Clarendon Fund Scholarships (University of Oxford)
University of Oxford (Clarendon Fund)
Over 200 fully funded master's and DPhil scholarships a year at Oxford, open to applicants of any nationality and field. No separate application: apply for your course by its December 2026 or January 2027 deadline and you are considered automatically.
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Eligibility
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
- Education required
- Bachelors completed
- Fields
- Any field of study
- Also required
- Apply for a new full-time or part-time master's or DPhil course at Oxford
- Submit the graduate application by the December or January deadline relevant to the course
- Meet the course's academic entry requirements; selection is on academic merit and potential
About this opportunity
The Clarendon Fund is Oxford's flagship graduate scholarship scheme, offering over 200 new fully funded scholarships each year to academically excellent applicants. There are no restrictions on nationality, ordinary residence or field of study, and all full-time and part-time DPhil and master's courses are eligible. Scholars are selected for outstanding academic merit and potential; criteria vary slightly by subject and between taught and research degrees.
Clarendon covers course fees in full and provides a grant for living expenses for the period of fee liability. You are automatically considered if you submit your graduate application by the December or January deadline for your course (check the course page); no separate scholarship application is needed. Most offers go out by the end of April; if you have not heard by mid-June, assume you were not selected.
- Level
- Master's, PhD
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Duration
- Period of fee liability of the course (master's or DPhil)
- Number of awards
- Over 200 new scholarships each year
- Difficulty
- Very high · about 10 weeks to prepare
Funding
Fully funded
- tuition
- stipend
Course fees in full plus a grant for living expenses for the period of fee liability; the living-cost amount is not stated on the Clarendon page (Oxford's standard full-time living grant for 2026-27 is at least GBP 20,780 per other Oxford scholarship pages).
What you will need
- Academic transcripts
- CV / résumé
- Personal statement
- Reference letters
No separate scholarship documents; submit the standard Oxford graduate application for your course (transcripts, CV, statement of purpose or research proposal, references as specified on the course page).
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