Wolfson College

Cambridge International & Wolfson College PhD Studentship

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Fees (International) , Maintenance , Student immigration health surcharge
Course length
Prospective applicant
PhD
Full Time
Same as funding deadline for the course
2025/26

About

Wolfson partners with the Cambridge Trust in funding several PhD studentships each year that cover tuition and maintenance costs for doctoral study in any subject. Roughly half of these are awarded to Home-fee status students as Vice-Chancellor's PhD Studentships and the other half are awarded to Overseas-fee status students as Cambridge International PhD Studentships.

In many cases the College will partner with specific Faculties, Departments or Doctoral Training Partnerships to co-fund these awards. In 2025/2026, preference may be given to applicants in Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, History, Geopolitics and/or Heritage Studies.

These awards are offered in partnership with the Cambridge Trust. Please see the Cambridge Trust website for more information: Cambridge International Scholarships & Vice-Chancellor’s Awards - Cambridge Trust

Award details

Course length
Fees (International) Maintenance Student immigration health surcharge
5 (approximately)
2025/26
Yes

Trust scholarships do not automatically fund the optional writing-up period (if applicable). Scholars will be able to apply for a brief period of extension funding, should it be required at the end of their scholarship.

Academic merit

Eligibility

Prospective applicant
PhD
Full Time
Overseas
Wolfson College

Any student accepted by the College is eligible for these awards, but to ensure acceptance, applicants should specify Wolfson as their first choice. Awards are based on merit, but when two applicants are otherwise equal, preference will be given to those who have listed Wolfson College as their first or second choice.

Application Process

No

Key dates

Same as funding deadline for the course

The Trust’s awards period runs from March to the end of July and is an ongoing process throughout that period. The majority of our full awards are made in March. Some of our partner funded awards can take time, and sometimes when offers are declined we may be able to offer them elsewhere. Applicants will remain under consideration until the end of the awards period (31 July). We are not able to contact unsuccessful applicants. If you have not been contacted by the Trust by the end of the awards period, you should assume that your application has not been successful.

Last updated: 24 Jun 2025 09:10:54