Oxford-Radcliffe Graduate Scholarship
| Am I eligible? | What does it cover? | How do I apply? | How will I know if I've been successful? |
The Oxford Graduate Scholarships have been established through a groundbreaking new matched funding initiative to enable the creation of fully-funded scholarships for graduate students of the highest calibre from across the world. 2013-14 will see the very first Oxford Graduate Scholars begin their studies.
Scholarships are awarded to applicants who have demonstrated excellent academic ability, who will contribute to the University’s ground-breaking research, and who will go on to contribute to the world as leaders in their field, pushing the frontiers of knowledge. The University contributes 40% of the funds for these scholarships, together with 60% from generous donations provided by numerous supporters of the University and its colleges.
The Oxford-Radcliffe Graduate Scholarships are unique to University College, supported by a historic £10m gift from a group of the College’s Old Members, the largest single gift received by the college in modern times. 2013-14 will see the very first cohort of Oxford-Radcliffe Graduate Scholars arrive at Oxford.
The benefactors are motivated to ensure that more talented graduate students than ever before will have an opportunity to work with both University College’s and Oxford’s leading academics to pursue their ambitions, contribute ground-breaking research, advance understanding and realise their full potential – regardless of their financial circumstances – focusing on today’s challenges and advancing tomorrow’s solutions.
Am I eligible?
You should be applying to start as a new student on one of the following graduate courses at Oxford:
- Doctoral Training Programme in Enviromental Research
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security
- Some other EPSRC-funded Centres for Doctoral Training, details to be confirmed
- Any DPhil in the Medical Sciences Division
- A DPhil in Politics or in International Relations
Please ensure that you meet the selection criteria for your course (see the Course Guide for more information).
The scholarship is only tenable at University College. All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to University College in order to take up the scholarship.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.
This scholarship is not open to candidates applying for Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma courses, part-time courses, non-matriculated courses or to students with deferred entry.
What does it cover?
100% of university and college fees and a grant for living costs (at least £13,726). Awards are made for the full duration of a student's fee liability for the agreed course. If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based upon satisfactory academic progress.
How do I apply?
All eligible applicants, who have applied for admission to the University by the relevant January deadline for their course (10 January 2014 for Medical Sciences, Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Computer Science; 24 January 2014 for all other subjects), will automatically be considered for this scholarship.
If you do not apply as detailed above by the deadline, you will not be considered for this scholarship.
Additional points to note when applying for this scholarship:
If, following the assessment of the January deadline applications, your department places your application on a waiting list or decides to re-evaluate it against the applications received for the next deadline (14 March 2014), then you will no longer be eligible for this scholarship.
If you are accepted onto a different course from the one you originally applied for, you should contact us as soon as you are notified of the change in order to ensure that your application for a scholarship is maintained on the new course. However, please note that such a change of course may mean that you are no longer eligible for this scholarship.
How will I know if I’ve been successful?
Decisions 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.