Funding and opportunities
The Legacies of Enslavement Special Initiative connects researchers and institutions with funding options that enable studies on the legacies of enslavement.
On this page, you’ll find:
- visitor schemes and fellowships
- studentships and scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate study
- small grants for events and projects
- vacancies and other opportunities to work with the Initiative
Explore the sections below to learn how you can apply, connect and contribute.
Visiting Fellowships (Global South, 2027)
Applications now closed.
Current round closed
The Initiative offers grants of up to £5,000 to support research, public engagement and collaborative projects.
Further rounds will be announced when available. To be notified, please join our mailing list.
Read about projects supported through the first funding round.
Current call closed
This scheme supports research exploring the historical and contemporary legacies and afterlives of enslavement using archival, material, legal, social, cultural and community-engaged approaches.
Future calls for similar research opportunities will be announced when available. To be notified, please subscribe to our newsletter.
Undergraduate scholarships
Cambridge Bursary Scheme (Funding, not a scholarship)
Financial support for UK undergrads based on household income.
Stormzy Scholarship
Full funding for Black UK undergraduates.
Geography Scholarship
Up to £12k/year for Black or mixed-heritage Geography students.
Formula 1 Engineering Scholarships
For under-represented groups entering Engineering.
Postgraduate scholarships
CRUK Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Programme
PhD programme supporting Black researchers.
Cambridge Trust Caribbean Scholarships
Available to Masters and PhD applicants from the Caribbean.
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme
Fully funded master’s for African students.
Centre for Development Studies African Scholarship
Full bursaries available to Development Studies MPhil applicants whose primary citizenship is African.
Small Island Developing States Scholarship
For PhD students who are citizens of Small Island Developing States of the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth Cambridge Scholarship
Available to applicants from developing member countries of the Commonwealth, at Masters or PhD level.
Chevening/Cambridge Scholarship
Available to Masters applicants from all Chevening eligible countries.
Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship
Full-cost scholarships for PhD students from any country in Africa.
Commonwealth Shared Cambridge Scholarship
Available to Masters applicants from certain developing member countries of the Commonwealth
College funding opportunities
Yusuf Hamied Emerging and Developing Countries Bursaries (Christ’s College)
The Corpus Christi College and Judith E. Wilson MPhil Studentship in English
Darnton Vice-Chancellor’s Studentship (Darwin College)
Moorman Fellowship (Magdalene College)
The Alexander Crummell Master’s & PhD Scholarships (Queens’ College)
John Lawrence Studentship (Queens’ College)
The Donald and Sheila Mann Studentship(s) in Indentureship Studies (Selwyn College)
Balgobin Family Scholarship (Wolfson College)
We’d also recommend checking individual college webpages for updated eligibility information and any newly available funding.
Additional resources
Cambridge Global Challenges maintains list of Cambridge College Studentships which supports research aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and international development.
In addition to the examples above, The Cambridge Trust offers a wide range of scholarships for overseas students studying undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses at Cambridge.
The University of Cambridge also provides guidance on Undergraduate Fees and Finance and Postgraduate Funding.
