Oxford Translates

at St Edmund Hall

An online literary translation summer school
How to apply

Fees

Full fee: £385

Early-bird (apply by 31 March 2026): £335

University of Oxford student (must apply using University of Oxford email address): £285

Oxford Translates is pleased to be able to offer Scholarships thanks to the support of St Edmund Hall and our sponsors. Click below to learn more about the scholarships available and how to apply.

St Edmund Hall Scholarship

The St Edmund Hall Scholarship covers the full registration fee (£385). To be eligible for the St Edmund Hall Scholarship, applicants must:

  • be a person on low-income (less than GBP 20,400 gross);
  • have applied by 27 February 2026 for a place on the Oxford Translates Summer School;
  • be a resident in the UK.

To apply for the St Edmund Hall Scholarship, submit your application by Friday 27 February and confirm that you are eligible and would like to apply for a scholarship when prompted. You will be asked to write a personal statement of up to 3,000 characters and to provide proof of eligibility.

The Scholarship will be awarded based on evidence of:

  • the applicant’s motivation and commitment;
  • the anticipated benefits to the applicant of participating in the Summer School;
  • the applicant’s intentions and plans for a career in translation.

The outcome of scholarship applications will be communicated by 16 March 2026.

For any further enquiries, please contact oxfordtranslates@seh.ox.ac.uk.

Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship

We are delighted to be able to offer scholarships covering the full registration fee (£385) to applicants based in India thanks to the generous support of the Charles Wallace India Trust. To be eligible for the Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship, applicants must:

  • have applied by 27 February 2026 for a place on the Oxford Translates Summer School;
  • be a resident in India.

To apply for the Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship, submit your application by Friday 27 February and confirm that you are eligible and would like to apply for a scholarship when prompted. You will be asked to write a personal statement of up to 3,000 characters and to provide proof of eligibility.

The Scholarship will be awarded based on evidence of:

  • the applicant’s motivation and commitment;
  • the anticipated benefits to the applicant of participating in the Summer School;
  • the applicant’s intentions and plans for a career in translation.

The outcome of scholarship applications will be communicated by 16 March 2026.

For any further enquiries, please contact oxfordtranslates@seh.ox.ac.uk.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants are required to demonstrate that they have excellent command of the target language of their chosen workshop (mother-tongue level or language of habitual use) and superior proficiency in the source language.

The summer school is aimed at practising and aspiring translators. We do not require attendees to have experience of the translation industry or to have published.

There is no application deadline but applications will close for a particular language when that workshop reaches capacity. Places in language workshops are limited to 12 and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

How to apply

Please complete this form: Apply to Oxford Translates Summer School 2026.

We will review your application to check that you meet the eligibility criteria for the summer school.

You will receive an email informing you of the outcome of your application within 7 working days of submission of the form; you will have 2 weeks from this date to pay the fee to secure your place at the summer school.

Please read the terms and conditions carefully. Note that the summer school takes place entirely online.

Contact us: oxfordtranslates@seh.ox.ac.uk.