Funding Your Studies
We strongly recommend that students begin researching their funding opportunities at least a year in advance of the proposed start date of their course.
You will not be admitted to the University without a secure package of funding in place before you begin your studies, and you should not expect to be able to find funding once you have started your course.
Funding Search
Funding is available from numerous sources, including scholarships, studentships and bursaries offered by departments, colleges and independent organisations.
CamFunds is a database of student funding that is administered by offices, departments, faculties, institutions, NUI's or colleges of the University of Cambridge.
Please note there are also awards offered by external bodies, administered outside of the University, which are not included in this database. The "Prospects" website is a useful source of information on different types of graduate funding.
- Further information
Applicants are strongly advised to apply for all sources of funding for which they might be eligible, both internal and external to the University. This is the case even for those who are applying for a departmental award or funded place - should the department not be able to offer an award, applicants may have missed out on the opportunity to be considered for various other sources of funding, if they have not submitted their applications by the required deadlines. For more information on the key funding deadlines, please see 'Application and Funding deadlines'.
Applying for funding via the Board of Graduate Studies
See 'Funding Deadlines' for schemes applied for via the BGS GRADSAF application form.