Scholarship Title: Rhodes Scholarships at
Oxford University for International Students
Rhodes Scholarship Fund
Fields of study:
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: varies, July-Oct
Study in: UK
Course starts Oct 2015
Brief description:
The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting exceptional
all-round students at the University of Oxford. Established in the will of Cecil Rhodes in
1902, the Rhodes is the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious international
scholarship program in the world.
Host Institution(s): Oxford University in UK
Fields of study:
Rhodes Scholars come from many academic backgrounds and pursue a wide
variety of courses at Oxford. Applicants
should review the Oxford’s postgraduate degree courses to determine the degree
for which they would apply.
There are very few restrictions on the full-time post-graduate degrees
supported by Rhodes Scholarships. Rhodes
Scholars may only undertake the Master of Business Administration or the Master
of Financial Economics in the second year of the Scholarship.
Number of Scholarships:
A class of 83 Scholars is selected each year
Target group:
Students from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, India,
Jamaica and Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Southern
Africa (including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, and Swaziland),
United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
A Rhodes Scholarship covers all University and College fees, the university
application fee, a personal stipend for living expenses (£13,658 per annum
2014-15), private health insurance, and economy class airfare to and from
Oxford at the commencement and conclusion of the scholarship.
Eligibility:
The Rhodes Trust warmly welcomes applications from talented young women and
men of diverse backgrounds. Selection of Rhodes Scholars is made without regard
to gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, colour, religion, sexual
orientation, social background, or disability.
The following eligibility criteria apply to all applicants for the Rhodes
Scholarships:
• Citizenship & residency: Each applicant must fulfil the citizenship and residency requirements of
the Rhodes constituency for which they are applying. Please check the detailed information
carefully via the country links.
• Age: Age limits vary between constituencies and range from a
minimum age limit of 18 to a maximum of 28 by 1 October of the year following
selection. In most constituencies, the age limit is 24 or 25. Please check
carefully the specific age requirements for your constituency before
applying. Successful candidates will
arrive in Oxford the October following the selection process. The Scholarship may not normally be deferred.
• Education:
All applicants must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced
to assure completion of a bachelor’s degree by the October following election.
Academic standing must be sufficiently high to ensure admission to the
University of Oxford, which has very competitive entry requirements, and to
give confidence that Rhodes Scholars will perform to a high academic standard
in Oxford. Individual constituencies may specify a 1st or equivalent. Some constituencies require an undergraduate
degree to have been taken within the constituency of application.
Application instructions:
All candidates for the Scholarship should read the information about the
Scholarships applicable globally, and then proceed to their country-specific
page to read the application criteria, eligibility requirements, and deadline
specific to their country.
Applications for Rhodes Scholarships open during the spring and summer of
the preceding year.
Deadline varies per country but is
around July-October of the preceding year you wish to study.
For detailed information on how to
apply for this scholarship, It is important to read the how to apply page and
visit the official website on the link found below
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/
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