Cambridge Trust

Cambridge Trust Global South Trailblazer Scholarship

Fees (International) , Maintenance , Student visa cost , Student immigration health surcharge , Other (see below)
Course length
Prospective applicant
PhD
Full Time, Part Time
134 nationalities, See full list
Nationality
Same as funding deadline for the course
2027/28

About

The Cambridge Trust Global South Trailblazer Scholarship is an exciting new award for doctoral applicants from the Global South. The award is intended to attract applicants whose research could contribute to the sustainable development of the Global South with reference to one of the following five themes: 

  • Energy and infrastructure
  • Global health solutions
  • AI, data and digital innovation
  • Governance, policy and systems
  • Human identity and culture

Please see the eligibility criteria for further information. The award is tenable at any college.

Award details

Course length
Fees (International) Maintenance Student visa cost Student immigration health surcharge Other (see below)

Various additional benefits

8 (approximately)
2027/28
Yes

The Trust will, on application, provide up to a further 6 months of maintenance funding to support writing up the PhD.

Financial need (including Hardship) Academic merit

Eligibility

Prospective applicant
PhD
Full Time Part Time
134 nationalities, See full list
Nationality
Overseas
112 courses, See full list
Course

Research must support the sustainable development of the Global South with reference to one of the following themes:

  • Energy and infrastructure
  • Global health solutions
  • AI, data and digital innovation
  • Governance, policy and systems
  • Human identity and culture

Application Process

Yes

Key dates

Same as funding deadline for the course

The Trust’s awarding period runs from the middle of February to the end of July and is an ongoing process throughout that period. Most of our awards are made early during the months of February and March, but some of our partner funded awards involve additional processes such as interviews, which means funding decisions tend to be later from April to June. Although we cannot provide funding updates for individual applicants, the Trust will confirm on our website once we have finished issuing offers for our main scholarship programmes. Throughout the awarding period the Trust will be reallocating awards that have not been taken up. Therefore, all applicants will remain under consideration for any reallocated award for which they are eligible until the end of July. If you have not been contacted by the Trust by the end of July, you should assume that your funding application has not been successful.