You may need to pay a £50 application fee for each postgraduate course you apply to.
Find out if your course has an application fee and how payment works.
Courses with no application fee
There is no application fee for doctoral programmes. These include:
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Doctor of Business (BusD)
- Doctor of Education (EdD)
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (VetD)
- Combined Master of Research (MRes) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programmes
There is an application fee for all other postgraduate courses at Cambridge.
Paying the fee
When to pay
You need to pay before you submit your application.
Your payment is subject to a 14-day cancellation period. During that time, you can get a full refund.
Read the application fee terms and conditions for details.
How to pay
You will need to pay online through the Applicant Portal.
We accept all Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards. We do not accept American Express.
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Application fee waiver
Some applicants do not have to pay the application fee.
Find out if you are eligible for an application fee waiver.
Discount for Life Science courses
Some Master’s courses in the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences are part of a discount scheme. Under the scheme, you can apply to 3 eligible courses for the cost of a single application.
To get the discounted rate you must:
- apply for 3 courses that are part of the scheme
- apply for the same year of entry for all 3 courses
You will need to complete an online application and submit documentation for each course.
Any additional applications that you make will be charged at the usual rate.
Eligible Life Science courses
- MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience
- MPhil in Biological Science (various options)
- MPhil in Medical Science (various options)
- MPhil in Stem Cell Medicine
- MPhil in Veterinary Science (various options)
- MRes in Genomic Medicine