Prizes, Awards and Grants for Postgraduates
There is a wide range of financial support available for postgraduate students at St Edmund Hall. Every postgraduate student can apply for a College Grant of up to £250 per year (PGT), £1000 across the duration of DPhil studies and £500 across the duration of MSc(Res) or MPhil studies to use on academic-related expenses (e.g. travel to conferences, purchase of texts and resources not available in Oxford, and language tuition). For those who face unexpected financial difficulty, both the College and the University of Oxford offer financial assistance.
Current students should visit our Students section for details of how to apply for all available College grants, prizes and awards. Our current award-holders are listed here.
Three bursaries of £1000 each are available to postgraduate students to provide financial support during the final write-up of their thesis. Applications are open to St Edmund Hall students who do not hold other scholarships or awards worth more than £15,000 per annum, and who are at the final stage of writing up.
The bursary is usually advertised in Michaelmas Term and awarded in Hilary Term.
This bursary was set up in memory of Mrs Brown, who was the Middle Common Room (MCR, the postgraduate common room) Butler for over 25 years. Three awards of £500 are available for MCR members who face financial difficulties which will make it hard to complete their course of study.
PG students who apply for College Financial Assistance will be automatically considered for this award.
The Masterclass Fund is open to all Teddy Hall students and supports individuals who have already reached a high level of achievement in an extra-curricular activity and are now seeking funding for additional coaching to develop and hone their skills. This may include, but is not exclusive to, the areas of writing, drama, music, art and sport. Individual students are eligible for up to £1000 support in any one academic year.
Frank di Rienzo Masterclass Award in Drama and Theatre
Thanks to a generous bequest to honour the memory of Frank di Rienzo (1959, English), a dedicated member of the College’s John Oldham Drama Society and passionate supporter of drama and the arts, an additional Masterclass Award of £1000 is available for students applying for coaching in drama and theatre.
Current students can find the guidelines and application form here
Our travel awards are usually advertised in Michaelmas Term and awarded in Hilary term.
Michael Pike Travel Fund – the fund provides up to £500 to a student who proposes to engage in some outdoor activity for which a spirit of enterprise and physical endeavour are required. The award is contributed by Old Members in memory of Michael Pike (1948).
Graham Hamilton Travel Award – three awards of up to £1000 each for students who need financial assistance to undertake a holiday in the UK or abroad abroad which calls for some measure of initiative, enterprise or endurance.
Matt Greenwood Travel Scholarships - these scholarships were established in 2017 by the students, staff, alumni and friends of the Hall in memory of Matt Greenwood (2013, Engineering), who loved to travel and sadly passed away while a student at Teddy Hall. A prize of up to £1000 per year will be awarded for travel in the UK or anywhere in the world for good purposes, with a particular emphasis on projects which embody Matt’s gifts of courage, adventure and concern for others.
The St Edmund Hall Association has established this annual prize of £600 for two students undertaking an exceptional enterprise or voluntary commitment in an activity which falls outside of established College or University pursuits. All current students, including Visiting Students, are eligible to apply for this award.
Current students can find the guidelines and application form here
- Equipment Grant - to fund the purchase of a stethoscope (£175) by 4th-year Medics.
- Accommodation Bursary - to fund the cost of accommodation left vacant during the elective period (£1000) for 6th-year Medics.
- Elective Grant - to fund transport costs during the elective period (£500) for 6th-year Medics.
These three funds are automatically disbursed to eligible students.
This prize was established by alumnus Tony Doyle (1959, Chemistry). It provides an award of up to £1000 for a research student (DPhil or MSc by research) in the sciences to engage in an academic-related activity additional to those funded by external or departmental funding. Activities may include travel to conferences, collaborative work at other universities, fieldwork and study projects, etc.
The prize is usually advertised in Michaelmas Term and awarded in Hilary Term.
This fund is to be used at the discretion of the Principal to provide direct support to current Hall students who wish to undertake special projects such as charitable work, choral and drama tours, travel for unusual academic opportunities and to assist others. Keith Gull initiated this fund during his tenure at the Hall, reflecting his commitment to both ‘Hall Spirit’ and supporting student ambition.
This Travel Award was set up by Aularian Zhenbo Gao (2014, DPhil Organic Chemistry) and his wife Huijie Ning. It provides an award of up to £800 for a St Edmund Hall Chemistry DPhil student who wishes to attend an overseas course-related chemistry conference, and it can be used to cover expenses such as travel, conference registration fees and accommodation. A preference may be given to students who have already exhausted college and/or departmental grants and to those who wish to attend a conference in order to present their own exciting results.
