External scholarships
External scholarships are managed by external organisations; not by the University of Oxford or the colleges. They will have their own application processes and the closing dates will be different from the University's application deadlines. You should therefore contact the relevant organisation directly to make enquiries about submitting an application for such awards. Some of the major sources of funding provided by external organisations are shown below; click on the region you are from to find tailored opportunities.
- Not restricted by region
- UK and Europe
- Africa
- Asia
- Australasia
- North America & Canada
- Central America
- South America
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The Aga Khan Foundation provides a number of scholarships for graduate study (mainly Masters, but DPhil's are also considered) to students from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgystan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Madagascar, Mozambique, Syria, France, Portugal, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. |
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The ACU administer a number of scholarships for Commonwealth citizens (and those permanently resident in a Commonwealth country) to study in the UK. |
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| Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding |
Oxford has subscribed to the Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding. Please complete the online request form and we will send you the Guide by email (in PDF format). This award-winning guide was written by two UK based PhD students who between them have won over £45,000 from 52 different charity awards. It will show you where to find charities, how to approach them and how to complete strong applications in the correct manner. It contains model personal and financial statements and over 100 links to voluntary sector funding sources. The Alternative Guide is independently published by GradFunding. |
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The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds is a public foundation based in Germany that promotes basic research in biomedicine. It offers two to three year PhD Fellowships to outstanding young scientists (aged 27 or under) to nationals of all countries to undertake research in a leading laboratory in Europe. The fellowships comprise a monthly stipend and the foundation also provides support for participation in scientific conferences as well as non-monetary support (e.g. peronal support networks). Apply by 1 February, 1 June or 1 October of each year. |
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The Chevening Scholarship scheme is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the United Kingdom. Significant contributions are also made by UK universities, the private sector, other government departments and devolved administrations. The Scholarships are offered in over 130 countries and are generally awarded for one-year Master's courses. They enable talented graduates and young professionals who are identified as the potential leaders of tomorrow to develop strong links with the UK and with each other in a global network, at the same time as becoming familiar with the UK. |
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This foundation offers grants, bursaries and emergency grants to female graduates from the UK and overseas who are studying in the UK. |
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Candidates must: be a female student entering her final year of a BSc or enrolled in an MSc or PhD programme (or equivalent); be enrolled in full-time study at a University in Europe; be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics or a related technical field; and maintain an excellent academic record (e.g. a First Class Honours degree). Apply by 1 February. |
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Google Europe & Israel Scholarship for Students with Disabilities |
Candidates must: be a disabled student or have a mental health or long-term health condition; be enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD programme (or equivalent); be enrolled in a university in Europe or Israel; be studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics or a closely related technical field. The scholarship is for EUR7,000. |
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The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) offers 3-year fully funded DPhil scholarships in science and technology to applicants from IDB member countries. Applicants must be currently attached to a scientific, academic and/or research institution in their home country and meet the IDB's eligibility criteria (published on their website). Application forms must be submitted to your home country's Office of the IDB Governor/IDB designated office by December 31 of the year before you wish to start graduate study at Oxford. Successful candidates must commit to returning to their home country on completion of their DPhil. |
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Open Society Foundations offer Humanities and Social Sciences doctoral students from selected countries funding of up to $10,000 USD. |
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The RSO offers a number of web-based resources for those looking for external research funding (some services may only be accessed by current Oxford students). |
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Oxford subscribes to the 'ResearchProfessional' database service which shows funding opportunities for research students. Only members of the University with an ox.ac.uk email account can gain access to this particular service. |
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Prestigious, two-year scholarships for graduate courses at Oxford. Students from the following countries may apply: Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica and Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and neighbours (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland), USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
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Scholarships for studying in Oxford and abroad, funded by Rotary International in order to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas. The scholarship provides a flat grant of USD26,000 to study in another country. The award is intended to help defray costs associated with round-trip transportation, tuition and other fees, room and board, and some educational supplies. Deadlines vary: see website. |
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Scholarship Search |
Offers a search facility aimed primarily at UK undergraduates but there is some information for international students (EU and overseas). |
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Provides general advice about searching for funding and also has a list of trusts and charities that offer small grants. UKCISA also offer guidance notes on funding. |
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This is an online book (also available in print) published by UNESCO which covers higher-education study opportunities and scholarships offered by universities, specialized schools and international organizations in 145 countries. |
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Provides financial assistant to Jewish students in financial need to enter further education or studying for full-time degrees at universitites in the United Kingdom, who could not otherwise afford to enter university in the UK. |
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The Grants Register 2014 |
Published by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd in print only (£250), this includes information on a variety of scholarships, fellowships and research grants, professional and vocational grants. Available from Macmillan Reference Limited, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF. There is a copy at the University of Oxford in the University's Admissions Information Centre (admissions i), and the British Council Office in your city/country may also keep a copy for reference. |
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Up to two years of support for graduates of Penn to pursue any graduate course in the UK. Four to six awards are usually available each year. |
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Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries. In addition, it contributes to the development of human resources and the international cooperation capacity of Higher education institutions in Third Countries by increasing mobility between the European Union and these countries. |
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The Dan David Prize laureates annually donate twenty scholarships of USD$15,000 each to outstanding doctoral and postdoctoral students of exceptional promise in the chosen fields for the current year. The Dan David Prize is granted according to merit, without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, nationality, or political affiliation. |
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Lord Mayor's Educational Trust Fund for Refugee Scholars |
Funding available from the City Council's trust fund to advance the education of graduate level or post graduate level overseas students who have refugee status at institutions in the city of Oxford. The Board of Trustees usually meet early in the year to consider applications received, a cheque for those who qualify to receive the funding is usually presented in March. For further information please contact: APARMAR@oxford.gov.uk |
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Colt Foundation Fellowships in Occupational/Environmental Health |
The Foundation considers applications for funding high quality research projects in the field of occupational and environmental health, particularly those aimed at discovering the cause of illnesses arising from conditions at the place of work. The Trustees meet twice each year, in the spring and in the autumn. For further information please refer to the Grants Guidelines for Applicants on the Foundation's website. |
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Norwegian student loans and grants awarding body which supports Norwegian students to study overseas. |
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The seven UK Research Councils are publicly funded bodies that support research and studentships across a wide range of subject areas. For more information, see our Research Council funding webpage. |
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The Trust offers a range of awards to candidates who are alumni of fifty independent schools in the UK. |
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The Victor Pinchuk Foundation has launched a new project that will fund Ukrainian students to study for a Master's course in a range of fields at the University of Oxford. Scholarships will fund up to 60% of the total cost of study (up to a maximum of $50,000) in the areas of environmental and ecology studies, law and public administration. |
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The society offers awards of £4,000 to nationals of the United Kingdom and Spain engaged in postgraduate studies relating to links between those two countries. Closing date for applications will be 31st January in the year for which the grant is sought. Awards will be presented in April or May at the Spanish Embassy in London. |
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Scholarships from the Cusanuswerk consist of financial support for studies as well as an interdisciplinary education programme that encourages discussion about science and faith, society and church. Enrolment or authorisation to study at PhD level at a state-approved university within the European Union is a requirement to be eligible for this scholarship. |
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TALENTIA Fellowship Program is an initiative by the Ministry for Innovation, Science and Enterprise in Andalusia, Spain (at present the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science) that provides postgraduate scholarships to students from Andalusia allowing them to study abroad in selected institutions. |
Africa
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The Beit Trust offers annually a small number of Scholarships for graduate studies or research to graduates who are domiciled in Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe (the beneficial area). The duration of the Scholarships is normally for up to three years. |
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Canon Collins Trust provides scholarships to students from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola and Mozambique who wish to pursue a graduate degree (mainly Master's degrees of one or two years) in either the United Kingdom or South Africa. |
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The purpose of the Fund is to promote educational development in Sudan. The Trust supports individual Sudanese students studying for a graduate course in the UK, but who intend to return to Sudan at the end of their studies. |
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Mohamedali Karimjee Trust |
Grants to African students for study in the UK. Write to Karimjee Jivanjee & Co UK, 21 Whitefriars Street, London EC4Y 8JJ. |
Asia
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The Anglo-Thai Society offers a number of awards for educational excellence to Thai students studying in the UK. These are open to final year DPhil students and include an award of £300. The awards are presented each November, and the closing date for applications is at the end of June. For further details and an application form please see: http://www.anglothaisociety.org/educationalawards2013.pdf |
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The Foundation provides partial grants of around £2,000 to support graduate students whose own available funds fall short of their total requirements and who need additional contributions to cover the balance of their fees, living expenses and related study costs. |
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The Fund awards scholarships to Lebanese graduate students and civil servants who wish to pursue post-graduate studies, research and training in the UK, that are unavailable in Lebanon. |
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The Charles Wallace Trusts for Pakistan, Bangladesh and Burma/Myanmar (c/o The British Council), were set up with the central purpose of assisting the nationals of those countries to obtain education and professional development in the United Kingdom. |
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The Charles Wallace India Trust (c/o The British Council). There are four types of grant that the Trust awards: fully-funded awards in the arts and heritage conservation; visiting fellowships of 2-3 months' duration, fully-funded; grants towards the costs of short research or professional visits; grants towards the cost of the penultimate or final year or Doctoral study at a UK university. |
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The Foundation awards grants to individuals and institutions in the UK and Japan in all areas of the visual and performing arts, the humanities, the social sciences, science and engineering, mathematics, business studies, and education, including schools and universities, grass roots and professional groups. |
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Postgraduate scholarships in culture and the arts for students from the United Arab Emirates. |
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Awards of up to £3,000 for Chinese students studying in the UK. Candidates must be in at least the second year of a doctorate. |
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Listings for Indian students seeking funding for their studies abroad. |
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The Joint Japan/ World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program covers costs for up to two years of study toward a master's degree in a field related to development. To be eligible, students must be a national of a Bank member-country, have been accepted at a university outside their country, be under 45 years of age and have at least two years of professional experience. |
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The National Science and Technology Board of Singpore offer a number of scholarships for studying at selected universities overseas, including Oxford. |
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The King Abdullah Scholarship Program provides opportunities for Saudi citizens to pursue their undergraduate and graduate university education abroad in many academic disciplines needed by most government and private sectors. |
Australasia
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Awards of up to £4,000 are available for Australians studying any subject in the United Kingdom. |
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Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON) |
JASON is a comprehensive search engine that contains information about graduate scholarships available to Australian students wishing to study at home or abroad, and to international students wishing to study in Australia. |
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The General Sir John Monash Awards |
The General Sir John Monash Foundation offers up to eight Scholarships per year for postgraduate study at a non-Australian university. Only Australian citizens graduating from Australian universities are eligible to apply. The Scholarships provide funding of AUD $50,000 per year for a maximum of three years. |
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The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation |
The Menzies Foundation provides funding for post-graduate scholarships for Australian citizens in the fields of law and engineering for study in the United Kingdom. |
North America & Canada
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Various scholarship opportunities for Canadian citizens and residents who wish to study abroad. |
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Awards of £500 to £3,000 for Canadian citizens enrolled in postgraduate programmes in the UK. |
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The support offered consists principally of funding for Canadian Studies activities, by means of awards to enable individual academics to undertake research leading to publication or to develop courses about Canada; and grants to institutions both to carry out research projects on Canada and to develop the study of Canada within their institution. |
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Awards of up to £20,000 for US graduate students. |
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Open to graduates of any Canadian university for full-time graduate studies in Canada or elsewhere, in any field. |
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Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally at undergraduate level at a UK institution in any field of study. Each scholarship is held for two years. |
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The National Society of High School Scholars offers several academic scholarships and academic competitions annually to members only. Five $1,000 USD Abercrombie & Fitch Global Diversity & Leadership Scholar Awards will be awarded to NSHSS members residing in England to enrol at a university in England. |
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
Each year NSERC approves a limited number of graduate scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships on a competitive basis for tenure at universities outside Canada. |
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Graduate scholarships for citizens and permanent residents of Canada who wish to undertake study in the field of Humanities or Social Sciences. |
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The Law Foundation of British Columbia provides up to five Graduate Fellowships to the amount of approximately $13,750 CAD on an annual basis to students pursuing full time graduate studies in law or a law-related area. In order to be eligible, applicants must either be residents of British Columbia; graduates of a British Columbia law school; or members of the British Columbia Bar. |
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Funding available for US veterans. Please contact us.loans@admin.ox.ac.uk for more information. |
Central America
| Magdalena O Vda de Brockmann |
Scholarships for Mexican students to study a Masters in the UK in all areas except management. |
| Mexican Embassy | Information on scholarships open to Mexican students including scholarships offered by SEP, Mexican Academy of Science, Royal Society and Wellcome Trust. |
| CONACyT | Scholarships for Mexican students wishing to study abroad. |
| FIDERH | Scholarship opportunities for Mexican students wishing to undertake graduate study abroad. |
| Fundacon Bancomer BBVA-British Council | British Council Mexico website offering funding ideas for Mexican students wishing to study in the UK. |
| Fundacion Beca | Advice and some funding opportunities for students from Mexico wishing to undertake graduate study abroad. |
| FUNED | Funded offers grants to Mexican students for studies in areassuch as: Business Administration and Financing, Economics, Law, International Trade and Political Science, Engineering, Architecture, International Relations, etc. It is not authorised to cover areas of Health, Arts and Humanities, nor doctoral studies of any kind. |
South America
| Science Without Borders |
A Brazilian Government programme offering scholarships to Brazilian students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and creative industries. |