You can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:
• a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom.

• applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study: PhD (three year research-only degree); MSc or MLitt (two year research-only degree); or a one year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil, LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.)

• already a student at Cambridge and want to apply for a new postgraduate course. For example, if you are studying for an MPhil you can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to do a PhD. However, if you have already started a course, you cannot apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to fund the rest of it.

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Account Benefit • already a Gates Cambridge Scholar and want to apply for a second Scholarship. You must apply by the second, international deadline and go through the same process of departmental ranking, shortlisting and interviewing as all other candidates.

The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are highly competitive scholarships and awarded on the basis of the candidate’s academic excellence, a good fit between the Scholar and the University of Cambridge, evidence of leadership potential, and a commitment to improving the lives of others.

Next applications open 1 September 2013. See the How to Apply section for further details. The deadline for applications is 3 December 2013 for citizens other than the US and 15 October 2013 for US citizens.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) or read the FAQs for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.