Somerville awards a number of graduate scholarships each year, many of which cover full course fees and living costs. 

In order to be considered for any scholarship, you must first apply for and be offered a place at Oxford. Please click on the following links for more information:

Applying to Oxford

Fees, Funding and Scholarship Search

Standard Scholarship Selection Terms

If you have any queries, please email student.funding@some.ox.ac.uk

ScholarshipEligibilityAward level2026 entry2027 entryFull criteria and further information
Oxford Thatcher ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for certain courses offered by the Faculty of Classics, Faculty of English and Faculty of HistoryCourse fees, grant for living costs,
travel allowance		Three scholarships, which have been awarded for 2026 entry.To be confirmedOxford Thatcher Scholarship
Oxford Qatar Thatcher ScholarshipCandidates from eligible Middle Eastern and North African countries who have been accepted for certain courses offered by the Humanities DivisionCourse fees, grant for living costs,
travel allowance		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedOxford Qatar Thatcher Scholarship
Oxford Indira Gandhi ScholarshipDPhil candidates from India whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees,
grant for living costs		Two scholarships, which have been awarded for 2026 entryOne scholarshipOxford Indira Gandhi Scholarship
Oxford Mary de Zouche ScholarshipDPhil candidates from India whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees,
grant for living costs		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entryOxford Mary de Zouche Scholarship
Amansa Scholarship Candidates from marginalised communities and underrepresented backgrounds in India who have been accepted for certain courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees,
grant for living costs, visa allowance		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedAmansa Scholarship
Dr Gita Piramal ScholarshipCandidates from financially disadvantaged backgrounds in India who have been accepted for certain courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees,
grant for living costs, visa allowance		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedDr Gita Piramal Scholarship
Savitribai Phule Scholarship
Candidates from marginalised communities and underrepresented backgrounds in India who have been accepted for certain courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees,
grant for living costs, visa allowance		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedSavitribai Phule Scholarship
Sishir Reddy ScholarshipDPhil candidates from India whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees,
grant for living costs, travel allowance, visa allowance		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entrySishir Reddy Scholarship
Cornelia Sorabji ScholarshipCandidates from India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses offered by the Law Faculty and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchPartial scholarshipOne scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedCornelia Sorabji Scholarship
Ratanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla ScholarshipCandidates from India who have been accepted for certain courses offered by the Law Faculty and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchPartial scholarshipOne scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedRatanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla Scholarship
Peggie Rimmer Sanctuary ScholarshipPlease see Sanctuary Scholarships for GraduatesCourse fees,
grant for living costs		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryOne scholarshipSanctuary Scholarships for Graduates
Elana Sanctuary ScholarshipPlease see Sanctuary Scholarships for GraduatesCourse fees,
grant for living costs		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedSanctuary Scholarships for Graduates
Mastercard Foundation AfOx Sanctuary ScholarshipPlease see Sanctuary Scholarships for GraduatesCourse fees,
grant for living costs		Two scholarships, which have been awarded for 2026 entry
Two scholarshipsSanctuary Scholarships for Graduates
Janet Watson Marshall ScholarshipPlease see Marshall ScholarshipsCourse fees,
grant for living costs		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entrySomerville Janet Watson Marshall Scholarship
Margaret Pelly Carys Bannister ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for certain DPhils offered by the Medical Sciences DivisionCourse fees,
grant for living costs		Two scholarships, which have been awarded for 2026 entry
This scholarship is not available for 2027 entryMargaret Pelly Carys Bannister Scholarship
Oxford Ryniker Lloyd ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for DPhils
offered by the MPLS Division and Medical Sciences Division		Course fees,
grant for living costs		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entryOxford Ryniker Lloyd Scholarship
Mary Somerville Clarendon ScholarshipDPhil candidatesCourse fees,
grant for living costs		Two scholarships, which have been awarded for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entryMary Somerville Clarendon Scholarship
Richard Stone Scholarship in EngineeringCandidates who have been accepted for the DPhil in Engineering ScienceCourse fees,
grant for living costs		Two scholarships, which have been awarded for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entryRichard Stone Scholarship in Engineering
Sultan of Selangor ScholarshipCandidates from Malaysia who have been accepted for the Master of Public PolicyCourse fees,
grant for living costs		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entrySultan of Selangor Scholarship
Somerville College Sanctuary ScholarshipPlease see Sanctuary Scholarships for GraduatesCourse fees,
grant for living costs		One scholarship, which has been awarded for 2026 entryTo be confirmedSanctuary Scholarships for Graduates
Oxford EAA Qatar Sanctuary ScholarshipPlease see Sanctuary Scholarships for GraduatesThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableSanctuary Scholarships for Graduates
Palestine Crisis ScholarshipPlease see Sanctuary Scholarships for GraduatesThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableSanctuary Scholarships for Graduates
Cyril Shroff ScholarshipCandidates from India who have been accepted for certain courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableCyril Shroff Scholarship
Elizabeth Moir ScholarshipCandidates from India who have been accepted for certain courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableThis scholarship is no longer availableElizabeth Moir Scholarship
Bingham ScholarshipSomerville alumni and undergraduate finalists who have been accepted for the Bachelor of Civil LawCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryTo be confirmedBingham Scholarship
Anne Brazell ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for DPhils offered by the MPLS Division and the Medical Sciences DivisionCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entryAnne Brazell Clarendon Scholarship
Christian Carritt ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for certain DPhils offered by the Medical Sciences DivisionCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entryChristian Carritt Scholarship
Anne Hudson ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for DPhils offered by the English FacultyCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryTo be confirmedAnne Hudson Scholarship
EK Chambers ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for DPhils offered by the English FacultyCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryThis scholarship is not available for 2027 entryEK Chambers Scholarship
Gopal Subramaniam ScholarshipDPhil candidates from India whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryOne scholarshipGopal Subramanium Scholarship
Ruth Adler ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for the DPhil in Law or the DPhil in PhilosophyCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryTo be confirmedRuth Adler Scholarship
Vanessa Brand ScholarshipCandidates who have been accepted for certain coursesCourse fees,
grant for living costs		This scholarship is not available for 2026 entryTo be confirmedVanessa Brand Scholarship