Application fee waivers
Information on application fee waiver schemes and their eligibility criteria.
The tower at Christ Church. Credit: Yixing Wu / Graduate Photography Competition
Applying from a low-income country
If you indicate on the application form that you are resident in one of the eligible countries below, you will be asked additional questions relating to this waiver scheme. If your answers to these questions indicate that you are eligible for this waiver, you will not be directed to the payment screens when you submit your application.
Refugees and displaced persons
If you are, or were, a refugee; stateless person; asylum seeker; or have been otherwise forcibly displaced within or outside your country of origin, you are eligible for an application fee waiver as long as you meet the minimum entry requirements for the course.
To request this waiver, answer ‘yes’ to the appropriate question on the ‘About You’ tab of the application form.
UK applicants from low-income backgrounds
Some UK applicants from low-income backgrounds are eligible for a fee waiver.
UNIQplus applicants
Applicants who applied to UNIQplus at the University of Oxford in the past two years (for the 2024 or 2025 programmes) and met the eligibility criteria may request that the graduate application fee be waived.
Applying for readmission
If you are currently studying for an Oxford graduate taught course and applying for a research course with no break in your studies, you may be eligible to apply for readmission. You must meet the same deadlines and requirements as other applicants, but you won't be required to pay an application fee. Find more information about readmissions status in this Application Guide.