The University of Alberta is offering fully funded Churchill Cambridge Scholarships for candidates to pursue doctoral degrees at the Cambridge University in the United Kingdom (UK).

The University of Alberta Churchill Scholarship worth $64,000/yr helps selected candidates cover the costs of study, travel, research, and living expenses for the period of their study in the UK.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the University of Alberta Churchill Scholarship, the requirements are as follows:

  • Be a graduate of the University of Alberta entering Ph.D. studies at Cambridge University. OR
  • Be completing a B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Engineering at the University of Alberta.
  • Graduates with one or two years of experience will also be considered.

Benefits

  • The Churchill Cambridge Scholarship, worth $64,000/yr.
  • The successful applicant will enter Churchill College at Cambridge University, a college that houses a concentration of engineering and science graduate students.
  • The Churchill Cambridge Scholarship is normally renewed for a second and third year of study, subject to suitable progress.

Eligible Programmes

Cambridge University offers a broad range of research areas and facilities in engineering. The main Cambridge University Engineering Department has six research divisions:

  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, Acoustics, Turbo machinery
  • Electrical engineering
  • Mechanics and materials
  • Geotechnical and Structures
  • Manufacturing and management
  • Information engineering (control, communications and computing)
  • And a separate Chemical Engineering Department

Method of Application

  • Apply for admission to an eligible programme for the Churchill Scholarship.
  • Send your application documents as a single PDF document to enggdo@ualberta.ca with cc to jolfert@ualberta.ca. Use “Churchill Cambridge Scholarship Application” as the subject for your email.
  • Application Deadline October 16, 2026

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Application Deadline: October 16, 2026.