– Rhodes Scholarship –
The University of Oxford, UK, is now accepting applications from suitably qualified students into their Rhodes Scholarship for masters and PhD programmes. It is a fully funded scholarship for all students.
About Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship is the world’s oldest (first awarded in 1902) and possibly most prestigious international scholarship program, allowing exceptional young people from all over the world to study at the University of Oxford.
Brief Description
The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate grants at the University of Oxford that promote exceptional all-around students. Rhodes is the world’s oldest and possibly most prestigious international scholarship program, founded in 1902 by Cecil Rhodes’s will.
Host Institution (s)
Oxford University in the UK
Level/Fields of study
Subject to limited restrictions, Rhodes Scholars may study any full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Oxford.
Number of Scholarships
They select a class of 95 Scholars each year
Rhodes Scholarship Target group
Students from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, East Africa (Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi), Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Jamaica & the Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Southern Africa (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland), Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine (SJLP), United Arab Emirates, United States, West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, and Togo), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
For students who are not under existing Rhodes constituencies, you can apply to Global Rhodes Scholarships.
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration
A Rhodes Scholarship covers all university and college fees, as well as the university application fee, a living stipend (£15,900 in 2019-20), a settling-in allowance (£225 in 2019-20), health insurance, visa, and two economy class flights to and from the United Kingdom at the start and end of studies in Oxford.
The basic tenure of the scholarship is two years, subject always, and at all times, to satisfactory academic performance and personal conduct.
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Rhodes Scholarship Eligibility
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
By 1 October of the year following selection, age limits vary by constituency and range from 18 to 28. The age limit in most is 24 or 25. Before applying, please double-check your constituency’s exact age restrictions. Following the selection process, successful candidates will arrive in Oxford in October. Normally, the Scholarship cannot be postponed.
Education
All applicants must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor’s degree by October following the election. Academic standing must be 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 Scholarship candidates should read the information about the Scholarships on the country-specific website to learn about the application criteria, eligibility restrictions, and deadlines that apply to their country.
Rhodes Scholarship applications open in the spring and summer of the year, usually on the 1st of June or 1st of July. The deadline varies by nation, but it usually falls between July and October of the year before you want to study.
For additional information on how to apply for this scholarship, please read the how to apply page and visit the official website (link below).
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IMPORTANT! This Scholarship Scheme is not yet out online, but keep bookmarking this page as an update will be made immediately after the scholarship is out.
Deadline
Between July and October 2021
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StudentsandScholarship Team.
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