Felix Scholarship (University of Oxford, University of Reading, SOAS)
Felix Scholarship Trust
Full scholarships (fees, living grant, flight) for gifted, underprivileged postgraduates, mainly from India, at Oxford, Reading and SOAS. Ghanaians can only be considered for Reading's one annual Master's award for developing-country students (mainly Africa). Next round: autumn.
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Eligibility
- Who can apply
- India, Developing countries
- Education required
- Bachelors completed
- Fields
- Any field of study
- Language
- Must meet the university's English language requirement for an unconditional offer (pre-sessional courses not funded)
- Residency
- Indian nationals (all three universities) or non-Indian, non-EEA nationals from developing countries nominated by their university; Ghanaians are eligible only for Reading's developing-country Master's award
- Also required
- At least a first-class Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from a recognised university
- Must not hold a degree from a university outside your home country
- Must demonstrate financial need and undertake to return to your home country after the course
- Reading developing-country award: Master's level only; candidates who already hold a Master's cannot apply; PhD candidates from developing countries are directed to other funding
- Must hold an offer of admission from the university before the Felix shortlisting; Oxford and SOAS awards are not available to Ghanaians (Oxford: LDC/other low income countries only; SOAS: Indian nationals only)
- Awards cannot be deferred; medicine is excluded
About this opportunity
The Felix Scholarship lets gifted, underprivileged students from India and certain other developing countries study a postgraduate degree at the University of Oxford, the University of Reading or SOAS University of London. Awards are based on academic merit and financial need; scholars must return home. Applicants need at least a first-class Bachelor's degree and must not hold a degree from a university outside their home country; all subjects except medicine qualify.
For Ghanaians the only route is the University of Reading, which makes one award a year, at Master's level only, to a developing-country student, 'aimed primarily at candidates from Africa' (those already holding a Master's cannot apply). Oxford's non-Indian award is limited to LDC/low-income DAC countries, excluding Ghana; SOAS is for Indian nationals only. Reading covers tuition, a GBP 17,894 grant and a flight.
- Level
- Master's, PhD
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Duration
- 1 year for Master's; up to 3 years for PhD (PhD awards for Indian nationals only)
- Number of awards
- Oxford: up to 7 per year (one for non-Indian LDC/low-income nationals); Reading: up to 5 for Indian citizens plus 1 Master's award for a developing-country student; SOAS: Indian nationals only
- Difficulty
- Very high · about 10 weeks to prepare
Funding
Fully funded
- tuition
- stipend
- travel
- books
Reading: international-rate tuition fees, maintenance grant of around GBP 17,894, allowances for clothes and books, and a return flight home; no spouse costs. Oxford: 100% of course fees, living-cost grant of around GBP 19,000 and one return flight. SOAS: full tuition, living costs and return airfare.
What you will need
- Admission offer
- Academic transcripts
- Degree certificate
- Other documents
Apply for admission to the university first (standard graduate application with transcripts, references and personal statement). Reading: once you hold an offer, complete the Felix Scholarship application form on the me@reading portal, demonstrating academic excellence and financial need. Oxford: no separate form (considered automatically on the course application). SOAS: scholarship application via the admissions portal (Indian nationals only).
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