Application Deadline: 31 July 2025
Applications are now open for the 2026 Rhodes Global Scholarships. The Rhodes Scholarship is a fully funded, full time, postgraduate award which enables talented young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. Rhodes Scholars come to the UK for two or more years and can apply to study most full-time postgraduate courses offered by Oxford University.
Requirements
Eligibility Criteria
- Nationality/citizenship: You may only apply to the Global Scholarships if you are not eligible
to apply via any existing Rhodes constituency. If you have a strong connection to one or more
Rhodes constituencies but do not meet their eligibility criteria you should also consider interjurisdictional consideration rather than the Global Scholarship. - Age: You must fulfil one of the following criteria:
i. You must be aged 18-24 on 1st October 2025 (i.e. you must have been born after 1
October 2000 and before 2 October 2007)
OR for medical students with a compulsory professional internship:
ii. You must be aged 18-25 on 1st October 2025 (i.e. you must have been born after 1
October 1999 and before 2 October 2007)
OR for older candidates who completed their first undergraduate degree later than
usual:
iii. You must be under the age of 27 on 1st October 2025 (i.e. have been born after 1
October 1998) AND you must also have completed your first undergraduate degree on
or after 1 October 2024.*
*A university’s policy determines the date of completion of academic requirement for a degree
and this may be different from when a degree is considered awarded by the university or the
date of a graduation ceremony. In ambiguous cases, the decision of the National Secretary is
final. - Academic achievement: You must have completed, or be expected to complete by July 2026,
an undergraduate degree (usually a Bachelor’s) and you must have an academic background
and grade that – at a minimum – meets or exceeds the specific entry requirements of your
chosen course at the University of Oxford
Candidates will have a higher chance of successful admission to Oxford if they have:
o A First Class Honours Degree or equivalent, or,
o A GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher*
*Once you have noted the entry requirements for your chosen course(s), you can check
international grade equivalencies here
Benefits
The Rhodes Scholarship covers Oxford University course fees, as well as providing an annual stipend.
For the 2025-26 academic year, the stipend is £19,800 per annum (£1,650 per month) from which Scholars pay all living expenses, including accommodation. Please note: this is not sufficient to cover partners or dependents.
Following selection for the Scholarship, the Rhodes Trust will also cover:
- The fee required to apply to study at the University of Oxford
- Fees for a student visa and associated International Health Surcharge (IHS), which enables international students to access the UK’s National Health Service
- Two economy class flights to and from the UK, for the beginning and end of studies in Oxford.
How to Apply
To apply for the Rhodes Scholarship, you must complete and submit our online application form by 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), 31 July, 2025
There is no application fee for submission of the Rhodes Scholarship application form; however you must submit your application online and we can’t accept any other form of application. You should apply for the Rhodes Scholarship before applying for your proposed course at the University of Oxford. Candidates selected for the Rhodes Scholarship are then required to apply for their chosen course via the University of Oxford’s graduate application form with support from the team at Rhodes House. If unsuccessful in your first application to the Rhodes Scholarships, you may subsequently re-apply only once more (and this must be in the same constituency), subject to meeting the eligibility criteria. The Rhodes application form requires you to provide:
• Your details, such as contact information
• Evidence that you meet the eligibility criteria
• Your education history including your university transcripts
• The course(s) you would like to study at the University of Oxford
• A CV
• An Academic Statement
• A Personal Statement • A total of four referees
- Information for Candidates – Global
- Guidance for Referees – Global
- Guidance for Nominating Institutions
- Courses covered by the Rhodes Scholarship
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Rhodes Global Scholarships
