[Acmsmajors] Gates Cambridge Scholarship Program Information Session (fwd)

[Brooke Miller]

Gordon Johnson, the Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust at the University of Cambridge in England, will be on the UW campus on Wednesday, December 13th.   He will meet with students to provide information about the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program and about opportunities at the University of  Cambridge.  This is an exciting opportunity for us.  We have scheduled the following information session and hope that it will fit your schedules.

     Information Session for Students
     Wednesday, December 13, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.,
     251 Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers: University and College fees at applicable rates; a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single student; a contribution towards return airfare and other discretionary allowances; and a contribution to Colleges for mentoring program.

The next deadline for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship will be:
     **December  15, 2006 for candidates from countries other than the USA  wishing to pursue research leading to a PhD.
     **January 31 2007 for candidates from countries other than the USA wishing to pursue graduate coursework
     **October 15, 2007 for candidates from the USA wishing to pursue graduate work and/or research leading to a PhD.

Qualified candidates for the Gates Cambridge:
     1) May come from any country of the world except the United Kingdom.
     2) May apply to study any subject currently available at the University.
     3) Should normally be under the age of 30.
     4) Candidates will be expected to have excellent transcripts with high GPA scores showing evidence of sustained achievement in study,
        together with strong academic references.
     5) Must apply to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses study: Research leading to the PhD degree; One-year
        post-graduate courses (e.g. MPhil, LLM, Diploma etc.); Second Bachelor degree as an Affiliated Student; or MBBChir Clinical
        Studies.
     6) Must make separate applications for admission to the University and for funding from the Trusts.
     7) Must be admitted to Cambridge through the University's normal academic procedures. The Trust cannot admit students.

The following is the online link for the Gate Cambridge Scholarship Program that will provide you with basic information about the program.
http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/ .  If you have questions, please contact us at the UW Undergraduate Scholarship Office.

Mona

Mona Pitre-Collins
Director, Undergraduate Scholarship Office
University of Washington
120 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352803
Seattle  WA  98195-2803
206-221-6059   FAX:  206-616-4389
http://www.washington.edu/students/ugrad/scholar/


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Scholarship Background:  In October 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle, Washington, USA announced a donation to the
University of Cambridge of $210 million to establish the Gates Cambridge Trust.

This benefaction creates in perpetuity an international scholarship program to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United
Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. The Trustees are required to award scholarships on the basis of a person's intellectual ability, leadership capacity and desire to use their knowledge to contribute to society throughout the world by providing service to their communities and applying their talents and knowledge to improve the lives of others.

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship program hopes to create a network of future leaders from around the world who will bring new vision and
commitment to improving the life circumstances of citizens in respective countries. This program will offer substantial numbers of scholarships for study as an affiliated student or to pursue taught or research courses of postgraduate study at Cambridge University, England.

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers: University and College fees at applicable rates; a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single student; a contribution towards return airfare and other discretionary allowances; and a contribution to Colleges for mentoring program.

If you have questions or concerns about this issue, please reply to mpitre at u.washington.edu.



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