Somerville awards a number of graduate scholarships each year, many of which cover full course fees and living costs.
There is no separate application process for most of these scholarships. Please submit your application for graduate study by the relevant funding deadline for your course and you will automatically be considered. Please see the standard scholarship selection terms for more information about the application and selection process. You can also use the fees, funding and scholarship search to check for awards offered by the university and other colleges.
If you have any queries, please email the Scholarships and Funding Officer.
| Scholarship | Eligibility | Award level | Availability for 2022 entry | Full criteria and further information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oxford Thatcher Graduate Scholarships | Candidates who have been accepted on a graduate course within the range offered by Somerville | Full course fees, a grant for living costs, and a travel allowance | 1 award for Physics and 1 award for Law | The Oxford Thatcher Graduate Scholarships |
| The Oxford Qatar Thatcher Graduate Scholarships | Candidates who have been accepted on a graduate course within the range offered by Somerville and are ordinarily resident in one of the eligible Middle Eastern and North African countries | Full course fees, a grant for living costs, and a travel allowance | Minimum of 2 awards | The Oxford Qatar Thatcher Graduate Scholarships |
| Oxford Indira Gandhi Graduate Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on a graduate course related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 2 awards | Oxford Indira Gandhi Graduate Scholarship |
| Oxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan Graduate Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted for the MSc in Modern South Asian Studies | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 1 award | Oxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan Graduate Scholarship |
| Cornelia Sorabji Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses offered by the Law Faculty | Partial scholarship | 1 award | Cornelia Sorabji Scholarship |
| HSA Advocates Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses offered by the Law Faculty | Partial scholarship | 1 award | HSA Advocates Scholarship |
| Ratanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses offered by the Law Faculty | Partial scholarship | 1 award | Ratanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla Scholarship |
| Sanctuary Scholarship (Oxford Refugee Scholarship) | Candidates who have been accepted for an MSc or MSt, have been displaced within, or beyond, their home country due to conflict or violation of human rights and face barriers to progressing their education | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 2 awards | Sanctuary Scholarship |
| Oxford Ryniker Lloyd Graduate Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted for a scientific research degree within the range offered by Somerville | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 1 award | Oxford Ryniker Lloyd Scholarship |
| Mary Somerville Clarendon Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted for a research degree within the range offered by Somerville | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 2 awards | Mary Somerville Clarendon Scholarship |
| Somerville Janet Watson Marshall Scholarship | Please see Marshall Scholarships for eligibility information | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 1 award | Somerville Janet Watson Marshall Scholarship |
| Somerville College Alumni Scholarship | Alumni and finalists who have been accepted on a graduate course at Somerville from 2022 | One off award of £1,500 | 4 awards | Somerville College Alumni Scholarship |
| Next Generation History Scholarship | History undergraduate finalists who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses | Partial scholarship | 1 award | Please email the Scholarships and Funding Officer for more information |
| Ruth Adler Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted for a DPhil in Law or Philosophy | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry |
| Vanessa Brand Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted for a DPhil in History | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry |
| Anne Brazell Clarendon Scholarship | Candiates who have been accepted on a graduate course offered by the MPLS Division or the Medical Sciences Division | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry |
| Margaret Pelly Carys Bannister Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted on a graduate course offered by the Medical Sciences Division | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry |
| Oxford Mary de Zouche Graduate Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on a graduate course related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry |
| Rakesh and Ritu Kapoor Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on a graduate course related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry |
| Gopal Subramanium Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted for a DPhil related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2022 entry |