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³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ College's aim is that no-one should be deterred from applying as a result of the costs involved, and that, once admitted, no-one should be prevented from participating due to financial difficulties. Below you can find out more about the undergraduate funding opportunities available through the University of Cambridge and at ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ.

Almost all UK students are eligible for a government student loan, which will cover University tuition fees and, in many cases, living costs as well. You will not need to repay this until you have graduated and are earning above a certain income threshold. You can apply for a student loan through your regional funding body:

The Cambridge Bursary scheme provides free financial support of up to £3500 a year to full-time undergraduate students from the UK, whose annual household income is under £62215. The amount students receive is in proportion to their household income. Students who have been eligible for free school meals may be able to receive an additional £1000 each year. The bursary does not need to be repaid. 

Cambridge allocates bursaries to students based on the household income assessment conducted by Student Finance (or the Student Awards Agency in Scotland) when you apply for a student loan, so if you want to be considered for the bursary you'll need to fill out a student loan application. You do not need to accept the student loan if you do not wish to, and you can request a loan value of £0 if you only want to be considered for the Cambridge Bursary.

Visit the for further details about eligibility and the financial support available.

The ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ College Area Links Scholarships support UK students to study an undergraduate Natural Sciences degree at any College of the University of Cambridge. The Scholarships are open to students from low income backgrounds from any of the : Coventry, Warwickshire, the London borough of Hackney and the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

The Scholarships will cover the full cost of tuition fees and provide a maintenance grant to recipients for the three or four years of their undergraduate course. Receipt of this award will not affect eligibility for a .

Eligibility

To be eligible for a ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ College Area Links Scholarship, applicants must:

1. Have a home postcode in one of the following areas:
   • Coventry
   • Warwickshire
   • The London borough of Hackney
   • The London borough of Tower Hamlets
2. Have a confirmed place for entry to the University of Cambridge for a first undergraduate Natural Sciences degree (You can check the status of your offer on UCAS Hub)
3. Be a UK student and have been assessed for fee status as 'home' or 'Refugee'
4. Have applied to Student Finance (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) for a tuition fee loan and maintenance loan, and have received confirmation that you have been assessed and will receive financial support. An income assessment must have been conducted and consent given to share the information with the University. If you are awarded a ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ College Area Links Scholarship you will be able to reduce the amount of maintenance loan you take out to zero, but you will still need an income assessment from Student Finance to be able to receive the

How to apply

The University of Cambridge will publish details of the application process on their website later in the year. for more information, or email ugscholarships@admin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about the scholarship.

The OCR examination board offers a Bursary Scheme to students from the West Midlands studying at the University of Cambridge. Ten bursaries of £3000 per year are awarded to incoming undergraduate students.

Eligibility

To be eligible, incoming students must meet the following criteria:

• awarded, or expect to be awarded, an OCR qualification (including GCSEs)
• completed (or completing) secondary education at a school/sixth-form/FE college in the West Midlands local authority area (includes Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shrophire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, and Worcestershire)
• be eligible for Home (UK) fee status
• be offered a place on an undergraduate degree course at the University of Cambridge
• not have been awarded funding from any other organisation or scheme (except for student loans or the Cambridge Bursary Scheme)

How to Apply:

Applications must be made via the OCR website:

The deadline to apply is in early May every year.

Formula 1® (F1) funds two new undergraduate students from an underrepresented background to study for an Engineering degree at the University of Cambridge. The scholarship covers tuition fees and a maintenance grant for the duration of the course.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Either identify as female (and have any category of ethnicity)
   or
   Identify as male, and have one of the following categories of ethnicity:
   • Bangladeshi
   • Pakistani
   • Black African
   • Black Caribbean
   • Black Other
   • Mixed White/Black
2. Have a confirmed place for entry to the University of Cambridge for a first undergraduate Engineering degree (You can check the status of your offer on UCAS Hub)
3. Be a UK student and have been assessed for fee status as 'home'
4. Have applied to Student Finance (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) for a tuition fee loan and maintenance loan, and have received confirmation that you have been assessed and will receive financial support. If you are awarded an Formula 1® Engineering Scholarship you do not need to accept a student loan if you do not wish to, but you will still need an income assessment from Student Finance to be able to receive the (receipt of the Formula 1 Scholarship does not preclude a student from receiving a Cambridge Bursary)

How to apply

The University of Cambridge will publish details of the application process on their website later in the year. for more information, or email ugscholarships@admin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about the scholarship.

This scholarship is open to Black UK undergraduates in any subject and covers tuition fees and a maintenance grant for the three or four years of the course. Receipt of this award will not affect eligibility for a .

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Have one of the following categories of ethnicity:
   • Black African
   • Black Caribbean
   • Black Other
   • Mixed – White and Black Caribbean
   • Mixed – White and Black African
   • Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other)
2. Have a confirmed place for entry to the University of Cambridge for a first undergraduate Engineering degree (You can check the status of your offer on UCAS Hub)
3. Be a UK student and have been assessed for fee status as 'home'
4. Have applied to Student Finance (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) for a tuition fee loan and maintenance loan, and have received confirmation that you have been assessed and will receive financial support. If you are awarded an Formula 1® Engineering Scholarship you do not need to accept a student loan if you do not wish to, but you will still need an income assessment from Student Finance to be able to receive the

How to apply

The University of Cambridge will publish details of the application process on their website later in the year. for more information, or email ugscholarships@admin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about the scholarship.

The Cambridge Trusts offer a range of scholarships for overseas students on undergraduate degree courses at Cambridge. Only those have been made an offer to study at one of the Cambridge Colleges may apply. The College will normally send an application form to any eligible overseas offer holders once offers have been made in January. Applicants to the Trusts will be considered for any scholarships for which they are eligible. 

Scholarships open to overseas undergraduates include:

• Cambridge Undergraduate Scholarship: an award of up to £10000 per year, based on financial need, for undergraduates in any subjects
• Global Impact Scholarship: an award covering full tuition and fees, for an undergraduate in any subject who has overcome significant challenges in gaining admission to Cambridge
• Carlos and Gabriela Rodriguez-Pastor Scholarship: an award covering full tuition, fees, and maintenance for an undergraduate in any subject from Latin America (preference will be given to offer holders from Peru)
• Prince Philip Scholarship: an award covering full tuition, fees, and maintenance for an undergraduate in any subject from Hong Kong
• Rowan Williams Scholarship: an award covering tuition and maintenance for offer holders who are from an area of instability or zone of conflict and/or have been at risk of discrimination, persecution, suffering, violence or other abuse of their human rights

Further information about the Cambridge Trust Scholarships is available on their website:

³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ offers a number of grants, awards, and prizes for current students. Some of these include:

• College Prizes: Every year the College awards prizes of £100 to undergraduates who gain a first in their examinations, in recognition of their achievements
• Travel Awards: Every full-time undergraduate at ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ is allocated £300 at the beginning of their degree to use for travel and research related to their course of study, or which generally benefits their academic progress. The grant may be used to fund one trip or can be used to fund a series of smaller trips over the length of the course
• Beatson Awards for ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ medical students to help with the cost of medical electives, conference attendance, or research projects
• The JD Watson Scholarship and the MGH/Harvard Studentship for undergraduates in Medical, Veterinary, and Natural Sciences to undertake summer internships at research laboratories in the United States
• The Eric Lane Award provides grants to students pursing a research project for the advancement of peace or social harmony
• The Kirke-Green Travel Fund provides financial assistance to undergraduates in History and Human, Social, and Political Sciences who wish to undertake research in sub-Saharan Africa
• The ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ-Yale Fellowship Fund provides financial assistance to ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ students to undertake a short period of study or research at Yale.
• The Mellon Fellowship allows two ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ graduates to pursue postgraduate study at Yale each year
• Subsidised Language Study: For ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ undergraduates who wish to study a foreign language through the University Language Centre, the College will fund half the cost of the language course
• Sports Awards provide assistance to ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ students who play any sport for the University, to help offset the cost of equipment and training