Description
Rhodes Scholarship Fund Masters/ PhD
Degree
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.
Level/Fields of study:
Subject to
limited restrictions, Rhodes Scholars may study any full-time postgraduate
degree at the University of Oxford.
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, São Tomé and
Principe, and Togo), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Scholarship
value/inclusions/duration:
A Rhodes
Scholarship covers: All University and College fees; the University application
fee; a living stipend (£15,900 per annum 2019-20); settling in allowance (£225
in 2019-20), health insurance, visa, two economy class flights – to and from
the UK – for the beginning 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.
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: 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.
Please see the country-specific eligibility requirements at this link
Application instructions:
All candidates
for the Scholarship should read the information about the Scholarships in the 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,
normally 1 June or 1 July. Deadline varies per country but is around July-October of
the preceding year you wish to study.
It is important
to read the how to apply page and visit the official website (link
found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Deadline: varies, July-Oct (annual)
Study in: UK,Course starts October 2022
Website:
APPLY BELOW OFFICIAL SITE
Official
Scholarship Website: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/the-rhodes-scholarship/
Related Scholarships: List of Scholarships in UK.