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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.
We strongly recommend that students (even self-funded) submit their application by the funding deadline at the beginning of January. If places are still available beyond this deadline, self-funded applicants may apply until 16 May.
Selection Process
Applicants who apply for US Gates funding by the October funding deadline may normally expect to receive an admissions decision in December. All other applicants who apply by the funding deadline in January may normally expect to receive a decision before the end of March, and the majority of offers are made in February and March. Following the funding deadlines, applications are processed on a rolling basis and applicants may normally expect a decision within 12 weeks following the submission of their completed application and required supporting documents. Occasionally, applicants may not receive a decision within the normal timeframe due to being placed on a reserve list. If this is the case then the Faculty will be in touch to let applicants know. Normally the latest date for decisions to be communicated is the end of June.
Further information on How To Apply
Things You'll Need
In order to apply for this course you'll need to think about getting a few things ready before you apply.
- Two academic references
- Transcript
- CV/resume
- Evidence of competence in English
If required - you can check using our tool - Research proposal (M)
Please upload a one-page research proposal. - Sample of work (1)
Please upload a sample of writing, of approximately 3,000 words. The sample can be either an essay produced during undergraduate studies or a section of a dissertation, and must be a single-authored work in English.
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
Though not compulsory, it is a good idea to try to identify in one's application a potential supervisor for the MPhil dissertation by looking at the relevant list of staff and their research interests on the Cambridge Film & Screen webpages. Applicants do not need to contact a potential supervisor before applying, but they should feel free to do so. Supervisors can sometimes be a source of useful advice about a research topic or about their own availability.