Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship and Leadership Programme
Brief description:
The Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffman Scholarship and Leadership Programme supports outstanding students from transition and emerging economies throughout Africa, Asia and South America to pursue a graduate degree at Oxford University. It is managed by the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust.
Host Institution(s):
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Level/Field(s) of study:
Eligible graduate programmes:
- • BCL Bachelor of Civil Law
- • MBA Master of Business Administration
- • MJur Magister Juris
- • MPP Master of Public Administration and Policy
- • MSc African Studies
- • MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management
- • MSc Comparative Social Policy
- • MSc Computer Science
- • MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies
- • MPhil in Development Studies
- • MSt Diplomatic Studies
- • MSc Economics for Development
- • MSc Education (Comparative and International Education)
- • MSc Education (Higher Education)
- • MSc Energy Systems
- • MSc Environmental Change and Management
- • MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
- • MSc Financial Economics
- • MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
- • MSc Global Health Science
- • MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine
- • MSt Islamic Studies and History
- • MSt Jewish Studies
- • MSt Korean Studies
- • MSc Latin American Studies
- • MSc Law and Finance
- • MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
- • MSc Migration Studies
- • MSc Modern Middle Eastern Studies
- • MSc Modern South Asian Studies
- • MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance
- • MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
- • MSc Social Science of the Internet
- • MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
- • MSc Water Science, Policy and Management
Number of Awards:
Not specified
Target group:
Students from transition and emerging economies throughout Africa, Asia and South America
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £15,285). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
Eligibility:
You should be applying to start one of the eligible courses at Oxford. You must be ordinarily resident in one of the eligible countries (see the official website for the complete list). You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed.
Successful applicants must demonstrate an interest in serving the global community through their chosen field of work. You should be able to demonstrate a connection between your subject of study and your longer-term career objectives, explaining how you see your professional work contributing to the improvement of public life in your country of origin or at a wider regional or international level.
Application instructions:
In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must select the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Scholarship and Leadership Programme in the Funding section of the University’s graduate application form and submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for your course (8 January or 22 January 2021). You must also complete a Weidenfeld-Hoffman Scholarships Statement and upload it together with your graduate application form, by the deadline.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship
