We offer a number of scholarships at both graduate and undergraduate level for students primarily from ethnic minority and BAME backgrounds, both from the UK and overseas.
You can find more details of our available scholarships below. For any questions, please contact our Scholarships and Funding Officer, Victoria Wilson, at scholarships.funding.officer@some.ox.ac.uk.
Scholarship | Eligibility | Award level | Availability for 2025 entry | Full criteria and further information |
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The Lee Kuan Yew Thatcher Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted on an undergraduate course, are ordinarily resident in Singapore and can demonstrate that they have overcome adversity | Full course fees, a grant for living costs, and a travel allowance | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry |
The Ng Teng Fong Thatcher Scholarship | Candidates who have been accepted on an undergraduate course and are ordinarily resident in Singapore, Hong Kong or China | Full course fees, a grant for living costs, and a travel allowance | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry |
Scholarship | Eligibility | Award level | Availability for 2025 entry | Full criteria and further information |
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Oxford Qatar Thatcher Scholarship | DPhil candidates from eligible Middle Eastern and North African countries | Course fees, grant for living costs, travel allowance | Two scholarships, which have now been awarded | Oxford Qatar Thatcher Scholarship |
Oxford Indira Gandhi Scholarship | DPhil candidates from India whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Oxford Indira Gandhi Scholarship |
Oxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Oxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan Scholarship |
Amansa Scholarship | Candidates from marginalised communities and underrepresented backgrounds in India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs, visa allowance | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Amansa Scholarship |
Cyril Shroff Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Cyril Shroff Scholarship |
Dr Gita Piramal Scholarship | Candidates from financially disadvantaged backgrounds in India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs, visa allowance | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Dr Gita Piramal Scholarship |
Elizabeth Moir Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Elizabeth Moir Scholarship |
Savitribai Phule Scholarship | Candidates from marginalised communities and underrepresented backgrounds in India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs, visa allowance | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Savitribai Phule Graduate Scholarship |
Cornelia Sorabji Scholarship | Candidates 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 research | Partial scholarship | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Cornelia Sorabji Scholarship |
Ratanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla Scholarship | Candidates 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 research | Partial scholarship | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Ratanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla Scholarship |
Dr Peggie Rimmer Sanctuary Scholarship | Please see Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates | Course fees, grant for living costs | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates |
Oxford EAA Qatar Sanctuary Scholarship | Please see Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates | Course fees, grant for living costs | Three scholarships, which have now been awarded | Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates |
Somerville College Sanctuary Scholarship | Please see Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates | Course fees, grant for living costs | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates |
Mastercard Foundation AfOx Sanctuary Scholarship | Please see Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates | Course fees, grant for living costs | Two scholarships, which have now been awarded | Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates |
Palestine Crisis Scholarship | Please see Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates | Course fees, grant for living costs | One scholarship, which has now been awarded | Sanctuary Scholarships for Graduates |
Oxford Mary de Zouche Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry |
Gopal Subramaniam Scholarship | Candidates from India who have been accepted for certain graduate taught courses and whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core research | Course fees, grant for living costs | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry | This scholarship is not available for 2025 entry |