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General funding opportunities for postgraduate study at Cambridge

You can apply to many funding opportunities through the Cambridge University Postgraduate Funding Competition. This coordinates funding from multiple sources including:

• Cambridge Trust
• Gates Cambridge
• ESRC, NERC and AHRC Research Councils
• University funding, including The Vice Chancellor's Award and The Cambridge International Scholarship Scheme
• College partner funding for the above schemes

The University holdsÌýtwoÌýmain rounds of competition for postgraduate study inÌýOctoberÌýand December/JanuaryÌýfor admittance the following academic year. Funding deadlines and further information on theÌýÌýis provided by theÌý. Note that the department uses the following funding deadlines:

• The October deadline is for all US citizens applying for Gates (Both MPhil and PhD)
• The December deadline is for all other MPhils who are applying for funding
• The January deadline is for all other PhDs who are applying for funding.

Some colleges also offer postgraduate funding; current and prospective postgraduate students can use the to locate funding within the University.

• European Funding Guide

TheÌýÌýis the largest online-platform in the EU for finding financial aid. The platform contains over 12,000 scholarships, grants and awards across the whole EU worth more than 27 billion Euros per year. Over 4,000 of these are specifically targeted at UK students.

Snowdon Trust Scholarship Opportunity (master's programme)

The scholarship offers up to £30,000 of funding for disabled students seeking to do a master's programme atÌýa UK institution. Successful students will receive up to £15,000 towards their fees and a £15,000 allowance while studying. There are up to 12 scholarships available, and students can apply for any master's course at any UKÌýuniversity. See the website for eligibility, details and deadlines.Ìý

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Funding opportunities specific to MPhil Degrees in 91̽»¨ÊÓƵ at Cambridge

• Department of 91̽»¨ÊÓƵ MPhil Bursary

The department offers a bursary of £15000 which may be awarded to any highly ranked candidate applying for an MPhil programme in the department, including programmes in Biological Anthropology. All applicants who have ticked the funding box in their application will be automatically considered for this award.

• The McBurney/St Edmund's College MPhil Bursary in Geoarchaeology

This bursary is for the best qualified new UK/EU/Overseas entrant to St Edmund's College who intends to take theÌýMPhil in Archaeological ScienceÌýand specialise in any aspect of Geoarchaeology. It is jointly funded by theÌýMcBurney Laboratory ÌýandÌý.

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Funding opportunities for the Postgraduate Study of Egyptology at Cambridge

• Thomas Mulvey Egyptology Fund

Studentships: each year candidates who are applying to undertake research in Egyptology or Egyptian 91̽»¨ÊÓƵ for the MPhil or PhD degree in Cambridge are eligible for consideration for a studentship. One award of £5000 for each of the two degree programmes will be available to applicants, to be held for one academic year, and which may be used to cover fees and/or maintenance costs. A successful PhD candidate may apply to extend their Mulvey funding in subsequent years (see below). A separate application is not required at the admissions stage, but only applicants who have selected ‘yes’ on the ‘apply for funding’ option on their postgraduate application form, and who have submitted it by the University’s prescribed deadline, will be considered. The Management Committee of The Mulvey Fund will assess eligible applicants and will make the appropriate recommendations for the award. The results will be communicated to successful candidates by 1 March.

Current PhD students may apply for a studentship of £5000 in their second and third years of study, but a separate application is required and must be submitted to the departmental Administrator no later than 10 January. Two letters of reference should be sent directly to the departmental Administrator by referees, to arrive no later than the closing date of 10 January. Email is acceptable.

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Funding for theÌýPostgraduate Study of Assyriology atÌýCambridge

Please contact Dr Jon Tenney to find out more about bursaries and small grants available specifically for the study of Assyriology at Cambridge (within the specialised degree track or within the broader MPhil in 91̽»¨ÊÓƵ).

Studentships may be available throughÌý within the 91̽»¨ÊÓƵ, funded by several of the UK Research Councils.Ìý

For studentships offered by Cambridge Colleges, please use the .

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Additional Bursaries and Grants for Archaeologists (current students only)

• Anthony WilkinÌýEthnology and 91̽»¨ÊÓƵÌýFund

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• The Wiener - Anspach Foundation

The Wiener - Anspach Foundation awards research grants to Cambridge PhD students who wish to spend up to one year at the Université libre de Bruxelles as part of their PhD studies. These non-renewable grants are open to students from all fields. Please note they are not available for the first year of study. More information is available on the

• The Dorothy Garrod Memorial Trust Fund

The Dorothy Garrod Memorial Fund makes grants to young archaeologists intending to carry out archaeological fieldwork abroad during the Long Vacation. Applications for fieldwork within the UK are not eligible. More information about eligibility etc. can be found on the first page of the .The deadline is 31st May 5PM. Applications cannot be made retrospectively.Ìý

• University Fieldwork Fund

All students undertaking aÌýPhDÌýwith an element of fieldwork are eligible to apply to the Department for support with theÌýcosts of fieldwork. Students who are funded by the AHRC may be able to apply for additional fieldwork funding through this scheme.

. There are three rounds a year with deadlines on 1st November, 1st February and 1st May.

Students in Assyriology are eligible for the same funding as students in 91̽»¨ÊÓƵ (see above).

• Evans Fund (run by the Department of Social Anthropology)

A postgraduate of any university is eligible to apply for a Fellowship, provided that they intend to engage in research in anthropology and archaeology (broadly defined as ethnological, ethnographic or archaeological research) in relation to South East Asia. Preference will be given to applicants who intend to engage in research in relation to Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, and Thailand. The research shall contribute to the furtherance of the study of anthropology and archaeology in Cambridge. It is expected that the successful candidate(s) will either be based in Cambridge, or will spend a substantial period of time during or after their period of research in Cambridge.

The tenure of a Fellowship shall be for one or two years in the first instance as the Advisory Committee shall determine; candidates applying for election for an initial period of two years will be expected to be of postdoctoral status. A Fellow shall be eligible for re-election for a year at a time subject to a maximum tenure, save in exceptional circumstances, of three years in all; re-election shall be dependent on the receipt by the Advisory Committee by a specified date of a satisfactory report on the Fellow’s diligence and progress in research during his or her tenure.

The stipend of a Fellow will be determined by the Advisory Committee at the time of the election and will not exceed £6,000 a year. The Advisory Committee reserves the right not to make an election in any one year.ÌýHowever the Advisory Committee may also, or alternatively, be able to award a number of grants towards the cost of research in areas covered by the remit of the Fund, as outlined above.

Please note: For the purposes of the fund South East Asia is defined as: Borneo, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. China and the Indian sub-continent are not included in this definition.