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Postgraduate Study

Course closed:

Anthropocene Studies is no longer accepting new applications.

Funding Opportunities

ESRC funding for applicants who plan to continue to PhD study. Note that award of an ESRC studentship does not guarantee continuation to the PhD; students still need to submit a fresh application for admission to the PhD.

General Funding Opportunities


Fees and Maintenance

My fee status is:

I shall have the following financial dependants:

Your Estimated Annual Commitment:

Component Cost
University Composition Fee £13,554
Maintenance £17,073
Additional Costs £500
Total Annual Commitment £31,127

Dissertation Residential

The up to £500 additional cost relates to a compulsory Dissertation Residential which will consist of an intense few days of individual and group learning, focused on developing and sharing ideas concerning students’ proposed dissertation topics.

Dissertation fieldwork away from Cambridge is optional, but where a student selects a dissertation topic that might require such fieldwork for periods of time or else lab work, and thus incur additional expense, these costs will have to be met externally.  This might be through applying for College bursaries, for a Departmental lab or fieldwork grant, University Travel Grants, Charitable Trusts or through private sources and/or fund-raising. 

Key Information


11 Months full-time

Study Mode : Taught

Master of Philosophy

Department of Geography

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Dates and deadlines:

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2023
Application deadline
Dec. 5, 2023
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2024

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 5, 2023
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 11, 2023

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2024, Lent 2025 and Easter 2025.


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