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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.
Application Support
Applicants to this course may be eligible to receive support with their application via the AIM: Master's programme. Find out more about AIM: Master's here: https://www.csah.cam.ac.uk/Education/aim-masters.
Selection Process
Once made, applications are passed directly to the Faculty's Postgraduate Admissions Committee, which decides whether to accept or reject candidates.
Certain applicants applying for funding competitions with an early closing date (e.g., in October) will have their applications considered by this committee in November, and they will either receive a decision at that point or will have their file held over pending a final decision when the main field of applications is considered in January.
Most applications are considered together as a single field after the normal (January) closing date, and applicants will receive a decision by the end of February.
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. - Project Title (250 characters) (mandatory)
- Research Summary (2500 characters) (mandatory)
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Research Proposal (7500 characters) (mandatory)
Please submit a 500-word research proposal. Information on how to write a research proposal and examples of previous, successful proposals can be found on the following webpage: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/research_prop.htm -
Sample of Work (max 5) (document upload) (mandatory)
Please submit a sample of work, which can be one long piece or several shorter essays totalling 5,000’7,000 words. - Proposed Supervisor (Optional)
- Research Experience (2500 characters) (optional)
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School of Arts and Humanities - Widening Participation Questionnaire
Applicants to this course are being asked to complete an additional form to provide contextual information about their previous study. Find out more about our use of contextual information here: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/apply/how/contextual-data
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
Please note that although prospective postgraduate students may wish to look at the list of Faculty members' research interests before they decide to apply, supervisors are not appointed until well after candidates have been accepted, specifically shortly before the start of the first term (Michaelmas). The admissions committee is responsible for considering research applications and matching appropriate supervisors to research projects. Lecturers cannot appoint themselves to supervise a particular project, although they can indicate to potential applicants in advance whether or not they would agree to supervise the project if they were to be asked to do so by the admissions committee.
For a list of Faculty members, see here.