Graduate study at Oxford is a rewarding experience, but also a significant investment. The University seeks applications from students of the very highest calibre, irrespective of their background or personal circumstances.

Please ensure that you visit the Fees and Funding website, which provides full details of fees and living costs for graduate students, as well as information on the wide range of scholarships available at Oxford and advice on how to find funding opportunities for your studies.

There are three types of expense that prospective graduates need to account for when calculating the cost of graduate study:

• University tuition fee

  Fees are payable for each year of your course, and the rate you pay depends on the University’s assessment of your fee status as ‘Home/EU’ or ‘Overseas’ and on the qualifications you already hold. Most courses have a maximum period for which fees are payable.

• College fee

  The college fee covers academic facilities and other services provided by your college. The fee, which you will need to pay each year to your college for the period you are liable for fees, does not include accommodation or meal charges and is payable in addition to the University tuition fee.

• Living costs
  

  Prospective graduates must have adequate funding to cover all living expenses, at the level of a reasonable minimum established made by the University, during their study at Oxford

To work out your fee totals, please use the Fees, Funding and Scholarship Search tool.

A variety of scholarship schemes exist to give excellent candidates from around the world the opportunity to pursue graduate study at Oxford. A few of the most prestigious schemes are highlighted above, including the recently announced Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities.

There is a very wide variety of different scholarships available to graduate students at Oxford; currently, 62% of research students and 17% of students pursuing taught Master's programmes receive full funding, which covers all of their fees and living expenses. An additional 9% of research students and 9% of taught Master's students receive partial funding, which covers a portion of their costs.

Prospective graduates should start looking for funding as soon as they decide to apply to Oxford. Start by using the Fees, Funding and Scholarship Search tool to browse the wide range of graduate scholarships offered by the collegiate University. The results of each search, tailored to your particular programme and other information about your application, link directly to relevant scholarship webpages containing full information about eligibility and how to apply.

The Graduate Scholarships page offers further information about the different types of funding that may be available to you. Before applying for scholarships, read the eligibility criteria thoroughly and make sure you submit your application by the correct deadline.

It is important to note that most fully funded opportunities at Oxford are only available to students about to start a new course. Once you are registered/enrolled as a student, there are very few substantive scholarships available, so it is vital to explore your options early and to follow the application procedures carefully.