Gates Cambridge Scholarship

 See Dates & Deadlines page for schedule of information meeting.

PURPOSE
To select candidates with exceptional academic achievement, scholarly promise, and leadership potential for scholarships to Cambridge University.

AWARD
All Cambridge tuition fees, maintenance allowance for study-related activities, and one round-trip economy airfare.

NUMBER OFFERED
from the US:  46 in 2001; 50 in 2002; 88 in 2003; 31 in 2004; 38 in 2005; 41 in 2006; 48 in 2007.  The trust seeks to elect approximately 100 new scholars annually from many countries outside the UK.

FIELDS OF STUDY
None specified; limited only by fields offered at Cambridge

TENABLE AT
Cambridge University, England

ELIGIBILITY
Seniors or recent college graduates from U.S. or any other country outside the United Kingdom, with "transcripts showing evidence of sustained academic achievement in study, and a strong performance in GRE scores, together with references which speak knowledgeably about candidate's academic performance and potential for scholarly growth."  GPA should be 3.7 or higher.

A Gates Cambridge Scholarship can only be taken up by a student who has been admitted to Cambridge through the University's normal application procedures.  These are separate from the selection procedures for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.  Applicants for a Master's or Doctoral study are admitted to Cambridge through the Board of Graduate studies; those applying for a second Bachelor's degree are admitted by a College.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Besides completing the University admissions form, applicants for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship complete a separate form in which they set out their ambitions for the future and have an opportunity to show how study at Cambridge would help them to achieve their personal goal. They nominate a third referee who can write knowledgeably about them as people, and who might comment authoritatively on their non-academic attributes and achievements. Candidates for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship are neither required nor expected to be nominated for an award by their current institution.  However, the fellowship adviser at Middlebury should be consulted early in the fall.

DEADLINES
Deadlines (internal and external) for scholarships and fellowships listed on the Middlebury website can be found on the Dates and Deadlines page; external deadlines are also listed on program websites.

CONTACT
Amy Gibans McGlashan, Fellowship Adviser
Adirondack House 202
(802) 443-5103

Website
Gates Cambridge Scholarship