Travel grants and travelling scholarships, both University and College. Vacation study grants for those who need to stay in Cambridge to work or who undertake approved vacation study outside Cambridge. Hardship grants from the University's Bell, Abbott, and Barnes Funds or College Trust Funds. These can be used to help with sudden and unexpected financial problems. Funds are at present being raised for a student nursery, and although in the past there has been a shortage of nursery places in Cambridge more nurseries have recently opened.
Many students use registered child minders for flexibility of hours.
Sponsorship from an industrial or business firm can help defray the costs of your course, as well as giving you invaluable practical experience, particularly in some subjects. For example, over half our Engineering students take a gap year and spend much of this time working with an engineering company. Most Cambridge students take paid employment during at least part of the summer vacation. Term is, however, short and very intense here, and at least some of each vacation is needed for academic study. We do not normally allow students to take regular paid employment during term time.