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Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Overview
(last updated
31 October 2019
)
Slide2Presentation sections
The basics
Application & selection
Scholars & alumni
Q&A
Slide3The basics
Slide4The basics
Overview
What:
highly
competitive, prestigious full-cost scholarships for a postgraduate degree in any subject at the University of CambridgeHistory: established in 2000 by US$210m donation from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to University of CambridgeAim: to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others
Slide5The basics
Who is eligible
All
citizens are eligible except UK citizens
Must gain admission to one of the following full-time graduate programs at Cambridge:PhDMSc/MLittMasters
No age
limit
2/3 PhD awards; 1/3 Masters each year
Slide6The basics
Value
Core
components (per year)
University and College feesLiving allowance of £18,000 [US$22,500] for 12 months Return airfare
Visa & associated costs
Discretionary components
Family
allowance
Academic Development
Partial fourth
year funding for PhD
Scholars
Hardship
funding
Slide7Application & Selection
Slide8Application & selection
Selection criteria
intellectual
ability
choice of courseleadership capacitya commitment to improving the lives of othersNo one ‘template’ for a Gates Cambridge ScholarWebsite and promotional material
Slide9How we select
Work flow
Academic
ability
Justification for courseCommitment to improving the lives of others Capacity for Leadership
c.80
academic departments
Slide10Application & selection
Numbers by selection stage
Stage
US round
International
round
Total applications
c.700
c. 5,500
Departments nominate & shortlisting Committees review
c.150
c.200
Shortlisting Committees
put forward for interview
c. 75
c.110
Interview Panels select
c.25
c. 55
2/3
PhD awards; 1/3 Masters each
year
Slide11Application & selection
What you apply for
One application form for:
Postgraduate
admission to the UniversityCollege membership A Gates Cambridge ScholarshipOther Cambridge funding Gates Cambridge does not
place/admit
Full
details about how to apply on
www.gatescambridge.org
Slide12Application & selection
The application pack
Parts of the application
Application form
3 References (2 academic, 1 for Gates)Academic transcriptsCV/resumeIf PhD applicant a research proposal
Any other documents required by University
No institutional nomination
required
Slide13“In no more than 3000 characters (approximately 500 words) please explain why you are applying for
a Gates
Cambridge Scholarship and how you meet the four main criteria. Full details about how to
apply, including
selection criteria and guidance on completing this statement, can be found at:www.gatescambridge.org/apply.”VitalMust be targetedApplication & selectionPersonal statement
Slide14Ranking questions
Reference: “Please
give your assessment of the applicant’s suitability a Gates Cambridge
Scholarship.”Guided to Gates website for more information.
Who should write it?VitalMust be targetedStandard/template references not helpfulApplication & selectionPersonal reference
Slide15Application & selection
October 2020 entry – deadlines only
Round 1: US citizens living in the USA
Applications open: 2 September
Deadline: 9 October 2019Round 2: all other applicants Applications open 2 SeptemberDeadlines: dependent on course, either:Tuesday 3 December 2019 ORTuesday 7 January 2020
Slide16Scholars & alumni
Slide17Gates Cambridge
Scholars & Alumni
Diverse,
integrated community
Scholars’ Council and eventsScholars’ Common RoomLearning for Purpose etc.
At Cambridge
Beyond Cambridge
A
global network with a positive impact
1,500+ alumni from 100
countries
Alumni Association
Slide18Our community
Making an impact –
UPDATE
Timothy
Kotin (Ghana)As an undergraduate developed an on-line platform to increase educational opportunities for young Africans.John Ottem (Norway)Won Fulbright and McKinsey Scholarships and prizes in mathematical Olympiads in Oslo; published five high-impact papers at Cambridge.Isaac Holeman (USA)Named one of top 30 social entrepreneurs in Forbes magazine; co-founder of MobileMedic.
Rajiv
Chowdhury
(Bangladesh)
15 high-impact publications on heart disease at Cambridge; Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health; inaugural recipient of Bill Gates Sr. Prize.
Stan Wang (USA)
Recognised
by
U.S
. Department of
State, UNESCO and others for work on maternal-child
health in
Ghana
;
currently researching non-embryonic
stem
cells supervised
by
Nobel Prize Winner Sir John
Gurdon.
Libby
Blanchard (USA)
Raised several million dollars for sustainable coffee farming in Latin
America before coming to Cambridge.
Slide19Our alumni
Making an impact
REMOVE
Noa
Epstein (Israel)MBA woman of the year at Cambridge; CEO of Middle East Education through Technology.Joe Bonneau (USA)Fellow, Center for information Technology Policy at Princeton University; regularly quoted in media on cyber security. Robyn Scott (New Zealand)Author, social entrepreneur and Co-founder of OneLeap and Mothers for All.Siza Mtimbiri (Zimbabwe)Advised government of Togo on education; currently leading a project to build top-flight school in Zimbabwe.Chandler Robinson (USA)
Developed, manufactured
and
sold a potentially
therapeutic
drug for Wilson’s Disease.
Julia Fan Li (Canada)
Director of
$94m
Global Health Investment Fund underwritten by Gates Foundation and sponsored by other major organisations and governments.
Slide20Further information
Website
www.gatescambridge.org
Need more information?Email: info@gatescambridge.org All Cambridge funding opportunities‘Funding search’ page
www.student-funding.cam.ac.uk
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