Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of the Rhodes Scholarships
Explore Section - Learn more about Rhodes' impact and legacySTANDING UP FOR THE WORLD
The Rhodes Trust, based at the University of Oxford, brings together and develops exceptional people from all over the world, and in all fields of study, who are impatient with the way things are and have the courage to act.
Introducing the Rhodes Scholar Class of 2025
The Rhodes Trust is delighted to announce the completion of selection of the 2025 Class of Scholars. We congratulate them all on the exceptional achievement of securing a Rhodes Scholarship and look forward to their arrival in Oxford in October.
Ten years of the Rhodes Scholarship for the UAE
President Bill Clinton convened a session on addressing shared challenges of today’s world at Ideas Abu Dhabi, with UAE Rhodes Scholars alongside leaders from civil society and business community.
Sixth Rhodes Scholarship for India Announced
We are delighted to announce the creation of a sixth Rhodes Scholarship for India endowed in perpetuity in partnership with the Radhakrishnan-Rajan family.
Our 125th Anniversary Strategic Plan
Find out more about our 125th Anniversary Strategic Plan.
The Transformation of Rhodes House
We are excited to show you around our new spaces. Rhodes House is a place for people to meet, think, study, learn and connect.
Our Partnership Programmes
Our partnership programmes develop and connect compassionate and innovative people, committed to solving humanity’s challenges.
The Rhodes Trust
The world's pre-eminent international scholarship. We fight the world's fights by forming an incredibly diverse lifelong community of exceptional people from across the planet, who share a transformational postgraduate experience at Oxford University.
The Mandela Rhodes Foundation
Transforming Africa by shaping a visionary community of future African leaders, who share a life-changing programme of learning in a South African university.
Part of Nelson Mandela’s legacy
The Atlantic Institute
Connecting and supporting a global community of Atlantic Fellows and staff from seven programs, who collaborate across diverse contexts and settings to accelerate the eradication of inequities and bring lasting improvements, locally and globally.
With The Atlantic Philanthropies
Schmidt Science Fellows
Unleashing the potential of science by creating a global community of interdisciplinary scientists, making new discoveries for the benefit of society
With Schmidt Futures
Rise
Finding brilliant young people who need opportunity and supporting them as they work to serve others.
With Schmidt Futures
Oxford Next Horizons
Realising what’s next - by forming a community of highly experienced people, who reflect, explore and imagine what’s next for them and the world
With Harris Manchester College
Legacy, Equity and Inclusion
An Unlikeminded Community
Our platform features research and reflections from the unlikeminded but like-hearted community of Rhodes Scholars, Fellows and friends of the Rhodes Trust across the globe. Many entries explore how to create positive change when tackling global challenges.
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Cassidy Serhienko is a #RhodesScholar from Canada (Prairies & Pembroke 2023.)
Cassidy comes from an agricultural background and grew up on a cattle farm before attending university at the University of Saskatchewan, where she studied Education and English Literature. In her first year at Oxford she completed an MSc in Digital Scholarship, where she researched BookTok’s impact on publishing and literary trends in the romantasy genre. She is currently completing an MSt in Medieval Studies and exploring how women in Arthurian romances engage with chivalry.
When she’s not neck-deep in literary criticism, Cassidy loves reading fantasy and romance and posts about her current reads and experiences at Oxford on her account @theperusingsociety. One of her favourite things about living in Oxford is the theatre scene. Her favourite musical is The Phantom of the Opera, but she’s tried to attend as many West End productions as possible during her Rhodes tenure.
Join Cassidy for an Instagram takeover tomorrow for an insight into her life in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar!
#RhodesScholar alumnus and author T.A. Barron returned to Rhodes House last week for his ever-popular and inspiring fireside chat with current #RhodesScholars, sharing his passion for the environment and story-telling. As an extra bonus, Tom was accompanied by his wife, Currie.
Rhodes Scholar in Residence Yuhan Li enjoyed an afternoon tea and a rich conversation about Patagonia and wildlife conservation in China with Tom and Currie. She shares that: "Their passion and insights were truly inspiring. Tom also kindly gifted me his book The Wisdom of Merlin, signed with a personal message of encouragement. I will treasure both the book and the words."
The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems—and one of its fastest disappearing. With support from the Sir Peter Elworthy grant, #RhodesScholar and ecologist Kendall Jefferys set out to the state of Goiás in Brazil to record plant-pollinator interactions alongside postgraduate students and researchers from the Community Ecology Lab at Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG).
Tracking bees and blooms to understand how vegetation complexity shapes these vital interactions, Kendall’s work helps guide future conservation and sustainable agriculture efforts in South America's second largest biome, one of its most overlooked ecosystems. Read more about her research on the Unlikeminded Blog (link in bio). 🌾🐝
Our final selection criteria for the Rhodes Scholarship is leadership, encompassing moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one's fellow beings.
Beyond illustrating the same through experience, what this means is that:
⭐ You have the courage to act on your initiative and inspire others to follow.
⭐ You demonstrate leadership in both thought and action.
Find out more about the #RhodesScholarship and how to apply from our website.
Applications open from 1 June!
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The third selection criteria for the Rhodes Scholarship focuses on service. It prompts you to reflect upon truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship.
You might demonstrate service by outlining how:
🌟 You seek to live out your values in all that you do.
🌟 Serving others is a duty you take seriously, whether your community is large or small, local or international.
Check back for our break down of part four of the selection criteria next week!
Congratulations to #RhodesScholars Fahad Abdulrazzaq and Michael Cheng who won the 117th Varsity Boxing Match last term, bringing home Oxford’s first victory against Cambridge in 8 years! 🥊
They are the first Rhodes Scholars to win Boxing Blues in more than two decades, and cite fellow Rhodes Scholar Kris Kristofferson, who passed away last year, as an inspirational fellow Blues boxer.
The second of the four selection criteria for the Rhodes Scholarship is energy to use one's talents to the full. This might be demonstrated by mastery in areas such as sports, music, debate, dance, theatre and artistic pursuits, particularly where teamwork is involved.
In practice this may mean that:
⭐ Your passion for developing yourself extends outside the classroom.
⭐ You have worked hard to develop mastery in your skills, whether competitive, cultural or creative.
⭐ You can demonstrate sustained and outstanding achievement in your chosen pursuit.
We will be breaking down part three of the selection criteria later this week!
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We were deeply saddened to hear that #RhodesScholar Joseph Nye died earlier this week at the age of 88. One of the world's most celebrated political thinkers, he was renowned for co-founding the theory of neoliberalism, and popularising the term 'soft power'.
Interim Warden Sir Rick Trainor shares:
"Joe was a wonderfully rounded person as well as a truly outstanding scholar, academic leader, and statesman. His annual trips to Oxford — each accompanied by at least one superbly lucid presentation on world affairs —will long linger in the memory. He was a model Rhodes Scholar, dedicated to the public good and arranging, even in the last days of his life, to meet current Scholars in Residence. Joe will be hugely missed."
If Joseph touched your life, please do share your memories for a forthcoming tribute.
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Who is creating technology, and what are they doing for the collective good?
At #TechAndSociety2024 Georgia Nicolau brought a powerful perspective to our Outlook on Community Spaces panel, exploring how we can reimagine public spaces and infrastructure to be more sustainable, inclusive, and people-centred.
The next Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society will be on Saturday, 8 November at Rhodes House in Oxford, and online. Registration will open soon – save the date!
Who is creating technology, and what are they doing for the collective good?
At #TechAndSociety2024 Georgia Nicolau brought a powerful perspective to our Outlook on Community Spaces panel, exploring how we can reimagine public spaces and infrastructure to be more sustainable, inclusive, and people-centred.
The next Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society will be on Saturday, 8 November at Rhodes House in Oxford, and online. Registration will open soon – save the date!
The Rhodes Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship, and there is no such thing as a 'type' when considering who gets selected. In fact, the strength of the Scholarship comes from its rigorous selection criteria and diversity. We will be explaining each of the four selection criteria over the coming fortnight.
Literary and scholastic attainments (academic excellence)
🎓 You are intellectually curious, with a deep love of learning and can think critically about a range of subjects.
🎓 You are consistently one of the top performers in your class.
🎓 You thrive in academically challenging and rigorous courses.
Keep an eye out for part 2 later this week!
A strong letter of recommendation has the power to boost your Rhodes Scholarship application!
➡️ Swipe for top tips from #RhodesScholars on selecting a suitable referee and guiding them through the process.
Find out more about the Rhodes Scholarship and how to apply from our website. Applications open from 1 June!
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