Up to two full scholarships are available for applicants to full-time master’s or DPhil courses in any subject at the University of Oxford.

Offered annually? Yes

Eligible Countries: Countries in sub-Saharan Africa and the EEA

To be taken at (country): University of Oxford, UK

Eligible Fields of Study: Master’s or DPhil courses

Course Level: Postgraduate

Eligibility Criteria: 

  • Eligible candidates ordinarily resident in South Africa may also be considered.
  • If you are resident in an eligible country outside of the EEA, you should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence on completion of your studies.
  • Priority will be given to applicants who have not previously studied in the US or UK.

Number of Awardees: 2

Value of Scholarship: The scholarship covers course fees, college fees and a grant for living costs of at least £14,553.

Duration of Scholarship: Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

Eligible Countries: You must be ordinarily resident in one of the following countries:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Europe: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

Method of Application: There is no separate application process for this scholarship: to be considered, submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline (8 or 19 January 2018, depending on your course). Selection is expected to take place by the end of May 2018.

Visit Scholarship Webpage for details

Scholarship Application Deadline: 8th or 19th January, 2018

Award Provider: The scholarships are funded by the Dulverton Trust

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