Rhodes Postgraduate Scholarship Program for international students from select countries including African- to study at University of Oxford for 2012/2013.
Each year, the Rhodes scholarship is offered 83 Rhodes Scholars selected from 14 countries or groupings of countries around the world to study for postgraduate
degree
at university of Oxford. They are outstanding young women and men of
diverse backgrounds and interests who show strong potential to be
public-spirited leaders for the world's future.
Eligibility
The following eligibility criteria apply to all applicants for the Rhodes Scholarships:
Citizenship & residency: Each applicant must fulfill the citizenship and residency requirements of the Rhodes constituency for which they are applying.
Age: Age limits vary between constituencies and range from a
minimum age limit of 18 to a maximum of 28 by 1 October of the year
following election. In most constituencies, the age limit is 24 or 25.
Please check carefully the specific age requirements for your
constituency before applying.
Education: All applicants must have achieved academic standing sufficiently advanced to assure completion of a bachelor's degree
by the October following election. Academic standing must be
sufficiently high to ensure admission to the University of Oxford, which
has very competitive entry requirements, and to give confidence that
Rhodes Scholars will perform to a high academic standard in Oxford.
Individual constituencies may specify a 1st or equivalent. Please check
the detailed requirements via the country links. Some constituencies
require an undergraduate degree to have been taken within the constituency of
application.
Eligible Countries
Rhodes Scholarships are offered in the countries listed below.
Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica & Commonwealth Caribbean,
Kenya, Pakistan, New Zealand, Southern Africa (including
South Africa,
Botswana,
Lesotho,
Malawi,
Namibia and
Swaziland), United States,
Zambia and
Zimbabwe
See
Countries specific criteria
Selection Criteria
The follow criteria are required for selection of Rhodes Scholarship:
- literary and scholastic attainments
- energy to use one's talents to the full
- truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship
- moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one's fellow beings.
In general, committees will select applicants of outstanding intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service.
The Rhodes Trust warmly welcomes applications from talented young women
and men of diverse backgrounds. Selection of Rhodes Scholars is made
without regard to gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual
orientation, race, ethnic origin, colour, religion, social background,
caste, or disability.
Application Requirement
For detailed application requirements for each constituency, please
visit the country pages via the country links. In broad terms, all
constituencies will require the following materials in differing forms:
- Evidence of academic record / transcript (complete or in progress) of undergraduate degree and any postgraduate study
- Curriculum vitae/resumé or list of principal activities
- Personal statement or essay (including, crucially, a clear statement of what the applicant wishes to study at Oxford and why)
- Evidence of age / birth certificate / passport
- English Language proficiency (where English is not the first language)
- Photograph
- List of referees (usually several are required) who can attest to
the character and intellect of the applicant, including academic,
personal, extra-curricular and leadership achievements
- Available courses of study and conditions of tenure at the University of Oxford
Subject of Study
Rhodes Scholars may study for any full-time postgraduate degree (including the BA with senior status over two years) at the University of Oxford.
At the discretion of the Trustees, the Scholarship may be extended for a third year for those who take a recognized route to the DPhil. The Masters of Business
Administration (MBA) and the Masters of Financial Economics (MFE) are only tenable in the second year of the Scholarship.
The basic tenure of the Scholarship is two years, subject to
satisfactory academic performance and personal conduct. For the full
listing of degrees offered by the University of Oxford, visit
www.ox.ac.uk.
Visit
Scholarship Webpage page
to apply
