University of Oxford Scholarships 2025: Amount and Eligibility

• One can be eligible for university scholarships as well as scholarships from your country including Inlaks Shivdasani, Rhodes Scholarship, etc. You may also be selected for the Clarendon Scholarships by your department.

• I received several smaller amounts of bursaries and was a finalist for the Inlaks Shivdasani scholarship although I could not win it. Some of my batchmates were Rhodes scholars, Clarendon scholars etc.

• On average it can be difficult especially for international students to get scholarships however the percentage varies every year.

• Once we are admitted to the university, we are also given a college. I was part of Keble College where the graduate assistant reached out to me to let me know of the accommodation choices available to me.

• The monthly rent of my apartment was about 666 GBP, including all amenities and electricity covered. The structure was 1B1 in an apartment where 7 other people also resided and the only common sharing area was the kitchen.

• I would say I had a very smooth journey when it came to securing the accommodation because the management is very efficient and gets back with a reply in a day or two.

• My recommendation for future students would be to start the process of finding accommodation early on or as soon as you get an acceptance letter. That way you can always secure a spot for yourself within campus which will be cheaper and convenient than of-campus facilities.

• My accommodation was about a 10 minutes walk from my department and an hour's distance by bus from my research institute.

• I did not receive any scholarships, but there are scholarships and student finance options available. However, student finance usually covers students from the UK itself.
• One of my batchmates received a student finance which was basically a loan for one year at Oxford.
• When it comes to international students, they are more likely to secure a scholarship from the home government as the scholarship options for international students for the particular course are bleak.

• I used Airbnb to find my accommodation. Even though hostel options were available as an option, they were filled up pretty quickly. No one from my course found a place in the hostel.
• Initially, we thought of renting an apartment but later decided to take our individual housing. My rent for 15 days was somewhere between 50 to 60 thousand but my peers' rent was upto one lake twelve thousand for fifteen days.
• My accommodation journey was pretty smooth as I was staying with a Nepali family, and I used to travel by bus and it would not take more than 15 minutes.

• There are no scholarships or financial aid available for any international students in the UK.
• The only bursaries and need-based financial aid is available for UK citizens.
• There are no merit scholarships and the only one that used to exist for IMO Gold Medallists was removed this year. Hence it is important to be able to cover all your expenses on your own.
   

• All accommodation is on-campus although you can rent your own apartment and live outside (more expensive than the cheap accommodation provided by the university)
• The rent is about 30 pounds per night so it comes out to 5500 pounds per year.
• The food, rent and living facilities provided (laundry, kitchens, etc) come at a great subsidized cost and there are enough people around to help you in case of assistance.
• I would recommend future students to stay on-campus especially if they are not from the country because it is much cheaper and much easier to manage.
• My accommodation is right opposite the library and most Indian students live nearby to me in similar rooms.
   

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The terms are fast-paced and highly academic. Even though sometimes the academic load can get high, it was always manageable for me. The problem sheets favor quality over quantity. As for other social activities, there are lots of opportunities to join clubs and societies, little social events in your college and also your subject department. Lots of talks and workshops. We have formal dinners every now and then where you dress up. The exams are also traditionally taken and you must wear formal clothing.

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Admin is not really great, it is not very systematic. But otherwise you meet a lot of smart people. I never thought I would enjoy going for debates but we have many debates at the Oxford Union where esteemed speakers from around the world come to exchange thoughts and ideas. The formal dinners let you explore the different colleges across Oxford University. There is almost no medical help available unless it is fatal so carry medicines/bandages etc.

The candidates need to pass IELTS with a minimum score of 7 and minimum 100 in TOEFL. You apply through UCAS, as for any other university. The full information is contained in the University's Undergraduate Prospectus.To become a student at Oxford you need to be accepted by a particular college, though you apply through a central admissions system. If you don't know which college to name as your preference you can make an open application: details of this are also in the undergraduate prospectus. Candidates are shortlisted for interview on the basis of their academic record and promise, as detailed in the selection criteria. Interviews take place in December. 

No, I didn't receive any scholarship.

I chose Oxford University for obvious reasons as it is top-ranked, and I needed foreign accreditation to progress in my teaching career. Plus, it was a distance learning program so I was able to study while I worked. It also had a residential module which gave me an opportunity to meet my peers from all over the world. Also, since the ratio of instructors to students is very low. Only 13 fellows were admitted each year, making it easy for professors to give individual attention to each student.

No

Oxford is best for my chosen course. It is one of the only courses in the world that lets students gain practical experience in micromanipulation, in vitro maturation and embryo biopsy.

Yes, I got scholarship from Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education which is 15,300 pounds/ year + tuition fee + visa + transport + seminar and conferences + thesis + paper publication and research fee.

Because University of Oxford is one of the best university in the world, always top 10 in almost all university ranking website and Oxford also has a lot to offer to students

Oxford has a prestigious reputation and is one of the best universities in the world. This improves job prospects, as well as teaching and facilities provided, are high quality.