Funding
The following information is intended for prospective students.
Studentships
Clare Hall Masters Studentship in the Arts and Humanities
In collaboration with the School of Arts and Humanities, Clare Hall is pleased to offer up to two Clare Hall Masters Studentships in the Arts and Humanities for entry in 2027 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 MPhil students and covers fees, maintenance and visa costs, if applicable.
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 2028 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, and may be awarded to either Home or Overseas fee status students.
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 between June and August 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.
Natural Sciences Bursaries
Two entrance bursaries of £1,000 each are awarded annually to new doctoral candidates working in the fields of Chemistry (including Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Physics (including Astronomy and Cosmology),
Materials Science, or Earth Sciences.
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.
Motrescu-Mayes Bursary in Media and Visual Studies
Two entrance bursaries of £1,000 each awarded annually to new postgraduate students in the area of media and visual studies on the basis of merit, and need. The candidates for the bursary are likely to be PhD or MPhil students in the subjects of Film and Screen Studies, Sociology (The Sociology of Media and Culture), or students within languages, archaeology, gender studies, anthropology, history of art or digital humanities who are conducting research within the field of media and visual studies.
Francis Wells Bursary
An annual bursary of £2,000 awarded to a Clare Hall Clare Hall postgraduate student reading any subject, with a preference for students with financial need.
Funding for current students
Current Clare Hall students are eligible to apply to the Tutors’ Fund for up to £600 in support of their research; to the Boak Student Support Fund for up to £2,000 per annum towards conference travel, research travel to archives etc; and for a number of other funds, awards and prizes in support of progression, extra-curricular achievements and wellbeing. Further details and application forms can be found on the Clare Hall Intranet.
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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