University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Rhodes scholarship

The Rhodes scholarship is a postgraduate award that supports exceptional students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. The scholarship is one of the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world. Each year 32 young students from the United States are chosen as Rhodes Scholars and join an international group of Scholars selected from more than 64 different countries to form a class of about 100 scholars.

Eligibility Criteria/ Scholarship Guidelines:

At the time of application, an applicant must:

Be a citizen of the United States OR you must have been admitted to the United States as a lawful permanent resident and must have maintained, and be expected to maintain such legal status.

A student should have reached your 19th and not have passed your 25th birthday on October 1 in the year of admission to Oxford.

Have completed an undergraduate degree from a college or university with a GPA of 3.7 higher.

Value
The Rhodes scholarship funds all university and college fees, a living stipend (about £15,000 per year), and two plane tickets to travel to and from Oxford.

Deadline
October 2

Validity
Rhodes Scholarships are tenable at the University of Oxford. Scholarships are normally held for two or three years depending on the course of study.