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Application Process
Eligibility
Contact Your Tutor/Director of Studies
Dates and Deadlines
Application
Process
1. Declaration of Interest form, now available online on the CU website.
2. Application forms are now available online.
3. Write a personal statement
4. February 13, 2009: Declaration of interest form completed and submitted to the International Office. Also, completed application must be sent to College for reference (Tutors or DoS).
5. February 22, 2009: Students submit applications to referees, who complete them and pass them on to the Senior Tutor.
6. February 23 , 2009: Senior Tutors submit student applications and references to the International Office.
7. Mid-April 2009: Decisions completed.
A complete application will consist of:
Declaration of Interest
form
Application form and personal
statement
Reference form
1-2 page CV
Medical students must also complete a Clinical School application form. This also needs to be completed by your referee and handed in to your Senior Tutor with the main application form. The deadline for completed CME application forms and Clinical School application forms to the International Office is Monday, 3 March at 5pm.
Interviews may also be required in some other subjects for short-listed candidates. These will take place prior to the end of the Lent Full Term.
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Participating Departments
At present, ten Cambridge departments are involved in the
exchange. Please check below to make sure that you are eligible to
participate. Students who plan
to take the years of study listed in columns two and three of the table below
are eligible.
| Department | Year of study for which time at MIT substitutes | Year of study in Cambridge Tripos | Course to be followed on return to Cambridge |
| [Biochemistry] | [Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Biochemistry)] | [3] | [Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Biochemistry)] |
| Chemical Engineering | Part I Chemical Engineering Tripos | 2 | Part IIA Chemical Engineering Tripos |
| Chemistry | Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Chemistry) | 3 | Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Chemistry) |
| Economics | Part IIA of the Economics Tripos | 2 | Part IIB of the Economics Tripos |
| Engineering | Part IIA of the Engineering Tripos | 3 | Part IIB of the Engineering Tripos |
| Materials Science | Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Materials Science & Metallurgy) | 3 | Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Materials Science & Metallurgy) |
| Mathematics | Part IB of the Mathematical Tripos | 2 | Part II of the Mathematical Tripos |
| Medicine | Part II of Tripos | 3 | Clinical Studies at Addenbrookes hospital |
| Physics | Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Physics) | 3 | Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos (Physics) |
| Vets | Part II of MVST | 3 | Clinical Studies at the Vet School |
Contact Your Tutor/Director of
Studies
You should discuss the option with your Tutor or Director of Studies before
proceeding with the application process. You will need one of them (or your
Senior Tutor) to complete the required reference, and you will need
your Senior
Tutor to counter-sign the application and send it to the
International Education
Office. Only applications sent by Senior Tutors will be
accepted.
Applications sent directly by students will not be
considered.
Please also fill in the online Declaration of Interest form so that the office can track your application and assure that all materials are received.
Students, Senior Tutors, Tutors and Directors of Studies are welcome to email international@admin.cam.ac.uk or contact the International Office with any queries:
International Office
University of Cambridge
Fitzwilliam House
32 Trumpington Street
Cambridge CB2 1QY
Tel: 01223 332262
February 13, 2009: Declaration of interest form completed and submitted to the International Office. Also, completed application must be sent to College for reference (Tutors or DoS).
February 22, 2009: Students submit applications to referees, who complete them and pass them on to the Senior Tutor.
February 23 , 2009: Senior Tutors submit student applications and references to the International Office.
Mid-April 2009: Decisions completed.
Interviews may be required in some subjects for short-listed candidates. These will take place prior to the end of Full Term.