Cambridge International Scholarship Scheme (CISS), UK

The University of Cambridge will offer, via the Cambridge Trusts, approximately 80 Cambridge International Scholarships to Overseas Students who embark on a research course in the next academical year.

Host Institution(s):

University of Cambridge in United Kingdom

Field(s) of study:

Eligible research programme leading to the PhD offered at the University

Number of Scholarships:

About 80

Target group:

International students

Scholarship value/inclusions:

Each award will underwrite the full cost of fees and maintenance for the duration of the course. The award has a maximum duration of three years.

Eligibility:

To be eligible to receive a Cambridge International Scholarship students must:

be liable to pay the Overseas University Composition Fee (i.e. be assessed as ‘Overseas’ for Fee Status purposes).
be engaged in a three year research programme leading to the PhD (i.e. will be registered as PhD, “Probationary PhD” or “CPGS”) starting in the next academical year.
be engaged in full-time study.
have a high upper-second-class undergraduate honours degree from a UK Higher Education Institution, or an equivalent from an Overseas Institution.
Application instructions:

In order to be eligible for a CISS award commencing in the next academical year, you must have applied for admission/continuation as a graduate student to the University of Cambridge either online (admission students only) or via the Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form (GRADSAF) by 2 December 2014.

Every eligible applicant for a three year research course leading to the PhD in the next academical year will be considered to have applied for a Cambridge International Scholarship provided their completed application for admission is received by the deadline above.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/studentregistry/fees/funding/ciss/index.html