The OICSD offers a range of scholarships associated with various Master’s and DPhil degrees to support graduate students who work on the complex challenges of sustainable development in India.

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 student.funding@some.ox.ac.uk

ScholarshipEligibilityAward levelAvailability for 2026 entryFull criteria and further information
Oxford Indira Gandhi ScholarshipDPhil candidates from India whose studies are related to the Oxford India Centre's core researchCourse fees, grant for living costsOne scholarship, details to be confirmedOxford Indira Gandhi Scholarship
Oxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan ScholarshipCandidates from 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 costsTo be confirmedOxford Indira Gandhi Radhakrishnan 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 allowanceOne scholarship, details to 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 allowanceOne scholarship, details to be confirmedDr Gita Piramal Scholarship
Savitribai Phule ScholarshipCandidates 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 allowanceOne scholarship, details to be confirmedSavitribai Phule Scholarship
Cornelia Sorabji 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, details to 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 scholarshipTo be confirmedRatanshaw Bomanji Zaiwalla Scholarship
Oxford Mary de Zouche ScholarshipCandidates from 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		To be confirmedOxford Mary de Zouche Scholarship
Cyril Shroff ScholarshipCandidates from 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 costsThis scholarship is not available for 2026 entryCyril 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 researchCourse fees, grant for living costsThis scholarship is not available for 2026 entryElizabeth Moir 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 entryGopal Subramanium Scholarship