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Postgraduate Study

Funding Opportunities

If we make you an offer of a place for postgraduate study at the CBU, we will nominate you for any Cambridge-based scholarships that we consider you eligible for. These include Cambridge Trust, Gates, Harding, ESRC, and various other Cambridge College awards. At the time of completing your application, please ensure that you confirm that you would like to be considered for any awards you consider yourself eligible for.

General Funding Opportunities


Fees and Maintenance

My fee status is:

I shall have the following financial dependants:

Your Estimated Annual Commitment:

Component Cost
University Composition Fee £14,574
Maintenance £19,000
Total Annual Commitment £33,574

If you study part-time, guidance on calculation of your maintenance costs can be found here: Maintenance costs for part-time students | Postgraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)

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Key Information


12 months full-time

2 years part-time

Study Mode : Research

Master of Philosophy

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

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Application - related enquiries

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Dates and deadlines:

Michaelmas 2025

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
May 13, 2025
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2025

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 3, 2024
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 16, 2024

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2025, Lent 2026 and Easter 2026.


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