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3. Food

College Food

Canteen Meals
Downing provides a canteen service; breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided during the week and a reduced service operates at the weekends. Outside of term, provision varies. Food is typically of a reasonable standard, with several options, and fairly cheap.
Formal Hall
Formal Hall is probably the aspect of Cambridge that most corresponds to the Cambridge image: a three-course meal served by waiters in an ancient, candle-lit hall with sherry, wine and port. Formal wear (including an academic gown) is required, Grace is said at the beginning and end of the meal and the Fellows sit at a different table (High Table) than the students. The food is generally better than typical College food and Formal Hall is often a good way to get involved in college life and to see other colleges.
Kitchen Fixed Charge (KFC)
The KFC is a charge that some Colleges require graduate students to pay as a contribution towards the overhead costs of catering. Downing's policy is to charge £50 per term for those living in College accomodation and £30 per term for those living out.
Shops
The main supermarkets in central Cambridge are Sainsbury's on Sidney Street and, for a pricier alternative, Marks and Spencer's on Market Square. Larger supermarkets can be found slightly further afield:
  • Asda - Beehive Centre, Coldhams Lane
  • Sainsburys - Brooks Road
  • Tesco - Newmarket Road
  • Waitrose - Hauxton Road, Trumpington
There are several speciality shops selling Asian, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern foods along Mill Road. Kosher and Indian ingredients can be obtained from Nasreen Dar Halal Supermarket, 20 Histon Road and Halal and Afro-Caribean food from The Al-Amin Grocers, 100-102a Mill Road (Tel: 01223 576396/7).
Restaurants
There are dozens of restaurants and pubs that serve food in Cambridge. Some useful websites are http://www.cambridgerestaurants.com/ and http://www.cambridge-pubs.co.uk/.

4. Grants, Funding, Studentships and Bursaries

For all international students

The following publications may be of use to you in searching for funding:

Many of these publications should be available in Libraries or British Council Offices and contain information about funding sources for prospective graduate students.

For Applicants Ordinarily Resident in the EU

University Scholarships and Prizes

These are published in the University Reporter every November. See the website here.

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