St Catharine’s College, Cambridge

Application form for MPhil Bursaries

Notes for Completing the Application (please retain this page for information)

St Catharine’s has several bursaries are available to UK or EU students undertaking an MPhil degree St Catharine's College as follows:

  • Annual Fund Bursaries
  • Jas Bains Bursary
  • Bratton Bursary

The value of each bursary is up to £10,000 per annum andwill be awarded on the basis of academic excellence. Preference will be given to applicants who have named St Catharine’s as their 1st or 2nd choice of College. Where a successful applicant has been awarded membership at another College, they would be required to transfer their membership to St Catharine’s.

IMPORTANT: please note that a separate application to the University of Cambridge for admission to a graduate course must be made by the applicant before applying for the bursary. Candidates should thus submit their application to the Graduate Admissions Office at the earliest possible moment. To do so, please visit

Once you have applied to the University of Cambridge, please complete the enclosed application form, and send it to the address below along with a copy of your application to the University of Cambridge, undergraduate transcript, transcript of any further degrees, letter of offer of admission to the University of Cambridge, and any other documents you regard as relevant.A checklist is provided on the final page of this form for your convenience. Please ask your referees to submit their references as email attachments on headed paper directly to

The deadline for applications is31 March annually. Please note that incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

The College expects to announce Bursaryrecipients in May for the forthcoming academic year.Where a candidate is currently engaged in a course of study, the Bursary will be conditional upon the successful completion of their course.

Applications are to be submitted electronically to the Graduate Administrator at the following email address:

Graduate Administrator
St Catharine’s College, Cambridge CB2 1RL
+44 (0) 1223 764986 | /

St Catharine’s College, Cambridge

Application form for MPhil Bursaries

Please complete clearly and in BLOCK CAPITALS.

Personal Details

Title (Mr/Miss/Mrs/Dr etc)
Surname
First Name
Other First Names
Gender (Please indicate) / Male / Female
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Country of Permanent residence
Nationality

Contact Information

Correspondence Address
Email
Telephone

Please note that we routinely communicate by email and expect you to check regularly and respond promptly.
Application Information

In order to be considered for a bursary, you must have applied to the Graduate Admissions Office to undertake an MPhil course at the University of Cambridge. To do this, please visit the Graduate Admissions website:

You are expected to submit a copy of your University application form and any offer of admission with this application.

Date of application to the Graduate Admissions Office
Intended Start Date
Have you received an offer of admission?
(If so, please include a copy of the notification letter with this application) / Yes / No
Have you been accepted for admission by any other Cambridge College? If so, which?

Please note that if you have already been accepted by another College, any successful award from the will be on the condition that you transfer to St Catharine’s for your PhD course.

Programme of Study

Please indicate which course you have applied for:

Course applied for:
Do you intend to continue to doctoral study?

Programme of Study

Please tick below which bursaries you wish to be considered for:

Jas Bains Bursary / Bratton Bursary
MPhil History Bursary* / Annual Fund Bursary

*The MPhil History bursary is only open to students admitted for the course listed below

  • MPhil in American History
  • MPhil in Early Modern History
  • MPhil in Economic and Social History
  • MPhil in Historical Studies
  • MPhil in Medieval History
  • MPhil in Modern British History
  • MPhil in Modern European History
  • MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History
  • MPhil in World History

Current and Previous Education

Please provide details of your current and/or previous degree study (please provide copies of any transcripts with this application).

Name and Country of Institution / Subject and Faculty / Degree / Start Date / Finish Date / Grade

Academic References

Please provide the contact details of two referees. References should be submitted as email attachements on headed paper and sent to

Referee 1
Name
Title
Address
Email
Referee 2
Name
Title
Address
Email

Documentation Checklist

Please confirm by checking the boxes below that you have enclosed copies of the following documents with this application form:

Your application to the University of Cambridge
Transcripts for all your degrees
Letter of admission (if applicable)
References (to be submitted by referees via email)
Any other documents you feel to be relevant, e.g. research proposal (please explain below):

Completed applications must be received by 31 Marchand are to be sent to:

Please note that no late or incomplete entries will be accepted.

The College expects to announce the Bursary in June for the forthcoming academic year. Where a candidate is currently engaged in a course of study, the Bursary will be conditional upon the successful completion of their course.

Graduate Administrator
St Catharine’s College, Cambridge CB2 1RL
+44 (0) 1223 764986 | /