• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated US$210 million to the University of Cambridge in October 2000, establishing the Gates Cambridge Scholarship programme. This was the greatest single grant to a UK university at the time.
• The Gates Cambridge initiative aims to create a global network of future leaders dedicated to improving people's lives.
• There are currently over 1,700 Gates Cambridge Scholars and Alumni representing over 100 nations.

• A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the entire cost of attending Cambridge, including tuition, living expenses, travel expenses, visa fees, and so on. It also provides discretionary cash for academic growth, family allowance, fieldwork, and other activities.

You can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:

•  a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom.

•  applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study: PhD, MSc or MLitt, or a one year postgraduate course.

• The University's Graduate Application Portal is where applicants submit their applications for admission and financing (Gates Cambridge and other funds).
• To be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, you must first apply for admission to a programme and a College place, then complete the Gates Cambridge element of the funding section. When examining applications, Gates Cambridge has access to the whole application for admission and funding.