Funding
The following information is intended for prospective students.
Studentships
Cambridge Trust and Clare Hall Boak Masters Studentship
In collaboration with the Cambridge Trust Masters Studentship programme, Clare Hall is pleased to offer a co-funded studentship for entry in 2026 to students from any discipline. The studentships aim to enable the top-scoring applicants for one-year postgraduate study to benefit from part-cost awards of a variable amount but typically of £12,000 each towards their studies.
Applications should be made in the usual way for Cambridge Trust Masters Studentships, as detailed on their website for Home and International students. It is a condition of the award of the Cambridge Trust and Clare Hall Boak Studentship that successful candidates become a member of Clare Hall.
Clare Hall Masters Studentship in the Arts and Humanities
In collaboration with AHRC DTP, Clare Hall is pleased to offer a Clare Hall Masters Studentship in the Arts and Humanities for entry in 2026 co-funded by the Clare Hall Thouless Fund. The studentship is available in all AHRC-designated arts and humanities subject areas for Home or Overseas Masters students.
Applications should be made in the usual way, with applicants indicating on their University application form that they wish to be considered for funding. Applicants who have expressed a preference for Clare Hall will be considered as a priority for the studentship.
Michael and Marina Todd Masters Studentship
Clare Hall is pleased to offer the Michael and Marina Todd Masters Studentship of up to £15,000 towards the costs of Masters study to a Home student in any discipline due to commence in 2026. The studentship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Applications should be made in the usual way, with applicants indicating on their University application form that they wish to be considered for funding. Applicants who have expressed a preference for Clare Hall will be considered as a priority for the studentship.
Ivan D Jankovic PhD Studentship (for a Serbian national)
A studentship providing full support (fees and maintenance) to a citizen of the Republic of Serbia to undertake doctoral studies in any subject at the University of Cambridge, tenable for up to three years, with an additional six months of maintenance available upon application. Candidates applying for this studentship should make an application to the University of Cambridge for acceptance on a recognised PhD programme by the course deadline. It is a condition of the award that the successful candidate becomes a member of Clare Hall.
The Ivan D Jankovic PhD Studentship will next be offered for entry in Michaelmas Term 2026 and applicants should indicate they wish to be considered for the studentship in their University application.
Bursaries
Applicants to Clare Hall are eligible for the bursaries described below, which offer support towards fees and maintenance costs.
Applicants should indicate the Bursaries they wish to be considered for in the University’s Postgraduate Applicant Portal when applying for their course, prior to that course’s funding deadline. Successful applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in June and must hold an offer of admission to Clare Hall at that time.
Chibnall Bursary
This bursary was established by Professor Eric Carlson, Former Chair of the History Department at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota in memory of Professor Marjorie Chibnall, a distinguished medieval historian and Fellow of Clare Hall, to be given to an outstanding student with financial needs. While all students are eligible, preference will be given to students of medieval history or any period of British history. The bursary is awarded annually, with a value of up to £1,000 in 2026.
Professor Peter Brown Memorial Bursary
An award is made annually to an outstanding student in Computer Science or Mathematics. A sum of £1,000 will be awarded in 2026.
Coales Bursary
Applicants to Clare Hall are eligible for this bursary which offers support towards fees and maintenance costs. Awards of up to £500 for maintenance support, based on academic merit and financial need will be made in 2026.
Further information
For any students applying for US Federal student loans, please see the links below for guidance from the University of Cambridge, and to check eligibility:
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