Opportunities
There is a galaxy of opportunities to be found. Scholarships, prizes, competitions, curious internships and more. Here’s a curated selection; many are out there waiting for you to discover them!
Mosley, Worts and Frere Travel Funds
Apply: The Mosley, Worts and Frere travel funds are available to undergraduate and postgraduate students to encourage travel outside of the UK in pursuit of study or research.
Devon Cambridge Society Long Vacation Grants
Apply: Devon Cambridge Society Long Vacation Grants are available to undergraduate students that live in Devon or Cornwall.
Varsity Trust Scholarship
Apply: Varsity Trust Scholarship for 1-year postgraduate journalism courses is open now!
Apply: ISI Summer Programme Assistant Job
Apply: Apply: ISI Summer Programme Assistant Job Interviews: March/April
Apply: Hawks’ and Ospreys Charitable Trust Awards
Apply: Hawks’ and Ospreys Charitable Trust Sport Awards (Deadline: February-March 2026)
Harper-Wood Creative Writing & Travel Award
Apply: Harper-Wood Creative Writing and Travel Award (Deadline: April 2026)
Cumberland Lodge Fellowships
Apply: Cumberland Lodge Fellowships for PhD students (Deadline: See Website)
Northcote Postgraduate Scholarship
Apply: Northcote Postgraduate Scholarship to Australia (Deadline: August 2026)
Schwarzman Scholarship
Apply: Schwarzman Scholarship to Tsinghua, China (Deadline: September 2026)
Apply: Student Callers for Emma Telephone Campaign
Apply: Student Callers for Emma Telephone Campaign Deadline: 9 March 2026
PRISE Harvard Fellowship
Apply: The Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE) is a summer program that aims to build community and stimulate creativity among Harvard undergraduate researchers in the life, physical/natural, engineering and applied sciences.
Gladstone Memorial Travel Grants
Apply: Gladstone Memorial Travel Grants (Deadline: February 2026)
Apply: CSAR PhD Student Awards
Apply: Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) PhD Student Awards (Deadline: 1 February 2026)
Instrumental Awards Scheme
Apply: Instrumental Awards Scheme (Deadline: September 2026)
Laidlaw Scholars Leadership & Research Programme
Apply: Laidlaw Scholars Leadership & Research Programme (Deadline: 27 January 2026)
Peter Shaffer Postgraduate Award for Playwriting
Apply: Peter Shaffer Playwriting Award (Deadline: 16 January 2026)
Henry Fellowship
Apply: Henry Fellowships to Harvard and Yale (Deadline: 10 Janary 2026)
Swiss Excellence Scholarships
Apply: Swiss Excellence Scholarships (Deadlines: August-December)
Trinity Hall Prize in Student Journalism
Apply: Trinity Hall Prize for Student Journalism (Deadline: 12 December 2025)
Herchel Smith Scholarships
Apply: Herchel Smith Scholarships to Harvard (Deadline: November 2026)
Frank Knox Fellowship
Apply: Frank Knox Fellowship to Harvard (Deadline: 3 November 2025)
Thuron Award
Apply: Thuron Award to University of Pennsylvania, USA (Deadline: 1 November 2025)
Art for Students
Borrow: Art for Students from Kettle’s Yard Collection (Event: 27 October 2025, 2-4pm)
Kennedy Scholarships
Apply: Kennedy Scholarships to Harvard and MIT (Deadline: 4 October 2025)
Knight-Hennessy Scholarships
Apply: Knight-Hennessey Scholarship to Stanford, USA (Deadline: 8 October 2025)
George Bridgetower Essay Prize
Enter: George Bridgetower Essay Prize (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
Help: Volunteer with the Cambridge Churches Homeless Project
Help: Volunteer with the Cambridge Churches Homeless Project. Register: November to March.
Apply: Student Callers for Emma Telephone Campaign
Apply: Student Callers for Emma Telephone Campaign Deadline: 2 February
Get Certified
You can now get your co-curricular learning and experience recognised with a Mildmay Award for personal and professional development.