Course Fees
The estimated annual commitment for Home and Overseas student is outline below:
| Component | Cost (Full-Time Study) | Cost (Part-Time Study) |
| University Composition Fee | £45,144 | £22,572 |
| Maintenance | £14,895 | – |
| Total Annual Commitment | £60,039 | £22,572 |
You can find full information about course fees on the Graduate Admissions website.
Funding your studies
The Postgraduate Admissions website provides full details on course fees and living costs, and their finance overview tool will help you calculate your costs. They also provide information on funding opportunities on offer at the University of Cambridge and have a funding search tool which applicants can use to identify possibly funding opportunities. A range of funding opportunities is available to support your postgraduate studies at Cambridge. In 2024-2025 about 64% of the University’s doctoral students were fully funded. Even though the competition for fully funded studentships is very intense, we encourage applicants to indicate on their application form that they would like to be considered for these centrally managed competitions.
Please note that there are firm deadlines for applying for funding opportunities. Any application received after the stated funding deadline will not be eligible for consideration for an award.
The MPhil Public Policy has a dedicated scholarship, as detailed below. This funding is awarded to outstanding US citizen applicants based on academic merit.
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree with a major or minor in science, mathematics or engineering (gained within the past three years, or longer, in exceptional circumstances).
The Kanders Churchill Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship, the successful candidate will be registered for the MPhil in Public Policy and will be based at Churchill College. More information on this scholarship is available on the Churchill Foundation website.
To apply for the Kanders Churchill Scholarship you should apply in the normal way using the Applicant Portal.
- Within your Statement of Interest, please briefly (100 words) describe your interest in being considered for the Kanders Churchill Scholarship.
- Go to the section Funding: information needed – Funds you can apply for as part of this application.
- Under Kanders Churchill Scholarship, Department of Public Policy (Bennett School of Public Policy) please select Yes to be considered, providing you are eligible.
In the section for ‘College Preference’ please indicate that Churchill College as your first choice. The Selection Committee, made up of former Churchill Scholars working in science policy (external to the Department), will consider candidates’ academic achievements in STEM as well as their preparation for the Master’s in Public Policy. The selection process will be completed by the end of December.
When to look for funding
The University advises all applicants to look for funding opportunities at least a year before they apply / start their course. Having evidence that you have secured funding secured for the duration of your studies is an admissions requirement. If you do not have funding in place before you start your course, you will not meet the conditions of your admission and your offer of a place on the course will be withdrawn (this usually happens by the end of July).
Applicants are able to accept conditional offers of admittance prior to obtaining funding.
Funding application process and timeline
The University holds two main funding rounds for all graduate applicants for admittance in the following academic year. Completed applications must be submitted by the relevant funding deadlines to be considered.
The funding bodies are separate to the Department and we do not have any further influence on a funding outcome once an applicant is put forward to these bodies for consideration. Your eligibility will be determined by your own circumstances and by the terms under which each body awards their scholarships.
Decisions will be announced from the end of March through to the end of June.
Application process for postgraduate funding
