Application Fee

Application Fee Waivers

The application fee is a standard charge that supports the administration of the application process and the development and maintenance of the systems used in this process. This helps us to ensure that applicants receive a positive admissions experience. To ensure a good standard of service while being fair and consistent to all our applicants, it is the policy of the Postgraduate Admissions Office not to waive the application fee, unless the applicant falls into one of the categories below. It is not possible to apply for an application fee waiver under any other circumstances.

Applications to the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences

The Postgraduate School of Life Sciences has a scheme which enables three applications to be made with payment of a single £70 application fee. A list of eligible courses and further information can be found here.

The University of Cambridge is committed to widening access at postgraduate level and currently provides application fee waivers to the following:

UK Applicants From Low Income Households

Prospective students from the UK who are able to evidence that they were in receipt of full state support for maintenance as an undergraduate at a UK university within the last 4 years are eligible for an application fee waiver. The scheme will open again in September 2021.

Applicants With Asylum Seeker or Refugee Status

Applicants who are able to evidence they have a valid Asylum Registration Card or Biometric Residence Permit are eligible for an application fee waiver. The scheme will open again in September 2021.

Overseas Applicants From Any Of The Following Countries

• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)'s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list of Overseas Development Aid (ODA) recipients (Least Developed Countries and Other Low Income Countries only).
• The World Bank list of Low Income Countries.
• The United Nation’s list of Least Developed Countries.

A list is provided below for ease of reference. Please note that applicants should be a national of one of the listed countries, and have lived in that country since birth. This application fee will be waived automatically on submission of the application and no further action is required.