Afro Aniyunwiya

Sending you all good and generous news for funding ?

Check out this link for more detail on how the selections process goes: https://www.gatescambridge.org/apply/how-we-select/ If I were to summarize I’d say 1. Each department ranks applicants. Top applicants are referred to Gates. Applicants not in top won’t hear from Gates at all ( since Gates never saw their app) 2. Gates received apps of the top students from each department. Apps are sent to each of the 4 panels. Panels select top apps from their pile. Top apps are sent to the interview round. Remaining apps are informed that they won’t be moving on. Hope this is helpful. The Gates process can be confusing.

Sorry to hear that, I hope you get funded via the other avenues! To answer your question, departments can rank and nominate candidates before accepting them to the university. Some folks will already have received their offer and college assignment, while others may not hear from their department before hearing from Gates.

Sending positive vibes everyone’s way! Here’s to folks getting their needed funding—via Gates or other means ❤️

If other folks in your same panel have heard, I’d start focusing on other Cambridge funding opportunities. If they haven’t, I’d hold on until next week. ??

Yes and yes. Departments are supposed to submit their “best” candidates to Gates, so fingers crossed for the other funding opportunities you applied to!

It’s seems normal for Gates. Those of us on the social sciences and arts panels lucked out by getting notification on Thursday and having the weekend (but still 48 hours across business days to reply)

If it helps, I’ve yet to hear ANYTHING about the physical and biological sciences panel awardees.

I’m was reviewed by the social sciences panel btw. I have until 9a UK time on Jan 26 to accept

As of 3 minutes ago, I’m a Gates Cambridge Scholar! US applicants, check your email!

So I’m guessing we’ll find out next week? Or really any day now...how is everyone holding up?

I received an email at 12p Cambridge time. I wasn’t checking my status since I was well beyond my 3 weeks (more like 7.5 weeks) and didn’t want to obsess.

Accepted to Trinity College today

Nope, I ranked Trinity and Christ’s and I haven’t heard. I was admitted to my program 18/11.

Someone on TheStudentRoom also mentioned being accepted to this college