The Cambridge Overseas Trust was established as a charity by the University of Cambridge in the 1980s in order to provide financial support for international students on degree courses at Cambridge. The Trust, whose Patron is His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, enables candidates of outstanding academic merit, who would not otherwise be able to take up places at Cambridge, to pursue courses of study or research.

The Foundation works with the Cambridge Overseas Trust to offer the Croucher Cambridge International Scholarships