Applying to Cambridge?

It's not too late to apply, but in order to be considered for a place, we must receive your application by Saturday.

You will need to complete a Cambridge Application Form (CAF) in addition to applying online to UCAS. The CAF must be sent to your preferred College - or to the Cambridge Admissions Office for students making 'open' applications - in time for them to receive it by Saturday. You also need to ensure UCAS receive your online application by then.

If you hope to study law, medicine or veterinary medicine, please ensure you have also registered for the relevant admissions tests (LNAT for law and BMAT for medicine and veterinary medicine), as you will need to enter your LNAT/BMAT registration number on your CAF.

Cambridge Colleges are committed to admitting the best students, regardless of background, so there's no need to worry that social, ethnic or other non-academic factors will count against you. The only thing that matters to us is your enthusiasm and aptitude for the subject you want to study here.

Equally, there's no need for UK students to worry about whether they can afford to study at Cambridge because we have one of the most generous bursary schemes in the country and are determined to ensure no undergraduate ever has to drop out because of money problems.

UK undergraduates starting degrees here in 2006 will be eligible for non-repayable Cambridge Bursaries of up to £3,000 a year (or £5,000 for mature students staying in Cambridge all year) towards their living costs. That's in addition to a government maintenance grant of up to £2,700 a year, and you don't have to pay anything towards your tuition fees until you have graduated and are earning at least £15,000 a year.

For more information about applying to Cambridge, contact the admissions office of the College(s) you're considering or get in touch with the Cambridge Admissions Office on 01223 333308 or admissions@cam.ac.uk.

*The four mature Cambridge Colleges - Hughes Hall, Lucy Cavendish College, St Edmund's College and Wolfson College - will continue to accept applications from adult learners on one-year A-level and Access to Higher Education courses for all subjects except Architecture, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine until November 21.