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Apply using the Applicant Portal
The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.
An application is only complete when:
- you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
- you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
- your referees have provided their references.
If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.
The application will ask applicants to make a selection of modules from the current syllabus, choose a research theme and propose a brief research project proposal of no more than 400 words. The project proposal and module selection will help the MPhil admissions panel to identify potential supervisors and are indicative only. The Faculty is under no obligation to accept a project proposed in the questionnaire for the examination of the MPhil in Advanced Computer Science. The syllabus changes from year to year and the modules selected may not be offered in the year of admission. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to change their selections when the new syllabus is published in July before the start of the course.
Selection Process
Applications are considered as a gathered field. Applicants who have applied by 2 December 2025 and who pass the first stage of the scrutiny process may be interviewed in January 2026. Applicants who are not shortlisted for January interviews may be wait-listed for interview in the second phase in March and April.
Applicants who have applied after 2 December 2025, but before the February 2026 deadline, and who pass the first stage of the scrutiny process may be interviewed during April 2026. Interviews are usually by telephone or video-conference, and are conducted by one or two members of the team of course advisers.
Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.
Further information on How To Apply
Things You'll Need
You should start preparing the things that you'll need when you apply. These will be mandatory, unless specifically flagged as optional.
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Two referees willing to give you a reference
Either academic or professional – please see our References guidance for more information about which type you need. Your referees will need to have submitted their reference by the course deadline. - Transcript
- CV/resume
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Evidence of competence in English
If required - please see our Competence in English guidance for more information.
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
If you wish to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:
See Gates Cambridge for more information.
How to Find a Supervisor
In the first instance, all successful MPhil students will be allocated a course adviser for the first term. Successful MPhil applicants will be invited to look for a project supervisor in mid October.