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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD OPTIVER FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL

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Application Deadline: November, December, or January 

LOCATION: England

Oxford is committed to nurturing the global researchers, academics and scientific leaders of the future. However, financial barriers are known to prevent some talented students from pursuing postgraduate study at the University, particularly those from more disadvantaged backgrounds. This situation is further compounded in STEM disciplines (excluding biomedical and life sciences), where, despite progress in recent years, additional barriers have resulted in lower participation of women in postgraduate courses—both internationally and at Oxford. This scholarship programme will increase the number of women from low and middle-income countries taking up offers for postgraduate science courses at Oxford. The programme has been made possible by a generous donation from the Optiver Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY:

Up to six scholarships are available to females who are ordinarily resident in an eligible country and who are applying to start an eligible master’s course at Oxford in October 2026. 

For selection purposes we will include all candidates on relevant courses who have indicated on the postgraduate application form that their sex is female. The sex on the application form must match that shown in identity documents, e.g. passport or visa, but does not have to be the applicant’s legal sex. Transgender people may be able to obtain a passport or visa in a binary sex other than their legal sex.  

This scholarship is not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2026-27.

To be considered for this scholarship, submit your application for graduate study by the relevant November, December, or January deadline for your course, and tick the relevant box on the graduate application form.

If you meet the advertised eligibility criteria, we will ask you to complete an additional scholarship application form to ask about your socio-economic situation and to assess for potential disadvantage and under-representation.

BENEFIT:

The programme, which will provide support for up to 30 taught master’s students over a period of five years, has been made possible by a generous donation from the Optiver Foundation. The next Optiver Foundation Scholars will begin their studies at Oxford in October 2026, and will be the fourth cohort of the scholarship scheme. Scholars will join the Departments of Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, and Engineering Science, or the Mathematical Institute, and will receive full financial support to cover their course fees, as well as a grant for living costs. 

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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD WEIDENFELD-HOFFMANN SCHOLARSHIPS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: December, 2025 or January, 2026 

LOCATION: England

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme cultivates the leaders of tomorrow by providing an opportunity for outstanding university graduates and professionals, mainly from developing and emerging economies, but also those who would not otherwise be able to support themselves, to pursue fully funded graduate studies at the University of Oxford alongside a comprehensive programme of leadership development, long-term mentoring, and networking.

ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarships aim to support outstanding university graduates and professionals, mainly from developing and emerging economies, who would not otherwise be able to support themselves to study at Oxford.  

To be considered for the scholarship, you must meet all of the criteria below. These will be assessed during the selection process, including using your graduate application form, your Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement, and (if relevant) your interview.

You must be applying to start a new full-time graduate course at Oxford.

You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed. 

You must be able to demonstrate a connection between your subject of study and your longer-term career objectives, explaining how you see your professional work contributing to the improvement of public life in your country of origin or at a wider regional or international level. 

This scholarship is not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2026-27.

Students currently at Oxford are not eligible to apply unless they are already Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholars.

You must also be offered a place to study on an eligible course, as well as being ordinarily resident in one of the eligible countries.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £20,780). Awards are made to cover the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

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