Rhodes Scholarships for International Students at University of Oxford in UK

Rhodes Scholarships are awarded for pursuing full-time postgraduate
studies at the University of Oxford, UK.  Rhodes Scholars have
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 Scholarships 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:
Ninety-five outstanding young women and men are awarded the Scholarship each
year, from 20 Rhodes constituencies (64 countries) worldwide. The Scholarship
includes full tuition, a maintenance stipend, and flights to and from Oxford at
the beginning and end of tenure.

Number of
Awards:
Ninety-five outstanding young women and men are awarded the Scholarship each
year.

Scholarship
can be taken in the UK

Eligibility: The following eligibility
criteria apply to all applicants for the Rhodes Scholarship:

• Citizenship
  & Residency: You must meet the citizenship/residency
  requirements of one of the Rhodes constituencies : 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, Zimbabwe.
• Age: You
  must have reached your 18th birthday and not have passed your 24th
  birthday on 1 October in the year of application. There is some variation
  on the upper age limit across constituencies depending on the local
  environment. 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 be
  deferred.
• Education: Rhodes
  Scholars must have completed a Bachelor’s degree before coming up to
  Oxford, to a sufficiently high standard to meet both the Rhodes and the
  Oxford criteria. Please consult the detailed information provided by the
  constituency to which you are applying on our How to apply for a Rhodes Scholarship page and the
  prospectus pages of the University
  of Oxford. NB Some constituencies require completion of your
  undergraduate degree in the year of application for the Scholarship.

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 completed their undergraduate degree to a very high
standard by 1 October of the year following application.  In some
constituencies, they will need to have completed their degree in the year of
application. Academic achievement must be sufficiently high to assure entry to
the University of Oxford, whose admissions are internationally competitive, and
to give confidence that Rhodes Scholars will perform to a high academic
standard in Oxford.

Test
Requirement: No

English
Language Requirements: The
University only accepts certain standardized tests, with results at or
above the following scores:

All of these tests
are accepted for both admissions and visa purposes; they will not be required
to provide additional evidence of their English language ability in their visa
application. Whilst UKVI may accept lower minimum scores for visa purposes, the
University still requires they to meet these minimum scores.

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-specific
page. The 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: September 14, 2017, Bermuda: October 31, 2017, Canada:
September 30, 2017, China: October 14, 2017, Germany: September 30,
2017, Hong Kong: September 30, 2017, India: July 31, 2017, 
Israel: September 30, 2017, Jamaica & the Commonwealth Caribbean: September
30, 2017, Kenya: August 31, 2017, Malaysia: August 31, 2017, New Zealand:
August 1, 2017, Pakistan: July 31, 2017, Southern Africa (including South
Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland): August 15, 2017,
SJLP (including Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine): August 31, 2017, United
Arab Emirates: September 30, 2017 , United States: TBC, West Africa: September
30, 2017, Zambia: October 31, 2017 and Zimbabwe: August 31, 2017.

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