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Postgraduate Study

Funding Opportunities

William Wyse Studentship

Applicants for the PhD in Social Anthropology are eligible to apply for the William Wyse Studentship. More information can be found on the William Wyse Studentship page on the Department's website.

ESRC studentships

The Department nominates a number of students each year for consideration for ESRC studentships. For more information, please see the Cambridge ESRC website.

AHRC studentships

The Department nominates a number of students each year for consideration for AHRC studentships. For more information, please see the Cambridge AHRC website.

General Funding Opportunities

There are many funding opportunities at Cambridge from a wide variety of sources. A high proportion of our PhD students are funded by the wide range of awards organised through the Cambridge Trust, for which you will need to complete the relevant box on the application form to apply.

For information on more general funding opportunities, please follow the link below.

https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/funding

General Funding Opportunities


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Key Information


Michaelmas 2026
Applications open
Sep. 3, 2025
Application deadline
Apr. 29, 2026
Course starts
Oct. 1, 2026
Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.
Funding Deadlines
Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 3, 2025
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 15, 2025

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2026, Lent 2027 and Easter 2027.