Originally published at: https://africaextended.com/things-that-matter/career/the-gates-cambridge-scholarship-programme/
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship Programme was established in October 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge; this is the largest ever single donation to a UK university. The first class of scholars came into residence in October 2001. Each year Gates Cambridge offers about…