Brief Description:

The Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffman Scholarship and Leadership Programme supports outstanding students from transition and emerging economies throughout Africa, Asia and South America to pursue a graduate degree at Oxford University.  It is managed by the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust.

Host Institution(s):

  • University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Level/Field(s) of study:

The courses are being offered in the following disciplines under the scholarship program:

  • BCL Bachelor of Civil Law
  • MSc Advanced Computer Sciences
  • MSc African Studies
  • MPP Master of Public Policy
  • MSc Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management
  • MJur Magister Juris
  • MSc Comparative Social Policy
  • MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies
  • MPhil in Development Studies
  • MSc Economics for Development
  • MSc Education (Comparative and International Education)
  • MSt Diplomatic Studies
  • MSc Education (Higher Education)
  • MSc Energy Systems
  • MBA Master of Business Administratio
  • MSc Environmental Change and Management
  • MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
  • MSt Korean Studies
  • MSc Financial Economics
  • MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
  • MSt Islamic Studies and History
  • MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
  • MSt Islamic Studies and History
  • MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine
  • MSt Jewish Studies
  • MSc Latin American Studies
  • MSc Law and Finance

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  • MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
  • MSc Migration Studies
  • MSc Modern Middle Eastern Studies
  • MSc Modern South Asian Studies
  • MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance
  • MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
  • MSc Social Science of the Internet
  • MSc Sustainability, Enterprise, and the Environment
  • MSc Water Science, Policy and Management

Number of Awards: 

  • Not specified

Target group:

  • Students from transition and emerging economies throughout Africa, Asia and South America

Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:

  • The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least  £17,668).
  • Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.

Eligibility:

  • You should be applying to start one of the eligible courses at Oxford.  
  • You must be ordinarily resident in one of the eligible countries (see the official website for the complete list).  
  • Should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed.
  • Successful applicants must demonstrate an interest in serving the global community through their chosen field of work. 
  • You should be able to demonstrate a connection between your subject of study and your longer-term career objectives, explaining how you see your professional work contributing to the improvement of public life in your country of origin or at a wider regional or international level.

Application instructions:

  • In order to be considered for this scholarship,
    • You must select the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Scholarship and Leadership Programme in the Funding section of the University’s graduate application form and
    • Submit your application for graduate study by the relevant December or January deadline for your course (6 January or 20 January 2023).
    • You must also complete a Weidenfeld-Hoffman Scholarships Statement and upload it together with your graduate application form, by the deadline.

Selection Criteria for the University of Oxford Scholarship 2023:

  • Excellent academic record.
  • Answers to the questions.
  • Statement of purpose.

Application Deadline:

  • The complete application form should be received by the University for the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Scholarships in the UK by December to January.
  • It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

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