Overview
The University of Cambridge (formally The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge) is a collegiate public research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a Royal Charter by King Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world’s fourth-oldest surviving university.
Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions which include 31 constituent Colleges and over 100 academic departments organised into six schools. Cambridge University Press, a department of the university, is the world’s oldest publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world. The university also operates eight cultural and scientific museums, including the Fitzwilliam Museum, as well as a botanic garden. Cambridge’s libraries hold a total of around 15 million books, eight million of which are in Cambridge University Library, a legal deposit library.
In the fiscal year ending 31 July 2017, the university had a total income of £1.71 billion, of which £458 million was from research grants and contracts. This is the largest annual income of any university in the UK. The central university and colleges have combined net assets of around £11.8 billion, also the largest of any university in the UK. The university is closely linked with the development of the high-tech business cluster known as “Silicon Fen”. It is a member of numerous associations and forms part of the “golden triangle” of leading English universities and Cambridge University Health Partners, an academic health science center.
As of September 2017, Cambridge is ranked the world’s second-best university by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and is ranked 3rd worldwide by Academic Ranking of World Universities, 6th by QS, and 7th by US News. According to the Times Higher Education ranking, no other institution in the world ranks in the top 10 for as many subjects. The university has educated many notable alumni, including eminent mathematicians, scientists, politicians, lawyers, philosophers, writers, actors, and foreign Heads of State. As of October 2018, 118 Nobel Laureates, 11 Fields Medalists, 6 Turing Award winners, and 15 British Prime Ministers have been affiliated with Cambridge as students, alumni, faculty, or research staff.
25,000 Students
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- Accounting, Business, Management and Marketing
- Architecture, Building, Planning and Design
- Biology and Biomedical Sciences
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Engineering
- Foreign Studies (Language, Literature and Linguistics)
- Health Professions
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Law and Legal Studies
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Natural Sciences
- Theology
- Veterinary, Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Visual and Performing Arts
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For International Students
(in lieu of IELTS)
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Types of Scholarships Available
Scholarships
Stormzy Scholarship for Black UK Students
| Total Worth | £20,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Have one of the following categories of ethnicity: Black African Black Caribbean Black Other Mixed – White and Black Caribbean Mixed – White and Black African |
| Available for International Students | No |
| Application Deadline | -- |
| Other Details | Since its launch in 2018, the Stormzy Scholarship has provided financial support to 32 UK Black students helping to transform their University experience. This began with two students each year, before the scheme was expanded in 2021. Stormzy’s #Merky Foundation in partnership with HSBC UK will provide scholarships to 12 Black students starting their studies in autumn 2023. The scholarships are non-repayable and will cover the full cost of tuition fees and provide a maintenance grant, which will significantly reduce the need for recipients to take out government or commercial loans. This support will be available to recipients for the three or four years of their undergraduate course. For 2023-24, the total award to each student for the year will be worth £20,000. |
Geography Scholarship
| Total Worth | £10,000 |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | Have one of the following categories of ethnicity (which are currently underrepresented in undergraduate Geography programmes across the UK, and at Cambridge): Black African Black Caribbean Black Other Mixed – White and Black Caribbean Mixed – White and Black African Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other) |
| Available for International Students | No |
| Application Deadline | -- |
Formula 1® Engineering Scholarships
| Total Worth | cover tuition fees and provide a maintenance grant for the four year duration of the course. |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and Requirements | TTo be eligible for the Formula 1® Engineering Scholarship, applicants must: Either identify as female (and have any category of ethnicity) or Identify as male, and have one of the following categories of ethnicity (which are currently underrepresented at the University compared to the UK HE sector) Bangladeshi Pakistani Black African Black Caribbean Black Other Mixed White/Black |
| Available for International Students | No |
| Application Deadline | -- |
| Other Details | Formula 1® (F1) will fund two new undergraduate students from an underrepresented background to study for an Engineering degree at the University of Cambridge. The Formula 1® Engineering Scholarship will cover tuition fees and provide a maintenance grant for the four year duration of the course. For 2023-24, the total award for the year will be worth £20,000 |