Funding for under-represented groups

Open to UK Black and Mixed Black applicants to full or part-time master's or DPhil courses. Country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Academic Futures webpage.

Open to British Bangladeshi applicants to full or part-time master's or DPhil courses. Country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Academic Futures webpage.

Open to British Pakistani applicants to full or part-time master's or DPhil courses. Country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Academic Futures webpage.

Open to graduate applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australian nationality. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Green Templeton College website. 

The Scholarships Programme offers 100% tuition fee Masters scholarships to support British Muslims to study at UK universities, and is aimed at those who wish to advance their careers and bring about positive change to their communities, and beyond. More information is available on the Jesus College website.

The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) to offer a range of scholarships for African candidates applying for taught postgraduate courses at the University of Oxford for 2025/26 entry. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Oxford specifically emphasises groups who have historically been under-represented, including but not limited to female scholars, people from refugee and displaced backgrounds and scholars with accessibility needs. Full eligibility criteria is available on the A-Z of scholarships page and the Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarships page.

Open to UK and North American Black and Mixed Black applicants to the MBA. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.

In October 2022 the DTP launched a scheme to increase the number of studentship awards made to British Black or Mixed Black students. Course and country restrictions apply. More information is available on the DTP website.

Open to UK Black and Mixed Black applicants applying to a master's or DPhil programme. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the University College website.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, relevance of studies to the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development’s interdisciplinary aims, understanding of the development challenges faced by India, and leadership and entrepreneurial potential. Financial need will also be taken into account. Full Eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Somerville College website.

Open to former undergraduate Crankstart scholars applying to pursue postgraduate study at Oxford. Country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Crankstart Graduate Scholarships website.

The maximum value of this award is up to £2,500 per annum for the agreed course as a contribution towards your course fees on the MSc in Medical Education course. The award is made for the full duration of the period of fee liability for the agreed course, subject to satisfactory academic progress being made. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Department of Education website.

Open to UK-based students who receive benefits because they are on a low income. Course restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Oxford Lifelong Learning website.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, relevance of studies to the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development’s interdisciplinary aims, understanding of the development challenges faced by India, and leadership and entrepreneurial potential. Financial need will also be taken into account. Full Eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Somerville College website.

Through the generosity of commercial chambers 3 Verulam Buildings, this scholarship is worth £15,000 and is awarded annually to a BCL candidate, with the preference given to those with an interest in Private Law. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

Through the generosity of 4 New Square, this scholarship is worth £15,000 and is awarded annually to a BCL candidate, with the preference given to those with interest in Private Law. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

Through the generosity of Fountain Court Chambers, this scholarship is worth £15,000 and is awarded annually to a BCL candidate, with the preference given to those with an interest in Private Law. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

Through the generosity of South Square, this scholarship is worth £15,000 and is awarded annually to a BCL candidate, with the preference given to those with an interest in Private Law. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

The Faculty will be making available a number of £20,000 bursaries for students accepted for the BCL and MJur. The awards will be allocated on the basis of financial need and full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

Six full scholarships have been made available for applicants to this course through the generosity of John and Alexandra Hering. Priority will be given to students ordinarily resident in low income or lower middle income countries (as defined by the World Bank) and who are unable to afford to study the programme without the scholarship. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

The MSc in Law and Finance (MLF) is able to make a limited amount of financial aid available to MLF students who are in particular financial need. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

The Law Faculty is pleased to announce the creation of a full-fees financial assistance award for students undertaking the MSc in Taxation. These will further our aim of making the programme accessible to all students who are good enough to be admitted, regardless of their financial means. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

The Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford is committed to increasing the portfolio of studentships available to all students to attract the best, irrespective of background or ability to pay. As part of this initiative, we continue to offer a limited number of needs-based bursaries for applicants to the MSc program. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

The Faculty will be making available a number of bursaries for students accepted for DPhil and MPhil programmes in the Faculty of Law. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.
 

These awards provide full funding for up to five graduate students at any one time, supporting study in the Humanities—English, History, Philosophy, and Theology—and in Politics. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

The June Ilott Fund was established in 2022 in memory of the late Ms June Ilott to support full- or part-time master's course in Medical Sciences. The donor's intention is that the scholarship supports an applicant who would not otherwise be able to take up their place without financial support.

Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Divisional website.

This new studentship will provide full financial support to a talented UK-resident applicant from an underprivileged background. Course restrictions apply. Details are available on the Department of Population Health website.

To enable UK students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue a postgraduate degree in population health, Oxford Population Health has set up a studentship to provide full financial support to a talented Home applicant from a disadvantaged background each year. Details are available on the Department of Population Health website.

Open to female applicants to MPLS master's courses who are ordinarily resident in low to middle-income countries. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Optiver Foundation Scholarships webpage.

For any student who has graduated from a UK University and to whom sufficient funding is not available for either the MSt in Medieval Studies or the MSt in Medieval History. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply are available on the college website.

The Laidlaw Scholarships are intended to encourage extraordinary women with clear leadership potential to enrol onto the Oxford MBA programme when they would not have previously considered the qualification due to financial constraints. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.

The Refugee Academic Futures scheme offers financial support to pursue graduate study at Oxford to students who are refugees, or other people with lived experience of displacement. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Academic Futures webpage.

The Kennedy Institute have developed a fully funded AfOx Kennedy Trust Prize Studentship to build links between African Universities and Institutes and the Kennedy Institute. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the department website.

These scholarships are available for applicants who are ordinarily resident in or nationals of a Caribbean country, who identify as of Black or Mixed Black ethnicity, and who are applying to any full or part-time master’s or DPhil course at Oxford. Country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria is available on the A-Z of scholarships page.

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit, relevance of studies to the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development’s interdisciplinary aims, understanding of the development challenges faced by India, and leadership and entrepreneurial potential. Financial need will also be taken into account. Full Eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Somerville College website.

A scholarship for applicants who are working in and have residency and nationality of the Lower Middle Income African countries. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the department website.

FirstRand Oxford African Studies Scholarship for an MSc in African Studies at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford.

FirstRand has entered into a partnership, for another four years, with the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies to allow an outstanding South African student to study for an MSc in African Studies at Wadham College. More information about the scholarship can be found on the FirstRand website.

Open to graduate applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australian nationality. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Green Templeton College website.

One scholarship worth approximately £13k for any graduate degree course at Keble College, with preference given to an individual from Sierra Leone or a Yoruba-speaker from Nigeria. More information is available on the Keble website.

Six full scholarships have been made available for applicants to this course through the generosity of John and Alexandra Hering. Priority will be given to students ordinarily resident in low income or lower middle income countries (as defined by the World Bank) and who are unable to afford to study the programme without the scholarship. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the faculty website.

The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) to offer a range of scholarships for African candidates applying for taught postgraduate courses at the University of Oxford for 2025/26 entry. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Oxford specifically emphasises groups who have historically been under-represented, including but not limited to female scholars, people from refugee and displaced backgrounds and scholars with accessibility needs. Full eligibility criteria is available on the A-Z of scholarships page and the Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarships page.

Open to students from low and middle income countries. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Nuffield Department of Medicine website.

Open to candidates who can effectively demonstrate how they will enhance the learning experience of the cohort through the diverse experience they have accumulated to date. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on the application process is available on the Saïd Business School website.

Open to female applicants to MPLS master's courses who are ordinarily resident in low to middle-income countries. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Optiver Foundation Scholarships webpage.

These scholarships are open to applicants to full-time master's and DPhil courses who are resident in, and nationals of, specific majority-Muslim countries. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships webpage.

The Oxford-Reuben Graduate Scholarships, established through an £80m gift from the Reuben Foundation, support students with outstanding academic potential. The University has supplemented these scholarships with an additional £7.5m. Scholarships cover full fees and a living stipend (UKRI equivalent). Eligible applicants include those applying to the MPP, MSc in Public Policy Research, or DPhil in Public Policy, with preference for candidates from under-represented socio-economic groups. The application process involves completing the Blavatnik School of Government Scholarship Questionnaire, sent to all offer holders. Full information about the scholarship can be found on the Blavatnik School of Government website. 

For the 2026-27 class, Saïd Business School can offer two scholarships, worth £44,000 each, with a preference for candidates who are citizens of Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), and who are ordinarily resident outside of Great Britain and intending to leave Great Britain upon completion of their studies.

Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply can be found on the department website.

Applicants must be ordinarily resident in India and identify with one or more of the following categories

• Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi (SC/ST/OBC)
• First generation learners

Full eligibility criteria and guidance on the application process is available on the Somerville College website.

Applicants for a postgraduate degree (BPhil, MSt or DPhil) in Philosophy offered by the Faculty of Philosophy. Applicants must either be Home applicants, or be of Iranian nationality or heritage. Selection will be made on the basis of academic merit, but preference will be given to candidates of Iranian nationality or Iranian heritage in the case of there being multiple candidates of equal merit above a threshold of suitability for a graduate scholarship award. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on the application process is available on The Queens College website.

Up to two full/partial scholarships are available for applicants who are ordinarily resident in Pakistan.  The scholarship is jointly funded by the University and the Vicky Noon Educational Foundation. Full eligibility criteria is available on the A-Z of scholarships page.

Open to applicants to any full-time one-year taught Masters course to which Wadham admits. In both cases they should be normally resident in Malawi, Zambia or Zimbabwe, and they will be expected to show evidence of their intention to return to their home country on completion of their course.

Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on Wadham College's website.

Open to female applicants applying for the Executive MBA programme. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website. Course restrictions apply.

Open to female applicants applying to the MBA. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website. Course restrictions apply.

Open to female applicants accepted for an MBA. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of exceptional academic merit and financial need. Tenable at Green Templeton College only. Course restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Green Templeton College website and further information can be found on the Saïd Business School website.

Open to female applicants applying to the MBA. Course restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.

The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) to offer a range of scholarships for African candidates applying for taught postgraduate courses at the University of Oxford for 2025/26 entry. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Oxford specifically emphasises groups who have historically been under-represented, including but not limited to female scholars, people from refugee and displaced backgrounds and scholars with accessibility needs. Full eligibility criteria is available on the A-Z of scholarships page and the Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarships page.

Open to female applicants applying for the MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership. Course restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.

Open to female applicants applying for the MSc in Major Programme Management. Course restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.

The Taylor Bursaries (of up to £5,000 per annum) were established by the gift of Mr Bernard Taylor, restorer of Rycote Park and Chapel, the original home of Lord Williams. They are available to support students of Lord Williams's Thame or any publicly funded state secondary schools in the historic area of South Oxfordshire to attend the Universities of either Oxford or Cambridge. The bursaries are designed to help women and girls* who study STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths).

Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the New College website.

Open to female applicants to MPLS master's courses who are ordinarily resident in low to middle-income countries. Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Optiver Foundation Scholarships webpage.

Open to female applicants applying for the Executive MBA programme. Course restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.

Open to female applicants applying for a Diploma programme. Course restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website. 

The This Is What Happens When Women Read scholarship seeks to identify and support women who have faced and overcome obstacles to their education, due to gender-based discrimination. This Is What Happens When Women Read seeks to harness the power of world-class education to equip women with the knowledge and confidence to challenge oppressive structures and thrive as independent thinkers and leaders. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply can be found on the Saïd Business School website.

Two scholarships are available for exceptional female candidates on the MSc in Applied Financial Economics. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply can be found on the Saïd Business School website.

New scholarships created as part of the Oxford Saïd Jane Sun Women’s Leadership Programme. As well as supporting research and teaching, the programme supports scholarships for the brightest and best female MBA students. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply can be found on the Saïd Business School website.

One scholarships worth £20,000 is available for exceptional female candidates on the MSc Financial Economics.

This scholarship is open to female applicants who are ordinarily resident in Europe. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply can be found on the Saïd Business School website.

The Hampden Bursaries (of up to £5,000 per annum) were established by the gift of an alumnus of Lord Williams's School, Thame. The donor's intent is to help students from Lord Williams's, Thame or other publicly funded secondary schools in the historic area of South Oxfordshire to attend New College, or other colleges at the University of Oxford.

Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply can be found on the New College website.

Open to care-experienced graduate applicants. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Academic Futures webpage.

The maximum value of this award is up to £2,000 per annum for the agreed course as a contribution towards your course fees. The award is made for the full duration of the period of fee liability for the agreed course, subject to satisfactory academic progress being made. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Department of Education Website. 

The University of Oxford and the Mastercard Foundation have established an innovative and ambitious partnership under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) to offer a range of scholarships for African candidates applying for taught postgraduate courses at the University of Oxford for 2025/26 entry. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Oxford specifically emphasises groups who have historically been under-represented, including but not limited to female scholars, people from refugee and displaced backgrounds and scholars with accessibility needs. Full eligibility criteria is available on the A-Z of scholarships page and the Mastercard Foundation AfOx Scholarships page.

These scholarships are open to applicants who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and from a Muslim community, apply to a full-time master's or DPhil course (with preference given to those from a financially disadvantaged household). Course and country restrictions apply. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarships webpage.

These fellowships enhance and extend the Oxford MBA’s existing LGBTQ+ network.

The Reaching Out MBA LGBTQ+ Fellowships are a joint effort between and Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA) to develop the LGBTQ+ and active ally business leaders of tomorrow. This partnership strengthens the School's reputation for inclusivity and helps to increase the number of students interested in promoting the empowerment and representation of LGBTQ+ students in top business schools.

Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.

Available to applicants who are employed in full-time national military service, or who have been during their career. Full eligibility criteria and guidance on how to apply is available on the Saïd Business School website.