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Postgraduate Study

Funding Opportunities

There are no specific funding opportunities advertised for this course. For information on more general funding opportunities, please follow the link below.

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 £10,878
Maintenance £19,860
Total Annual Commitment £30,738

Fieldwork expenses and funding

Some students conduct fieldwork as part of their research work towards the PhD, and additional expenses will normally be associated with this. Fieldwork expenses incurred will vary, depending on the nature and location of the fieldwork, and these costs should be planned for from the outset. Students can apply for financial assistance from the Faculty to contribute towards the costs of fieldwork, but there is no automatic entitlement to a particular level of funding. Awards are likely to be for no more than £2,500 and only major expenses over and above those which would normally be incurred in Cambridge will be considered.

If you study part-time, the University Composition Fee will be 60% of the annual full-time fee for 5 years; or 75% of the annual full-time fee for 4 years.

Guidance on calculation of your maintenance costs can be found here: Maintenance costs for part-time students | Postgraduate Study

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Key Information


3-4 years full-time

4-7 years part-time

Study Mode : Research

Doctor of Philosophy

Faculty of Education

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Dates and deadlines:

Michaelmas 2026

Applications open
Sept. 3, 2025
Application deadline
March 26, 2026
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2026

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

Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 2, 2025
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 15, 2025

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


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