Financial Aspect of Studying in Cambridge

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Financial Aspect of Studying in Cambridge
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Estimated Cost incurred Per Annum

• Tuition Fees GBP 8,000-10,000
• College Fees GBP 3,500
• Accommodation GBP 1,000 - 2,500
• Living Cost GBP 2,000
• TOTAL GBP 14,000 - 18,000

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Prospect of Obtaining Sponsorship in Cambridge

• A numerical analysis based on 16 second year
  Malaysian Undergraduates in Cambridge

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Sponsorship Breakdown for current 2nd year
Malaysian Undergraduates

• These are the luckier ones who manage to meet the
  financial demands
• Unfortunately, we do not know the number of
  students turning down Cambridge due to financial
  reasons.

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Full Scholarship

• Among the second year Malaysian undergraduates
  under full scholarship, the breakdown according
  to sponsors is-
• JPA 5 Students
• Mara 1 Student
• Telekom 1 Student
• A-star (spore) 1 Student
• Gamuda 1 Student

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List of Sponsors for current Malaysian Students
in Cambridge

• JPA
• Bank Negara
• Telekom
• Mara
• Gamuda
• Jardine Foundation

This is of course not an exhaustive list of the
possible sponsors. A more comprehensive list of
likely sponsors can be found at www.cumas.org
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Looking for Sponsors now ?

• Course-specificity
• Prospect
• A few seniors have kindly volunteered to provide
  information on specific sponsors. Interested
  individuals should contact them personally

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• Bank Negara - Allen Ng, darkallen_at_hotmail.com
• Gamuda - Elaine Khoo, esky2_at_cam.ac.uk
• Jardine - Lim Ming Yeong, whiterose_lmy_at_yahoo.com
• Telekom - Adrian Seow, chiyip_at_time.net.my

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Subsidy by Cambridge Commonwealth Trust

• How much to hope for?
• GBP 1,000 to 5,000 usually
• Prospect of receiving?
• Students without other sponsors will generally
  receive some subsidy provided he/she applies

Chu Young Lee will readily help anyone with any
queries pertaining the application process of CCT
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Postgraduate Sponsorship

• Opportunities for Post-graduate students to
  obtain financial assistance is much more widely
  available.
• Many companies will gladly sponsor post-graduate
  students and the university also provides much
  more scholarships compared to undergraduates.

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Conclusions

• It is a myth that a Cambridge education costs far
  more than other universities
• A place in Cambridge does enhance the chance of
  securing a sponsorship, but not to the extent of
  absolute certainty