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 and you will considered automatically. 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 2023 entry | Full criteria and further information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Thatcher Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted on certain graduate courses | Full course fees, a grant for living costs, and a travel allowance | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Oxford Thatcher Scholarship |
| Oxford Qatar Thatcher Scholarship | Candidates from one of the eligible Middle Eastern and North African countries who have been accepted on certain graduate courses | Full course fees, a grant for living costs, and a travel allowance | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Oxford Qatar Thatcher Scholarship |
| Oxford Indira Gandhi 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 has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Oxford Indira Gandhi Scholarship |
| Oxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan 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 | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Oxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan Scholarship |
| Oxford Mary de Zouche Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Oxford Mary de Zouche Scholarship |
| Cyril Shroff Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Cyril Shroff Scholarship |
| Savitribai Phule Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Savitribai Phule Graduate Scholarship |
| Cornelia Sorabji Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate taught courses offered by the Law Faculty | Partial scholarship | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | 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 | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | 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 | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Ratanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla Scholarship |
| Sanctuary Scholarship for Graduates | Please see Sanctuary Scholarship for Graduates for eligibility information | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | Sanctuary Scholarship for Graduates |
| Oxford Ryniker Lloyd Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted for a scientific research degree | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Oxford Ryniker Lloyd Scholarship |
| Somerville Janet Watson Marshall Scholarship | Please see Marshall Scholarships for eligibility information | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 1 scholarship | Somerville Janet Watson Marshall Scholarship |
| Bingham Scholarship in Law | Law undergraduate finalists and alumni who have been accepted on the Bachelor of Civil Law | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship has now been awarded for 2023 entry | Bingham Scholarship in Law |
| Margaret Pelly Carys Bannister Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted for a research degree offered by the Medical Sciences Division | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | 2 scholarships | Margaret Pelly Carys Bannister Scholarship |
| Somerville College Alumni Scholarship | Alumni and finalists who have been accepted on a graduate course at Somerville | One off award of £1,500 | 4 scholarships | Somerville College Alumni Scholarship |
| Oxford Gopal Subramaniam Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate courses | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry |
| Rakesh and Ritu Kapoor Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted on certain graduate courses | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry |
| Next Generation History Scholarship | History undergraduate finalists who have been accepted on certain graduate courses | Partial scholarship | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry |
| Raj Tulsiani Scholarship | UK candidates from a BAME background who have been accepted on certain graduate courses offered by the History Faculty | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry |
| Mary Somerville Clarendon Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted for a research degree | Full course fees and a grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry |
| 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 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 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 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry |
| Anne Brazell Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted on certain graduate courses 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 2023 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2023 entry |