About Us

The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which brings together and develops exceptional people who are impatient with the way things are and have the courage to act.

About the Rhodes Trust

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What We Do

We are a global charity which brings together communities of unlikeminded but like-hearted people, impatient to change the world.

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125th Anniversary Strategic Plan

We are the home of the world’s pre-eminent graduate fellowship, the Rhodes Scholarship, based at the University of Oxford since 1903.

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Latest news from Rhodes Trust.

Trustees, Governance & Financial Statements

Meet our Trustees and read their online biographies as well as learning more about the governance and finances of the Rhodes Trust.

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Second Century Founders & Benefactors

Our unlikeminded community of Rhodes Scholars, Fellows and partners depends on the huge generosity of our Second Century Founders and the many Benefactors who transform lives and contribute to progress around the world

About our Partnership Programmes

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The Mandela Rhodes Foundation

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, a leadership development programme for Africa, was established in 2003 by agreement between Mr Nelson Mandela and the Rhodes Trust.

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The Atlantic Institute

In 2019, the Atlantic Philanthropies, an international, limited-life foundation, established by entrepreneur Charles F. Feeney finalised its multi-million pound partnership with the Rhodes Trust, first announced three years earlier.

Schmidt Science Fellows

Infectious disease. Climate change. Food insecurity. An aging population. Species extinction. The crises that face our planet and our society are broad, deep, and multi-faceted. They recognize none of the neat boundaries that are often and traditionally applied to science.

Rise

Rise is an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust that finds promising young people and provides them with opportunities that allow them to work together to serve others over their lifetimes.

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Oxford Next Horizons

It’s never too late to think about what you want to do with the rest of your life. Oxford Next Horizons is a six-month experience for mid to late career participants with expertise in any field, giving you time to think, explore, and reinvent.