Clarendon Scholarships

Course fees plus a grant for living costs, for the fee-paying length of your course. Over 200 new scholarships are awarded each year.

• No restrictions on nationality, residence or subject
• Applying for a new master's or DPhil course at Oxford
• Must apply by your course's December or January deadline (March or later deadlines aren't considered)
• Not eligible if you hold a deferred offer or are continuing the same degree
• Selected on academic record (most scholars have a first-class degree or equivalent, such as a GPA of 3.7/4 or above), potential and motivation

Open to all nationalities and subjects, for new full-time and part-time DPhil and master's students at Oxford. Selection is based on outstanding academic merit and potential, and it's very competitive.

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   Step 1: Choose a course and deadline

   Find your course in Oxford's graduate course list and note its December or January deadline, shown on the course page.

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   Step 2: Submit your Oxford application

   Submit the graduate application with your supporting documents and three referees by 12:00 midday UK time on the deadline. There's no separate Clarendon form.

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   Step 3: Let your department nominate you

   Your department decides on your place and, in parallel, nominates its strongest applicants for Clarendon. Academic divisions shortlist nominees in February or March.

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   Step 4: Watch for an offer by April

   Successful candidates are emailed an offer letter, mostly by the end of April. If you haven't heard by mid-June, assume you haven't been selected.

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   Step 5: Meet your offer conditions

   Your funding is secure once you meet the conditions of your Oxford place. A funding breakdown letter follows later in the summer.

• Oxford graduate application form
• Official transcript
• CV or résumé
• Personal statement or statement of purpose
• Research proposal (if your course asks)
• Written work (if your course asks)
• Three references

Deadline

For 2027–28 entry, deadlines vary by course, for example 12:00 midday UK time on 2 December 2026 for the DPhil in Engineering Science and on 26 January 2027 for the MSc in Economics for Development.

There's no separate application: apply for your Oxford course by its December or January deadline (depending on the course) and you're considered automatically.