Gates Cambridge Scholarship - Section B Application for funding (academic year 2016/17 ONLY)

Sep 22, 2026

Section B of an application form for academic funding (academic year 2016/17 ONLY) for applicants seeking support for postgraduate study and research. It explains how to indicate funding needs without affecting admission decisions, instructs applicants to select relevant funding boxes, and provides guidance on applying to listed Cambridge funding bodies. It also includes specific deadlines and a prompt for writing a Gates Cambridge Scholarship personal statement on meeting four main criteria, plus requirements for supporting documentation submission after the deadline.

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Section B: Application for funding (academic year 2016/17 ONLY)

Instructions for selecting funding options

Funding bodies and deadlines

B(1) Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Personal statement prompt

FULL NAME CHAKRABARTI, Miss Sampurna SECTION B: Application for funding (academic year 2016/17 ONLY) Please use this form to indicate a need for funding-this will not affect the academic decisions about your admission to a degree. You can apply to the funding bodies listed below using this form; but please check their individual websites for full information about eligibility criteria. Please select at least one tick box on this page. If you already have funding available to you and do not wish to apply for funding from the funding bodies below please tick this box and proceed to Section C OR If you do wish to apply for funding, please tick the relevant box(es) and complete any additional questions where required. Applicants may tick more than one box to apply to multiple funding bodies if they believe they are eligible. | Scholarship | Eligibility and deadline | How to apply | I wish to apply | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Gates Cambridge | For citizens of countries outside the UK.
Deadlines: 14 October 2015 (US citizens normally resident in the USA), 2 December 2015 (all other eligible applicants) . | Tick box on the right and complete sections B1 and B2 below. | X | | | | | | | | | Cambridge Trust (including central University funding competitions) | For citizens of countries outside the EU. Deadline: 2 December 2015 | Tick box on the right and complete sections B3 and B4 below. | X | | | | | | | | | Cambridge Trust (including central University funding competitions) | For citizens of countries within the EU (including UK) . Deadline: 6 January 2016. | Tick box on the right and complete sections B3 and B4 below. | | | | | | | | | | Economic and Social Research Council | For UK and EU citizens applying for a research degree in economic and social research. Deadline: 6 January 2016. | Tick box on the right. | | | | | | | | | | Arts and Humanities Research Council | For UK and EU citizens applying for a research degree in arts and humanities.
Deadline: 6 January 2016. | Tick box on the right. | | | | | | | | | | Other Research Councils ( BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, NERC and STFC) | For UK and EU citizens applying for a research degree in these subject areas.
Deadlines are varied and awards are administered by individual departments. | Tick box on the right and enquire with your department about the application procedure. | | | | | | | | | Other funding: in addition to the funding bodies listed above, there are numerous other funding opportunities for postgraduate study and research at Cambridge. Many of these can be found on the University's Graduate Funding page, although applicants should also check with individual departments and Colleges about funding they may offer. Supporting documentation: please note that after submitting the application form by the required deadline, you have a further 14 days to submit the required supporting documentation. B(1) Gates Cambridge Scholarships In not more than 500 words please explain why you are applying for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship and how you meet the four main criteria. Full details about how to apply, including selection criteria and guidance on completing this personal statement, can be found at [http://www gatescambridge](http://www gatescambridge) org/apply/ | . . . | | --- | | Educational inequality is a worldwide problem. There is a double digit difference between graduation rate of whites and minorities in Buffalo public schools and 90% of the children in India never go to college. I became cognizant of this problem as a Buffalo Public schools tutor. Then, in 2014, I spent a challenging yet fulfilling summer as an English tutor in Calcutta Rescue, a NGO serving low income students of Kolkata, India.
While developing and teaching an English course to a group of 40 students at Calcutta Rescue, I encountered the face of Indian Primary education that favours rote learning over understanding. I

FAQs

What is the purpose of Section B in this form?

Section B is used to indicate a need for funding for the academic year 2016/17 ONLY. It does not affect academic decisions about admission to a degree.

How should an applicant choose funding bodies in this form?

Applicants must tick at least one relevant box. If they already have funding and do not wish to apply for the listed funding bodies, they should tick the appropriate box and proceed to Section C.

What is required for the Gates Cambridge personal statement in B(1)?

Applicants must write in no more than 500 words explaining why they are applying and how they meet the four main criteria, following the form’s guidance for completing the statement.

Sep 22, 2026

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