Cambridge Harding Scholarships 2027/28: Fully Funded Phd Study

Ready to take your research further? The University of Cambridge is accepting applications for the Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholarships for 2027/28, offering a fully funded route into doctoral study.

Scholarship benefits

Funding includes Home or Overseas course fees, maintenance, student visa and immigration health surcharge costs, and economy travel to Cambridge at the beginning of the course and home at its end. Scholars can access a personal research allowance of up to £6,000 over the course. Approximately 45 awards are listed for 2027/28. The official listing does not specify a new annual maintenance amount.

Who is eligible?

All nationalities and research disciplines are welcome. Eligible routes include full-time and part-time PhDs and fully integrated MRes+PhD programmes. Your department must judge your application academically outstanding.

Applicants already undertaking the Cambridge PhD they want funded cannot apply for its remainder. Previous PhD holders and former Harding scholars are normally ineligible, subject to the programme’s exceptional-case provision. Awards cannot be held at Trinity or St John’s; successful applicants to those colleges must move to an eligible college.

Documents to prepare

Follow your chosen course’s checklist for academic records, references, statements, research proposal and any other required evidence. Cambridge assesses transcripts, references, experience and research potential. No extra Harding application form is required.

Deadline and how to apply

1. Read the official Harding guidance and choose a Cambridge PhD course.
2. Confirm the course’s exact funding deadline: early December 2026 or early January 2027. Do not substitute a later admissions deadline.
3. Open the course’s Apply Now route and complete the Applicant Portal application, including supporting documents and references.
4. Tick the funding box in the Funding your Study section and submit by the course funding deadline.

Official application and source

Start your application · Official scholarship guidance

Official 2027/28 award details and funding coverage

Verified 12 November 2026. Read the official terms before applying.