Postgraduate Scholarships
Scholarships available by direct application to the College
You can apply for our scholarships if you are an applicant to, or current member of, the University of Oxford, applying or studying for a research programme for which St Edmund Hall admits graduate students (please see here for details of our courses). All awards are conditional on the holder becoming a member of St Edmund Hall.
- Up to three William R Miller Postgraduate awards – each in the form of a rent-free College room (present value approximately £6,000 p.a.). The awards will be made for one academic year to students entering the first or second year of a research degree (DPhil or MRes) in the academic year 2023-24.
- One Emden Doctorow postgraduate award to the value of £5,000, to be awarded for one academic year to a student entering the first or second year of a DPhil in the Social Sciences in the academic year 2023-24.
- One E.P.A. Cephalosporin postgraduate award to the value of approximately £5,000 p.a. to be awarded for three or four years (whilst within fee liability) to a student commencing a DPhil in the academic year 2023-24 to conduct research in the medical, biological or chemical sciences, and whose research falls within the interests of the E.P.A. Cephalosporin Fund.
Applications for the above awards closed on 20 January 2023 and no further applications can be considered. We expect to be able to inform applicants of the outcome of their application by mid-March 2023.
Scholarships for which University of Oxford applicants are automatically considered
Clarendon Partnership Awards
We are offering prestigious Clarendon Partnership Awards for entry in 2023. The Clarendon Fund is now open to students of all nationalities. The scholarship award process is conducted by the Clarendon Fund following nominations from departments and faculties.
The Specific Partnership Awards part funded by St Edmund Hall and available for 2023 entry include:
- St Edmund Hall and EPA Cephalosporin partnership award: DPhil in any course in the Social Sciences or Humanities divisions
- DPhil in any subject considered by the College
Routledge Scholarship
A scholarship of £6,000 awarded annually to a student on the MSc in Comparative and International Education. All those who apply for the programme by the 2 March 2023 deadline are automatically considered by the Department of Education. The fund is intended to serve a student who may not otherwise be able to enrol.
William Asbrey BCL Studentship
A studentship of £10,000 awarded annually to a student on the BCL. The studentship is jointly funded by the Asbrey legacy and the Law faculty. Applicants are automatically considered for the studentship by the Law Faculty.
St Edmund Hall Oxford Women in Law BCL Scholarship
A studentship of £10,000 awarded annually to a student on the BCL. The studentship is jointly funded by a Teddy Hall Alumnus and the Law faculty. Applicants are automatically considered for the studentship by the Law Faculty.
St Edmund Hall OxCEP Scholarship
A scholarship of £5,000 awarded to a DPhil student for three years. This award is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Oxford Chinese Economy Programme (OxCEP), which aims to foster academic links between St Edmund Hall and Chinese academic institutions through visiting speaker programmes and academic courses, including ones in medical topics, in Oxford. Applicants are automatically considered for the scholarship by the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine.
Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme
Each year the College can support five partnership awards with the Weidenfeld-Hoffman Scholarship and Leadership Programme. The scholarship provides full fees and stipend with the College contributing £7,500 to living costs each year. This is largely for Masters courses lasting one year. Interested students can find out more information and how to apply on the Weidenfeld-Hoffman website. Our contribution to several of these awards is made possible by the generous contributions from the Julius Baer Foundation, as well as the Mitchell and Mrs Brown funds.
Scholarships available by application to other institutions
China Scholarship Council – University of Oxford Scholarships
Up to twenty scholarships are available for Chinese nationals, ordinarily resident in the mainland Peoples’ Republic of China, who are applying to start a new DPhil course at Oxford. These awards include all university and college fees, a grant for living expenses and a return flight from China to the UK. More information is available on the University website.
The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Fellowship
Awarded for one year to a student who has just completed an undergraduate programme at Columbia College and who wishes to pursue a Masters degree in the Social Sciences at St Edmund Hall. Further information from Columbia College.
