Fees and Funding

Frost Scholarship Programme

How will I know if I've been successful?

The new Frost Scholarship Programme funds current students from the State University System of Florida (SUSF) to study one-year, full-time Master’s courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (‘STEM’ subjects) at the University of Oxford.

The Programme is supported by the generosity of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Philanthropic Foundation. Over the next five years, the Frost Scholarship Programme will offer ten scholarships each year. The first ten scholars will begin their studies in October 2014.

Frost Scholars will also take part in an exclusive week-long orientation programme at one of Oxford’s oldest colleges, Exeter College, to introduce them to academic life at Oxford just before the start of their course.

“We are delighted to enter into this exciting partnership with Phillip and Patricia Frost to help realise their goal of enabling excellent students from Florida to come to study at Oxford. We look forward to welcoming Frost Scholars of the highest academic potential to Oxford to pursue their academic goals, regardless of their financial circumstances.”

Professor Andrew Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

Am I eligible?

You should be a current student within the State University System of Florida (a list of eligible institutions is available on the SUSF Board of Governors’ webpages).

You should be applying to start a new, one-year, full-time Master’s course at Oxford. The complete list of eligible courses is below:

MSc Applied Statistics	MSc Archaeological Science
MSt Archaeological Science	MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management
MSc Clinical Embryology	MSc Computer Science
MSc Endovascular Neurosurgery	MSc Environmental Change & Management
MSc Global Health Science	MSc History of Science, Medicine & Technology
MSc Integrated Immunology	MSc Mathematical & Computational Finance
MSc Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Computing	MSc Mathematics & Foundations of Computer Science
MSc Medical Anthropology	MSc Nature, Society & Environmental Policy
MSc Neuroscience	MSc Pharmacology
MSt Philosophy of Physics	MSc Psychological Research
MSc Radiation Biology	MSc Theoretical Chemistry
MSc Water Science, Policy & Management

Please ensure that you meet the selection criteria for your course (see the Course Guide for more information).

You must be ordinarily resident in the state of Florida in the USA.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and potential. The programme aims to have one graduate from each of the SUSF universities represented in each annual cohort of scholars and preference shall be given to applicants in order to achieve this aim. However, if this is not possible, scholarships may be awarded to additional eligible applicants from the SUSF universities from which a scholar has already been selected.

In selecting the annual cohort of scholars, priority will be given to applicants in order to fulfil the aim of representing a range of subject areas.

This scholarship is not open to candidates with deferred entry.

What does it cover?

100% of university and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £13,726). Awards are made for the full duration of a student's fee liability for the agreed course.

How do I apply?

In order to be considered for this scholarship, you are recommended to submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for your course (10 January 2014 for Medical Sciences, Philosophy and Computer Science; 24 January 2014 for all other subjects). Applications by the January deadlines will be prioritised. However, if scholarships are still available, then applications made by the March deadline (14 March 2014) or later (where programmes are still admitting) may also be considered. A notice will be posted on this web page if scholarships are still available beyond the January deadlines.

There is no separate application process for this scholarship; all eligible applicants who apply to Oxford as outlined above will be considered.

Please note, if any applicants are accepted onto a different course from the one they originally applied for, they should contact us as soon as they are notified of the change in order to ensure that their application for a scholarship is maintained on their new course. A change of course may mean that applicants are no longer eligible for this scholarship.

College preference

All graduate students at the University of Oxford benefit from membership not only of their department, but also of one of our multi-disciplinary colleges. Applicants may select a preferred college as part of their application or leave the allocation of a college to the University. Applicants are particularly encouraged to consider making Exeter College their preferred college, as this is where the pre-course orientation programme will be held. Specifying any preferred college, or none, will not affect your chances of being offered a place on your course or being awarded a Frost Scholarship.

How will I know if I have been successful?

Decisions on applications submitted by the January deadlines are expected to be made around April 2014. Successful candidates will be notified via email and will receive an award letter. This webpage will be updated as soon as successful candidates have been notified.

Further information

If you have any questions about this scholarship which are not answered above, please email us through the Ask a Question facility, selecting the Funding category.