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Cambridge long vacation scholarship

The Cambridge Long Vacation Scholarship provides the opportunity for 8 students to attend Kings College and 1 student to attend St John’s College.

The Cambridge Long Vacation Scholarship provides the opportunity for 8 students to attend Kings College and 1 student to attend St John’s College for four weeks during the summer, dates to be confirmed

The Kings College Cambridge exchange commemorates the period during World War II when Queen Mary College was evacuated to King’s College, Cambridge. The St John’s College Cambridge exchange marks the retirement of Robert Tong who was the Registrar and Secretary of Queen Mary College 1946-1979 and was a Choral Scholar at St John’s. 

Requirements

Students are expected to spend their time at Cambridge in the furtherance of their undergraduate studies by using the academic facilities. Although there is no formal academic element of the scholarship, students can arrange to meet with specific academic staff at Cambridge by making the arrangements in advance. Cambridge University laboratory facilities can only be used by making prior arrangements directly to the department of interest. Please note: 

  • Students are required to provide a short report of their time at King's and St John’s
  • Participation in the CLVS will be recorded as an extracurricular activity on the HEAR

Scholarship overview

The Scholarship provides students with the following:

  • Free accommodation at Kings College or St John’s College Cambridge
  • £455 from Queen Mary University of London to cover travel and maintenance costs
  • The option to participate in planned activities
  • Reading rights access to the Cambridge University Library and relevant Faculty Libraries
  • Borrowing rights Kings College Library or St John’s College Library

Eligibility and application process

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must:

  • Be a non-final year undergraduate student in the 2024/25 academic year
  • Be fully enrolled for the 2024/25 academic year
  • Successfully complete the 2024/25 academic year with no outstanding assessments or exams
  • Have no academic commitments during the summer vacation
  • Not have participated in the CLVS before

Each Faculty has its own application and decision-making process and the scholarship will be advertised only to students who may be eligible to apply. If you have any queries about the application procedures, please contact your respective schools.

Outcome of your application

  • Faculties will make recommendations about the award of CLVS to the Bursaries team by the end of March 2025
  • The Bursaries team is responsible for checking and confirming the eligibility of candidates selected by the Faculty
  • Formal notification of the outcome of your application will be sent to you by the Bursaries team in April 2025

 If your application is unsuccessful on this occasion, you can apply in successive years as long as you meet the eligibility criteria.

Testimonials from participants

Have a look at the Students Reports who have attended this summer and see what the Scholarship has to offer:

Cambridge Long Vacation Scholarship Reports [PDF 168KB]

 

 

If you have any further queries regarding this Scholarship, or wish to seek further guidance on any of the information listed above you may contact the Bursaries, Grants & Scholarships team via the email address bursaries@qmul.ac.uk. 

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