Application and Funding Deadlines

It is in your interest to apply as soon as possible after applications open on 1 September.

Check the Qualifications Directory and the CamFunds Cambridge Funding Search for information on course closing dates and any other deadlines which may apply to you. Please note that conditional offers are made throughout the year and that therefore courses may fill up even ahead of the advertised closing date. Should a course become full before its original closing date, this will be advertised in that course's entry in the Qualifications Directory. The online applications facility will also be closed at the point at which a course becomes full.

• Qualifications Directory
• CamFunds: Cambridge Funding Search

If no closing date is shown, the deadline for applications is three months before the start of the first term of the course (30 June, 30 September and 31 December for starts in October, January and April respectively). We may not be able to process your application as soon as it arrives due to the volume of applications we receive; but the date will be noted for deadline purposes. Please note that if you require a visa to study in the UK, it is advisable to apply well ahead of these final deadlines, and no later than four months before the start of your course, in order to ensure that your application can be processed, and that you can meet the conditions of any offer, in time to obtain a visa and take up your place.

These are the University's final deadlines for applications - funding deadlines and many course deadlines are earlier than these, and it is imperative that you consult the relevant course entry, GradFunds and the table below, in order to establish which deadlines apply to you.

Funding Deadlines

Applications for the schemes below (which are included in CamFunds) are made via the Board of Graduate Studies GRADSAF (application form). Once you have specified your interest the department you are applying to will rank all of its students and funding will be awarded on the basis of merit and eligibility criteria. Further information on these awards can be found below.

If you wish to apply for funding you must check both the deadlines below and any course deadlines that may apply, and ensure that your application arrives by the advertised deadline.

After you have submitted your application you and your referees will receive an email notification within 30 hours providing details on how to upload supporting documents and references. You must submit this documentation by the deadlines advertised.

We advise that you begin your application as early as possible and do not leave it until the advertised date to begin your application.

Funding deadlines below apply to applicants for admission in the 2012/13 academic year only (i.e. October 2012).

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