Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford University for International Students

The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards that support exceptional all-round students at the University of Oxford. Set up in the will of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, the Rhodes is the oldest and perhaps the most prestigious international scholarship program in the world.

Eligibility Criteria/ Scholarship Guidelines

The eligibility criteria that follow apply to all candidates for the Rhodes Scholarships:

• Citizenship & residency: Each Candidate must fulfill the citizenship and residency requirements of the Rhodes constituency for which they are applying. 

• Age: Age limits vary within constituencies and range from a minimum age limit of 18 to a maximum of 28 by 1 October of the year following selection. In most constituencies, the age limit is 24 or 25. Check carefully the specified age requirements for your constituency before applying.  Successful applicants will arrive in Oxford the October following the selection process.  The Scholarship may not normally be deferred.

• Education: All candidates are expected to have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor’s degree by the October following the election. Academic standing should be adequate to ensure admission to the University of Oxford, which has very competitive entry requirements and to give confidence that Rhodes Scholars will perform to a high academic standard in Oxford. Individual constituencies may specify a 1st or equivalent.  Few constituencies require an undergraduate degree to have been taken within the constituency of application.

Value
A Rhodes scholarship covers the following : All University and College fees; the University application fee; a living stipend (£15,144 per annum 2018-19); one economy class airfare to Oxford at the beginning of the scholarship and an economy flight back to the student’s home country at the conclusion of the scholarship.

Deadline
Applications for Rhodes Scholarships are available during the spring and summer of the preceding year. Deadline varies per country but is around July-October of the preceding year you wish to study.

Validity
The basic duration of the scholarship is two years, subject always, and at all times, to satisfactory academic performance and personal conduct.