Information on fees and funding sources is provided here by the University of Cambridge Graduate Admissions office.
- About the University of Cambridge application fee
- About funding opportunities at Cambridge. As long as you apply by the funding deadline, by ticking ‘Yes – I wish to apply for funding’ in the funding section of the Applicant Portal, you will automatically be considered for a wide range of scholarships.
- About external sources of funding: try this overview and this page on funding for postgraduate study.
- About UK Government-backed postgraduate loans.
- About funding for African students
The University’s Graduate Admissions website provides a full range of useful information including an explanation of the University’s college system and about accommodation here in Cambridge.
Tuition fees
The university composition fees (tuition fees) for study commencing in October 2026 are:
MPhil in Population Health Sciences: Home £15,672; and International £43,296.
Part-time MPhil PHS students will pay half of the composition fee for each year of study.
Studentships
Departmental scholarships
A limited number of departmental scholarships are available for selected students. These scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the course admissions committee to cover a portion of the tuition fees. All applicants will automatically be considered for these scholarships. For further details: Department of Public Health and Primary Care MPhil Studentship – Postgraduate Funding Search (cam.ac.uk)
The Lucy Cavendish – Trinity Global Health Studentship
Lucy Cavendish College and Trinity College are offering one annual scholarship to support a student undertaking an MPhil related to global health and infectious diseases in the academic years 2026-27. This award is part of a programme funded by donors to Lucy Cavendish College and Trinity College. The donors wish the award to be granted to an individual who would otherwise be unable to afford undertaking an MPhil in this area.
The Studentship covers Postgraduate Course Fees (or a partial contribution to the cost of Overseas fees) and a Maintenance allowance (at the UKRI rate) for the duration of the MPhil.
Eligible candidates must have applied to the University of Cambridge for admission to an MPhil and must specify Trinity as their first or second College preference in their admissions application.
Any MPhil courses in the Biological Sciences and Population Health Sciences dealing with global health and infectious diseases listed in the University of Cambridge postgraduate course directory will qualify. Eligible applicants will be included in the competition on the basis of their University Application Form.
Further details of the award can be found on the Postgraduate Funding Search pages:
Search – Postgraduate Funding Search
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at Cambridge is designed to provide talented students from economically marginalised and hard-to-reach communities in Africa with fully-funded opportunities to complete their Master’s training, grow in transformative leadership, and contribute to climate resilience and sustainability in Africa.
Full details are at: https://www.mastercardfoundation.fund.cam.ac.uk/
College Funding
Cambridge Colleges provide financial support to postgraduate students through various bursaries and studentships. Most of these opportunities are listed in the Postgraduate Funding Search. However, applicants are encouraged to check individual College websites for further opportunities as some Colleges offer additional funding not included in the Funding Search. Please note that a number of College awards require a separate application submitted outside the applicant portal, sometimes with different deadlines.
To be considered for College funding, many Colleges ask that applicants list them as their preferred College in their application. Other college funding awards will consider most applicants regardless of college preference. If you receive funding from a College, you must transfer to that College to accept the funding.