Applications for the Rhodes Scholarship are now open to students around the world (USA opens 1 July). The Rhodes Scholarships are fully funded post-graduate awards supporting outstanding students at the University of Oxford.
The Rhodes Scholarships are allocated based on Rhodes Constituencies – geographical territories which administer the Scholarships and the application process. Find out which Constituency you may belong to and follow our video series to guide you through the Rhodes Scholarship application process.
The Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship is the world’s preeminent and oldest graduate fellowship, based at the University of Oxford since 1903. Administered by the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, the programme awards over a hundred fully funded Scholarships to students from anywhere in the world with proven academic excellence who also show exceptional character, leadership, achievement in extra-curricular activities and a commitment to solving humanity’s challenges.
The Scholarship is not just a financial bursary, it is a life-changing opportunity for exceptional young people with the potential to make a difference for good in the world. Rhodes Scholars are people who have a vision of how the world could be better and the energy to make a difference – whatever their sphere of interest.
Over 8,000 Rhodes Scholars have gone on to serve at the forefront of government, education, the arts, NGOs, commerce, research and other sectors. The strong network of Rhodes Scholar Alumni demonstrates the power of a lifelong fellowship, providing many opportunities to connect with others beyond the warm and engaging community which Scholars initially join in Oxford.
Whilst at Oxford, Scholars will be supported to develop their leadership skills through a range of activities, such as a bespoke leadership programme, which encourages Scholars to explore how they will enact their commitment to serve and lead others, with opportunities to acquire skills and techniques to support a life of risk-taking, impact and passion.
To apply to the Rhodes Scholarship go to: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/the-rhodes-scholarship/