Rhodes Scholarships
are awarded for pursuing full-time postgraduate
studies at the University of Oxford, UK. 95 Rhodes Scholars are
selected from many countries around the world annually.
The Rhodes
Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round
students at the University of Oxford, and providing transformative
opportunities for exceptional individuals. The Rhodes Trust provides the
Rhodes Scholarshi
ps in partnership with Second Century Founder, John McCall MacBain,
and other generous benefactors.
The Rhodes Trust is
an educational charity whose principal activity is to support scholars selected
from 14 constituencies in order to study at the University of Oxford.
All applicants must
have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a
bachelor’s degree.
Course Level: Rhodes Scholars may read
for any full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Oxford.
Study
Subject (s):
Scholarships are awarded to study any courses offered by the University of
Oxford at postgraduate level.
Scholarship
Award:
95 Rhodes Scholars select annually from many countries around the world. Rhodes
Scholarships will cover all University and College fees, a personal stipend and
one economy class airfare to Oxford at the start of the Scholarship, as well as
an economy flight back to the student’s home country at the conclusion of the
Scholarship.
Scholarship
can be taken in the UK
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 the
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.
Nationality:: Students of following
countries can apply for these Rhodes scholarships.
List of
Countries: Australia, Bermuda, Canada,
China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Jamaica &
the Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, Malaysia, New
Zealand, Pakistan, Southern Africa (including South Africa, Botswana,
Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland), SJLP (including Syria, Jordan,
Lebanon, Palestine), United Arab Emirates, United States, West Africa,
Zambia and Zimbabwe
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement: 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.
Test
Requirement: No
English
Language Requirements: Applicants
from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English
language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
How to Apply: Applications for Rhodes
Scholarships open during the spring and summer of the preceding year. All
candidates for the Scholarship should read the information about the
Scholarships applicable globally
and then proceed to their country-specificpage. Online application is not available for applicants to New
Zealand. Please refer to the relevant country page: New
Zealand. In broad terms, all constituencies will require the
following materials in differing forms:
- Evidence
of academic record / transcript (complete or in progress) of undergraduate
degree and any postgraduate study - Curriculum
vitae/resumé or list of principal activities - Personal
statement or essay (including, crucially, a clear statement of what
the applicant wishes to study at Oxford and why) - Evidence
of age / birth certificate / passport - English
Language proficiency (where English is not the first language) - Photograph
- List of
referees (usually several are required) who can attest in
confidential references to the character and intellect of the applicant,
including academic, personal, extra-curricular and leadership achievements
(and who should never include people to whom you are related)
Current Rhodes
Scholars speak about the personal statement and what is required for this part
of the application process.
Application
Deadline: Applications
for 2017 round with different deadlines for each country. Deadlines are:
Australia: 1 September 2016, Bermuda: 21 October 2016, Canada: 14
October 2016, China: 12 October 2016, Germany: 14 October 2016, Hong
Kong: 23 September 2016, India: 31 July 2016, Israel: 31 July 2016,
Jamaica & the Commonwealth Caribbean: 30 September 2016, Kenya: 31
August 2016, Malaysia: 31 August 2016, New Zealand: 1 August
2016, Pakistan: 1 August 2016, Southern Africa (including South
Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland): 15 August 2016, SJLP
(including Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine): 30 September 2016, United Arab
Emirates: 23 October 2016, United States: October 5, 2016, West Africa: 31
July 2016, Zambia: 10 October 2016 and Zimbabwe: 15 August 2016.
