Selwyn College has secured new and expanded postgraduate scholarships across economics, sciences, engineering and humanities for students applying for 2026 entry.

These PhD and MPhil scholarships combine college resources with alumni generosity and collaborative funding to ensure outstanding students can pursue advanced study at Cambridge.

Economics

The Selwyn Janzarik TCRS PhD Studentship provides full funding for four years including university composition fees and maintenance for home students, with potential support for international students through additional departmental funding. This scholarship draws on the Trinity-Cambridge Research Studentships (TCRS) scheme, a five-year programme funded jointly by Trinity College and the University. By providing up to 50% of the funding required, the TCRS programme encourages matching partnerships with colleges and external donors to create fully funded studentships.

Partnering with The Cambridge Trust has also enabled us to expand the Patrick Cross MPhil Studentship, which supports taught postgraduate degrees in the Faculty of Economics.

Sciences

The Cavendish - Dr Angela McNelly Scholarship in the Physics of Medicine funds a PhD studentship covering university composition fees for home students.

The Sir David Harrison Studentship honours the college's former Master with partial funding for UK Master's students in sciences, mathematics or engineering. This supports the teaching Sir David championed throughout his long association with Selwyn.

The  Raymond C. Read and Lillian J. Gostick PhD Studentship, announced in July, supports a PhD student at Selwyn for research in epidemiology, public health, global health or infectious disease at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute.

Humanities

The Donald and Sheila Mann Studentship(s) in Indentureship Studies offers up to £12,500 towards fees or maintenance for MPhil students researching indentureship and related topics. The award particularly welcomes applications from students from South Asian backgrounds.

The college is grateful for the generosity of these donors and is in discussions across other subjects to create more PhD scholarships for outstanding students from 2027. We would welcome hearing from any Selwyn alumni who may be interested in becoming involved.