26 September verification update

Additional funding checks: the Trust may reduce or withhold the standard maintenance allowance if a scholar receives an employer salary or another substantial scholarship, which must be disclosed. Child support is discretionary; no partner allowance is provided. Bench fees and scientific equipment should not be assumed to be separately funded. The published £23,152 stipend is still labelled 2026/27, not a guaranteed new-year amount. Applications for 2027/28 remain open. Taiwanese applicants must meet the non-UK citizenship and course criteria. International-round deadlines are 8 December or 6 January at 23:59 UK time, depending on the course.

Verification update: 24 September

Rechecked on 24 September 2026 using the Gates Cambridge timeline, eligibility and funding pages, cross-checked with Occidental College: applications for 2027/28 remain open. International-round deadlines are 8 December or 6 January depending on the course, including references. Taiwanese citizens may apply under the non-UK-citizen criterion; US citizens living in the United States must use the earlier round. The stated £23,152 maintenance allowance is still labelled for 2026/27 and is not guaranteed for 2027/28.

Applications open; deadlines vary by course

The Gates Cambridge official timeline confirms that 2027/28 Annual application opened on 11 September 2026 . Taiwanese applicants who are not US citizens residing in the United States normally use the international round and must follow the Cambridge Course Directory's Course Funding Deadline Yes. December 8, 2026 or January 6, 2027, British time 23:59 with all application materials and references received by that deadline.

The two above-mentioned winter periods are converted to the next day for Taiwan. 9 December or 7 January 07:59 a.m. . Any earlier course application deadline must also be met. US citizens residing in the United States must apply in the earlier round by 14 October 2026 and cannot choose the later round.

Exceptions to Taiwan's student qualifications and curriculum

The official eligibility criteria accept citizens of countries outside the UK and do not exclude Taiwanese citizens. Eligible courses include full-time or part-time PhDs, full-time MLitts and some full-time one-year postgraduate courses; not every Cambridge degree is covered 。

Excluded courses include undergraduate degrees, MASt, MBA, EMBA, MFin, PGCE and part-time degrees other than PhDs. Funding cannot cover the remainder of a degree already started; eligibility must be checked again when applying for a new degree.

Content of the grant

Core funding includes tuition, maintenance, an economy single airfare at each end of the course, an inbound visa and the Immigration Health Surcharge. Additional discretionary support requires approval and is not a fixed payment for every scholar.

2027/28 Individual cash payments are not covered by this assurance The official page still contains examples of old school year allowances and cannot be applied directly to the new school year. The cost of research equipment and part of the cost of research cannot be assumed to be additionally covered by scholarships, and the award terms and funding arrangements should be verified.

Background and implications for families in Taiwan

Gates Cambridge supports applications for research institutes with academic skills, clear selection of subjects, leadership potential and a better life for others. The Occidental College Scholarship Office, independent of Cambridge, also describes non-British citizenship and the course-based international rotation; The deadline for consultation in their schools does not apply to applicants in Taiwan.

Editorial advice: Confirm course availability, academic requirements and the funding deadline in Cambridge's Applicant Portal and Course Directory before arranging references and research proposals. Applying for a scholarship does not guarantee admission or an award.

Check sources and update records

On 21 September 2026, the official timescale, eligibility and grant pages were reread with the actual browser and cross-checked with the Occidental College guidelines: 2027/28 remained open and the international round ended on 8 December or 6 January. The eligibility for non-British citizenship covers Taiwan nationality, subject to a separate check of dual citizenship and United States residency conditions. The official £23,152 is still the annual allowance of 2026/27, which is not included in the 2027/28 guarantee.

On September 16, 2026, the official time schedule, eligibility, funding page and Occidental College guidelines were reopened: this period remains open. Officially, the living allowance at £23,152 per annum is currently shown. 2026/27 Standards for academic year , not directly considered as 2027/28 guaranteed; Keeps the original article release date.

Update on September 13, 2026: amend the previous statement "9/9 " and a single 12/8 cut-off date to be open according to the official time schedule; Retains the original date of publication. The total number of inconsistent places on different official pages has not been maintained and the old annual allowance has not been treated as a current commitment.