The Clarendon Fund is the University of Oxford’s flagship scholarship scheme. Awards are based on academic excellence and potential. The awards are sponsored by Oxford University Press and are only available at the University of Oxford.
Clarendon scholarships are tenable at any college of the University. However, over half of all colleges offer awards linked to the Clarendon Fund and in these cases scholars are offered a combined College linked Clarendon scholarship tenable only at the college offering the linked award. Applicants may state a preference for up to two colleges when applying to Oxford, and the availability of a College linked Clarendon scholarship in your subject area/nationality may influence your choice of colleges. If your application to the Clarendon Fund is successful, please note that we may move your application to a college offering a College linked Clarendon scholarship, even if this is not your first or alternative choice college.
College linked Clarendon scholarships are listed on the Oxford Funding Search
Nationality:
Students liable to pay the overseas fee rate
Level of study:
All full-time and part-time graduate degrees
Subject:
All subjects
Duration:
Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability, subject to an annual renewal process based on satisfactory academic progress and a review of financial circumstances
Type of student:
Students accepted to start a graduate course at Oxford in 2010/11
Value:
The majority of awards cover University and college fees and provide an annual grant for living expenses (£13,290 p/a in 2009/10, rate will increase in 2010/11) for each year of fee liability.
Some awards are partial only, covering either fees only or maintenance only. Partial funding may also be offered if scholars-elect secure external funding.
Number:
Approximately 100 scholarships will be available
Application procedure:
Apply at the same time as you apply to Oxford by ticking the Clarendon Fund box in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the graduate application form
Closing date:
Application Deadline 2 (8 January 2010 for Medical Sciences and Philosophy students; 22 January 2010 for all other subjects)
Results:
The four academic divisions make decisions about the Clarendon Fund and it is anticipated that results for 2010/11 entry will be published on or after the following date:
- Humanities: end March 2010
- Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences: mid-March 2010
- Medical Sciences: late February 2010
- Social Sciences: end March 2010
College linked Clarendon scholarships will be allocated as soon as possible after results are published. We will aim to fill all College linked Clarendon scholarships by May 2010.
This webpage will be updated regularly as and when updated information is available.
Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants individually or provide feedback on their applications.
Other information:
More information about the application process, including the timing of admissions offers and college offers, can be found at www.ox.ac.uk/graduate
A special website for the Clarendon Fund will be launched later in 2009 and will replace this webpage. Further details will be added as they become available.
New scholars are invited to a Freshers’ Event in late September 2010, where you will have the opportunity to meet fellow scholars as well as the student-run Clarendon Scholars’ Council.
There is an annual reception in November each year for all current Clarendon scholars, as well as representatives from the University and Oxford University Press. Invitations are sent out once Michaelmas term has started.
We are very proud of the achievements of our Clarendon scholars, both past and present. Scholars have gone on to work in a variety of environments and often excel in their fields. Our current scholars, who number almost 250 and come from 43 different countries, also continue to impress us with their achievements. In March 2009, Clarendon/ORS scholar Xiaoqi Feng won the prestigious Mendel Medal for Excellence in Science at the 2009 SET for Britain competition. The competition makes awards to the very best early stage/early career researchers and Xiaoqi beat over 600 participants to take first prize in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences area. Also in March 2009, Clarendon scholar Phoebe Williams has been awarded the title of Idea Idol at the Said Business School. The prize was in recognition of her idea for an anti-aids/STD gel. Phoebe, who is studying for a MSc in Global Health Science, won the main prize from a group of eight finalists.
About the donor:
Oxford University Press (OUP) is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
Oxford University Press had its origins in the information technology revolution of the late fifteenth century, which began with the invention of printing from movable type. The first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, only two years after Caxton set up the first printing press in England. OUP is now one of the largest publishers in the UK, and the largest university press in the world. For more information, please go to www.oup.com
Source:
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/studentfunding/scholarship_profiles/clarendon.shtml
