Other Scholarships: If you're ineligible for Rhodes, what else is out there?

So, you're thinking of applying for a postgraduate scholarship? There are lots of opportunities out there, and we recommend that you start by checking your eligibility for the Rhodes Scholarship !

The Rhodes Scholarship enables talented young people, from anywhere in the world, to study a postgraduate degree at University of Oxford. The Scholarship is fully funded, and provides a unique opportunity to study a postgraduate degree at Oxford, meet new people and join a diverse community of Rhodes Scholars from around the world.

The Rhodes Selection Committees are looking for young people of outstanding intellect, character, leadership and commitment to service. Each constituency will have its own eligibility criteria, so it’s important to check on our website whether you are eligible! The next round of applications, for those commencing study in Oxford in autumn 2023 opens from 1 June 2022.?

If you’re not eligible for the Rhodes Scholarship, there are plenty of other great opportunities out there!?

Studying in Oxford

If you’re set on studying at the University of Oxford, we recommend that you take a look at their Graduate Funding Page ! Oxford has lots of opportunities for support, in fact for the 2020-2021 academic year, over 47% of new graduate students received full or partial funding from the University or other funders!

The Africa Oxford Initiative is a cross-university?platform based at the University of Oxford with the aim of facilitating equitable and sustainable collaborations?between researchers based at the University of Oxford and African universities, as well as increasing the number of African students pursuing postgraduate degrees in Oxford.

Opportunities for postgraduate study in the UK

Chevening offers UK Government scholarships and fellowships that enable future leaders to study in the UK, whilst joining a global community of professionals who are creating positive change around the world

Applications open: August 2022

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at a UK institution in any field of study.

Applications open: June 2022

Gates Cambridge offers around 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge

Applications open: September 2022

Opportunities for postgraduate study in the rest of the world

The Fulbright Commission grants American and British students seeking to do a postgraduate degree or research across the Atlantic and to American and British scholars – and mid-career professionals - seeking to do research or teach in each other’s country.

Applications open: Autumn 2022

Schwarzman Scholars supports up to 200 Scholars annually from the U.S., China, and around the world for a one-year master’s in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University — ranked first in Asia as an indispensable base for China’s political, business, and technological leadership.

Applications open: Autumn 2022

The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program cultivates and supports a highly-engaged, multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students from across Stanford University, and delivers a diverse collection of educational experiences, preparing graduates to address complex challenges facing the world.

Applications open: August 2022

Other tips

Check out platforms like Youth Opportunities and Scholarships.com to keep up to date with key application dates and new opportunities.

You can also search the hashtag #scholarshipopportunities across social media platforms to find more opportunities.

Finally…

If you’re aged 15-17 (or know someone who is!), you should check out our partner programme, Rise , which provides lifelong opportunities for brilliant young people and supports them for life as they work to serve others.