The Gates Cambridge Scholarship was established in October 2000 with a $210 million donation from the Bill Gates Foundation (CEO of Microsoft) at the University of Cambridge, England, with the aim of helping students from all over the world study for master’s and doctoral degrees, which is as follows.

The Bill Gates Foundation offers around 80 fully-fee scholarships each year to outstanding applicants from outside the UK to pursue postgraduate studies in any discipline at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these scholarships are awarded to doctoral students, with approximately 25 scholarships for US students and 55 scholarships for international students.

Details

• Scholarship Name: Gates Cambridge Scholarship
• Awarding organization: Bill Gates Foundation
• University of study: Cambridge University
• Grade: Master’s degree | Ph.D. degree
• Eligible countries: Students from all countries
• Gender: Male and Female
• Application type: Online
• Deadline: 

Eligible students: Applicants must meet four basic criteria to register for the Bill Gates Foundation scholarship

• Outstanding intellectual ability and excellent academic record
• Provide a reason for choosing the desired field
• Having a commitment to improving the lives of others
• Having leadership potential

Scholarship benefits:

• Full coverage of university tuition
• Salary (£20,000 for one year for master’s degree and 4 years for PhD)
• Covering the cost of plane tickets
• Coverage of visa fees and health expenses
• Covering the cost of attending conferences and courses from 500 to 2000 pounds
• Family Allowance up to £11,604 for one child and up to £16,548 for two or more children
• Other unforeseen expenses (check on the reference site)

Fields of study: To see the complete list of available fields, refer to this link

This scholarship covers all courses offered at Cambridge University except the following courses

Courses that Gates Cambridge does NOT consider:

• Any Undergraduate degree, such as a BA (undergraduate) or BA affiliated (a second BA)
• Business Doctorate (BusD)
• Master of Business (MBA)
• Master of Finance (MFin)
• MASt courses
• PGCE
• MBBChir Clinical Studies
• MD Doctor of Medicine degree (6 years, part-time, Home students only)
• Graduate Course in Medicine (A101)
• Part-time degrees other than the PhD
• Non-degree courses

Required documents :

• Having admission from Cambridge University in the desired field
• Having a language certificate required by the university (it will be different according to the course and field)
• Submitting a motivation letter (maximum 3000 characters or 500 words) In this motivation letter you should explain why you are applying for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship and how you meet the four main criteria.
• Submission of a research proposal for Ph.D. students (Gates Cambridge requires PhD applicants to submit only one research proposal as part of their application for funding.)
• Providing two letters of recommendation
• Resume and..

To see complete information about the required documents, refer to this link.

How to choose the scholarship: The Gates Cambridge scholarship selection is done in two stages, which will be as follows

• 1) Selection by the relevant department:

Gates Cambridge requires university departments in Cambridge to nominate a small number of qualified applicants who meet all four scholarship criteria to a very high level. This ensures that those nominated by departments are academically distinguished and likely to succeed as postgraduate students at Cambridge, as well as showing evidence of meeting Gates Cambridge’s selection criteria. A relatively small number of applicants for Gates Cambridge Scholarships are nominated by departments and then invited for interviews.

• 2) Interview:

All candidates nominated by academic departments are invited to a short interview to assess how they meet all four Gates Cambridge criteria. The scholars are then selected after an interview.

Refer to this link for complete information about how to select and interview

How to Apply

How to register for the scholarship: To register for the Bill Gates Foundation scholarship, according to the above explanations, first prepare the required documents and then register through the Bill Gates Foundation website.