  3. Optionally name up to two Colleges, or leave this blank; the Trust does not select Colleges.
  4. No separate application is needed for this award.

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Documents you will need

No separate application documents; the University application for admission with its funding section is the application.

How selection works

Awards are based on academic merit and financial need, plus any scholarship-specific criteria. Awards are made mainly in February and March, with partner-funded awards often decided April to June (some involve interviews). Untaken awards are reallocated until the end of July. Applicants not contacted by the end of July should assume they were unsuccessful; unsuccessful applicants are not notified and receive no feedback.

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