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Postgraduate Study

Funding Opportunities

Studentships offered by AHRC, ESRC, and NERC, as well as other funding opportunities, may be available. Details, eligibility criteria and application deadlines can be found here. If a candidate wishes to be considered for a Research Council studentship, they should indicate this on their application form.

Eligible applications received by the Cambridge NERC DTP application deadline will be considered for NERC-funded studentships. A full studentship will cover the cost of fees at the home rate and a maintenance allowance. Students with overseas-fee status will need to secure additional funds to provide the fee difference. For this reason, applicants seeking NERC funding are strongly advised to submit their application by the department's December funding competition deadline to be considered for all eligible sources of funding.

General Funding Opportunities


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Key Information


Michaelmas 2026 (Closed)
Applications open
Sep. 3, 2025
Application deadline
Mar. 26, 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.