Forty of the most academically brilliant and socially committed young people in the USA will take up a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the 探花直播 of Cambridge this autumn as the programme continues to expand to a diverse range of institutions across North America.听

We look to them as future leaders who will change the world for the better.

Professor Barry Everitt, Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust

探花直播40 Scholars represent 35 institutions, five of which have never had a Gates Cambridge Scholar before.

探花直播five new institutions are the 探花直播 of Puget Sound in Washington, the 探花直播 of Wyoming, California State 探花直播 in Fresno, Carleton 探花直播 in Ontario, Canada and the Medical College of Georgia.

Professor Barry Everitt, Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust, said: "We are delighted to announce our new US Scholars. They are an outstanding group of individuals from a very diverse range of backgrounds who are both intellectually exceptional and show a dedication to improving the lives of others. We look to them as future leaders who will change the world for the better.鈥

Twenty-two of the institutions where the new Scholars have studied previously are private, with 13 being public.听 Six are Ivy League colleges. 探花直播Scholars come from 21 US states.
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探花直播gender ratio continues to be in favour of women with 23 of the 40 being women. This is broadly consistent with the last three years of the total intake which have seen women make up the majority of Scholars.
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While 18 of the 35 colleges and universities are in the Times Higher Education鈥檚 top 100 world university rankings, 11 do not even rank in the top 400, highlighting the broad range of institutions and the high level of access for outstanding candidates from any college or university.
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探花直播postgraduate scholarship programme was established through a US$210 million donation to the 探花直播 of Cambridge from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2001, which remains the largest single donation to a UK university.听

Competition for places is fierce and the programme is unique in its emphasis on social leadership as well as outstanding academic ability.
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探花直播successful 40 candidates, 28 of whom will study for one-year master's degree courses and 12 of whom will pursue PhD degrees, were whittled down from an initial field of 800 applicants.

探花直播89 shortlisted candidates were interviewed by US and Cambridge academics at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation鈥檚 offices in Seattle on 31 Jan and 1 Feb 2014.
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探花直播US Scholars will join 55 Scholars from other parts of the world, who will be announced later this year.

At any one time the Gates Cambridge Trust aims to support 225 Scholars at the 探花直播 of Cambridge.

For this reason its Trustees have increased the total number of Scholarships from 90 to 95 for 2014 entry with the hope that this will be sustainable in the longer term, given the mix of one-year and PhD courses being undertaken.

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