Brief Description:
The Rhodes scholarship program
is the oldest and one of the most renowned international scholarship programs
in the world. The Rhodes Trust based in Oxford administers this program and
offers 100 fully-funded Scholarships each year for postgraduate students to
study at the University of Oxford in
the United Kingdom.
So, Rhodes House warmly welcomes applications from young leaders
of remarkable talent and character who are motivated to engage with global
problems, committed to the service of others, and dedicated to becoming
value-driven, principled leaders for the world’s future. In last, if you meet
the criteria to become a Rhodes Scholar, apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded
Language Requirement: TOEFL,
IELTS
Language of Instruction: English
Application period: 01 June
2021 to 31 July 2021 (23:59 GMT)
Location: London, United Kingdom
University: University of Oxford
Study level: Postgraduate
Fields of study: Different
Interview time: November
Number of scholarships: 100
Level of study:
·
Master’s Degree
·
PhD Degree
Fields study:
·
Different
Benefits of Scholarship:
A Rhodes scholarship covers:
·
All University and
College fees;
·
The University
application fee;
·
A living allowance
(£15,144 per year);
·
One economy class air
travel expense to Oxford at the beginning of the scholarship; and
·
One economy return
flight to the student’s country of origin after the scholarship ends.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for global
scholarships, students must meet the following criteria:
·
Nationality: Eligibility
to any other Rhodes scholarship (except Global scholarship) renders you
ineligible to apply for a Global Scholarship. Read more about that here.
·
Age: Upon 1 October
2020, you must be either at least 18 years old OR older candidates who did
their first undergraduate degree later than usual are eligible too.
·
You have satisfied or
will meet the criteria for completion of your first degree on or after 1
October 2019*.
·
Academic achievement:
You must have completed (or shall complete by June / July 2021) an
undergraduate level with a First Class or minimum GPA minimum of 3.70 out of
4.0 (or its equivalent).
·
English language: You
must have an adequately high standard of English to meet the English language
competency requirements of the University of Oxford.
·
If you do not succeed in
your first application to the Rhodes Scholarships, you may subsequently
re-apply only one more time (must be in the same constituency), subject to
meeting the eligibility criteria.
Selection criteria
·
Selection Committee of
the Rhodes scholarship confirms the awarding of scholarship without regard to
financial means and in accordance with the eligibility requirements outlined
above.
·
Your application for a
Rhodes scholarship is for admission to the University of Oxford in October
2021; the scholarship cannot be postponed.
·
The Rhodes scholarship
is granted only upon successful admission to the University of Oxford.
·
No candidate will win a
scholarship if a sufficiently eligible candidate could not be found.
·
The decision of the
Selection Committee is final.
Result announcement
·
All candidates will be
emailed with the result of their application.
Required documents
What documents you need to
provide:
·
You must submit a
completed application form online through the university’s website. All
documentation must be submitted in English, or with their English translations.
·
You have to upload
copies of official documents to outline your geographical background further
and to demonstrate that you satisfy the age requirements, e.g., birth
certificate, National Registration Card (NRC), passport, etc.
·
An official transcript
from the college or university where you are studying or have studied before,
showing grades earned (to date).
·
Evidence of English
Language Proficiency. You should upload a copy of a standardized English test
that is accepted by the University of Oxford (e.g., TOEFL / IELTS) along with
the test’s marking scheme.
·
Please remember that the
application form also contains an eligibility check. When you have completed
the form, you should tick the box on the ‘Request Eligibility Check’ page, and
a member of the team at Rhodes House will assess your eligibility for the
Global Scholarship and approve or refuse the request. You cannot submit your
application without approval from Rhodes House.
·
A full curriculum vitae
including details about academic credentials, prizes, scholarships, positions
of leadership, employment positions, engagement in student, voluntary,
community or political activities, and any cultural, musical or sporting
accomplishments in mandatory. Please do not attach a photograph in your CV.
·
A head-and-shoulders
colored photograph (jpg format).
·
A personal statement not
exceeding 1,000 words is .necessary The personal statement is your document to
tell your story in your own voice: Who are you? What matters to you? What do
you wish to do in the world? This essay allows you to cast the overarching
narrative for the selection committee.
·
Please do not upload
irrelevant documents, certificates, testimonials, or links / URLs.
Please ensure that your personal statement:
·
Addresses your general
passions and activities. What motivates you? What are your passions?
·
Discusses your goals and
priorities and the contributions you have made and hope to make to the world
and/or your local community.
·
Shed light on your
reasoning for wishing to study at the University of Oxford, which
course/courses you would wish to follow, and why. If you win the Scholarship,
you will have the opportunity to revisit your course option.
·
Demonstrates that you
meet the entry and application requirements of the specific course you have
selected.
·
If you wish to pursue a
DPhil, you should provide a short proposal of your proposed research field, how
it contributes to your future career plans, and list one or more researchers
with whom you would like to do your research work in Oxford.
Furthermore, you will need to provide a list of five people (as
your referees) who are willing to submit references on your behalf:
·
At least three of your
referees have to be academics who have officially taught and graded you in your
undergraduate (or, if relevant, postgraduate) studies and who can
comprehensively comment on your academic decency and how well they think you
would fit a course at Oxford.
·
The two other referees
should comment on your character and/or your involvement in
extra-curricular/service or leadership activities. These referees should be
individuals who can comment critically on whether you fulfill the
extra-curricular, non-academic requirements of the Scholarship and who can give
assertions in detail on your behalf.
·
A good referee is one
who understands you well, rather than a well-known person who only knows you
superficially.
Contact information
Due to the existing condition
with the Covid-19 pandemic, parts of the application requirements and
subsequent selection processes may change. Hence, its website will be updated
with any changes, and once you have started an application, it will communicate
any changes via email. If you have any specific concerns considering the
application requirements, please contact the National Secretary for your
constituency.
For further information about this scholarship, please refer to
the Rhodes Trust website and specifically
to (Information for Global Scholarships Candidate).
How to Apply?
·
You will be unable to
submit your application for the Global Scholarship without prior nomination by
your University. Each university has a definite number of nominations that they
can make each year. You must choose and register the most appropriate nominator
via the application form. Once the university receives your nomination, you will
be allowed to submit your application form.
·
In preparing your
application, you should thoroughly read the general information, mainly that
available on the Scholarships tab, on the Rhodes website, the Conditions of
Tenure for the Rhodes Scholarship, and the graduate admissions pages of the
University of Oxford HERE.
·
Longlisted candidates
might be invited to attend an initial interview via Skype
·
The university will
invite shortlisted candidates to social engagement (reception and dinner) and a
final interview. Candidates must attend both, in person, since no
accommodations can be made on date and time, or mode, of these events.
Interviews will be conducted at Rhodes House, Oxford, UK.
·
No candidate will
qualify for the scholarship without an interview.
Deadline: 31 July
2021 (23:59 GMT)
