Rhodes Scholarship
Fund
Masters/PhD Degree
Description:
The
Rhodes Scholarships are
postgraduate awards supporting exceptional students from around the world to
study at the University of Oxford. Established in the will of Cecil Rhodes, the
Rhodes is the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious international scholarship
programme in the world, which aims to nurture public-spirited leaders for
the world's future. They are based at Rhodes House, Oxford.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 Arab
Emirates, United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Scholarship value
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), and economy
class airfare to and from Oxford at the commencement and conclusion of the
scholarship.
Basic Eligibility Criteria:
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.
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.
Official Scholarship Website:
Deadline: varies, July-Oct
Study in: UK
Course starts Oct 2016
Course starts Oct 2016
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