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Scholarships for overseas students following undergraduate courses are very limited. Students are usually expected to find an appropriate source of funding in their own country. This page lists the few scholarships that are available. You may also like to use our scholarships search page.
See also other sources of funding
Dulverton Scholarships
Hill Foundation Scholarships
Noon/OCSKET Scholarships
Raffy Manoukian Scholarship
Application procedures
Oxford Student Scholarships
Further Information
Dulverton Scholarships
A small number of full and partial Dulverton Scholarships will be available for students of outstanding merit and financial need from Eastern/Central European countries (information about eligible countries is available at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/io/).
Hill Foundation Scholarships
A number of awards will be available for students who are nationals of and resident in the Russian Federation taking up places to read for a Second BA or postgraduate degree of the University in October 2008. Candidates should have a first degree from a Russian university and should not have taken any subsequent degree. The scholarship may be held in any subject area. Candidates should not normally be more than 25 years of age and should be intending to return to Russia at the end of their period of study.
Awards will cover University and college fees, travel to and from the UK, and provide a maintenance grant. Further information is available on the Foundation's website: www.hillfoundationscholarships.org.
Noon/OCSKET Scholarships
One or more full or partial awards, funded jointly by the Noon Educational Foundation, the University and the Oxford and Cambridge Society, Karachi, Educational Trust, is expected to be available for students from Pakistan entering or currently studying for a degree at Oxford. The scholarships may be held in any subject area, except Medicine. Preference will be given to candidates who have not already begun their course at Oxford.
Raffy Manoukian Scholarship
Scholarships will be available for Armenian nationals or those of Armenian descent (one or both parents must be Armenian nationals) for study at the University of Oxford. The scholarships are tenable for study in the Humanities (Classical Languages and Literature, Ancient History, English, Modern Languages, Modern History), the Medical Sciences, the Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Biochemistry, Law, Economics, or Politics. Students wishing to follow certain joint degrees such as Philosophy, Politics and Economics will also be eligible. Candidates should be under 20 years of age on 1 October 2008.
The award will cover full fees and provide a maintenance grant of £7,000 p.a.
Application procedures
The closing date for applications for the Dulverton, Hill, Noon and Manoukian scholarships will be 22 February 2008. The forms may be obtained from the Student Funding and International Office after 7 January 2008 (email international.office@admin.ox.ac.uk). They will also be available for downloading from the web from the same date at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/io/.
Oxford Student Scholarships
A number of Oxford colleges offer scholarships to students from developing countries who, for political or financial reasons, or because equivalent educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries. This scheme is only suitable for candidates of the highest academic ability who have outstanding examination results. However, financial need and social commitment are also major criteria for selection.
The scholarships are largely financed by undergraduates (jointly with colleges and the University) and cover University and college fees and provide a maintenance grant. Awards are not tenable to read medicine due to the length and expense of this course. This scholarship is currently under review and further details will be available in April 2007 at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/io.
Further Information
International AwardsPublished by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, 36 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PF
Study Abroad Published by UNESCO 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris, France. Also obtainable from Her Majesty's Stationery Office, PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT
The Grants RegisterPublished by Palgrave Macmillan.Provides information about awards for graduates and advanced scholars from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, USA, and developing countries and other foreign countries
Directory of Grant-Making Trusts Published by the Charities Aid Foundation, 48 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2JD
British CouncilEnquiries about British Council administered awards should be made through the British Council in the candidate's home countrywww.britishcouncil.org
For US students onlyBritish Information Services, 845 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA
Rhodes ScholarshipsThe American Secretary, Rhodes Scholarship Trust, 8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 240, Vienna, VA 22182, USAwww.rhodestrust.com
Source: University of Oxford
