Postgraduate funding

Arts and Humanities Research Council

The Economic and Social Research Council

The Leverhulme Trust

Research Councils UK

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission


The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom supports around 700 scholarships and fellowships for Commonwealth citizens annually. Awards are funded by the Department for International Development in conjunction with UK universities.


Students from countries in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world where the Ford Foundation maintains a presence (IFP countries) can apply to the Ford Foundation's International Fellowship Programme.


The Gates Cambridge Trust intends to offer a substantial number of awards annually, which will cover the costs of studying at Cambridge with a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.