No one knows when the University of Oxford was founded, but the first evidence of education here dates back to 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second oldest functioning university. A major change came in the 13th century when some students and faculty left Oxford to found the University of Cambridge, its rival.
The University of Oxford is made up of 38 colleges and 4 divisions. There are 23,000 students studying at these various institutions, of which 11,728 are undergraduate students and 10,941 are graduate students. The total number of foreign students is 9900, which is 42% of the student body. This is good news for international students as Oxford welcomes students from all over the world.
It is very difficult to get an opportunity to study at Oxford, as only one student is selected out of five applications for admission. Therefore, in order to be competitive for Oxford, it is necessary to demonstrate outstanding achievements and have leadership qualities.
Ratings
In the Times Higher Education World University rankings, Oxford is ranked number one in the world. This is not surprising, because Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world and conducts basic research. Oxford ranks first in not only one, but several ranking systems, including the QS World University Rankings.
To see the rankings and other interesting Oxford facts and personalities, open Oxford University Facts and Figures.
Undergraduate Scholarships
Reach Oxford Scholarship
. The scholarship covers tuition, fees, annual living allowances, round-trip airfare.
. Eligibility - students from low income countries.
. The number of recipients is approximately 2-3 students per year.
Acceptance Procedure - Students must be admitted to the university before applying for the Reach Oxford Scholarship. The application deadline is October 15, you must apply after you are accepted to the university. For more information about Reach Oxford Scholarship, read this page.
Other Scholarships for Specific Colleges and Majors
The Reach Oxford, Simon and June Li Scholarships have no limits in the choice of fields of study, except for medicine. However, apart from these scholarships, there are many good scholarship programs that focus on a specific field of study as well as nationality. To find scholarships that are right for you, visit the Oxford University Scholarship Search.
Scholarships for undergraduates and PhD students
Clarendon Scholarship
. Eligibility - All local and international students wishing to pursue any degree at the University of Oxford.
. The number of recipients is 140 new students each year.
. Acceptance Procedure - No application for another separate scholarship is required to receive a Clarendon Scholarship.
Ertegun Scholarship
. The scholarship covers tuition, fees, accommodation.
. Eligibility - All local and international students wishing to study in the liberal arts at the University of Oxford.
. The number of recipients is a minimum of 10 students per year.
. You must have completed the individual scholarships you apply for.
Other scholarships for international students
Apart from the Clarendon and Ertegun scholarships, there are other good scholarships for international students. These scholarships, as in the case of scholarships for bachelors, are aimed at a specific field of study. To find these scholarships, go to Oxford scholarship search.
Application dates
. For undergraduate studies - the application deadline opens on September 1 and closes on October 15. Once you have been accepted, you must submit a separate scholarship application on January 1st.
. For postgraduate studies - acceptance of applications begins on September 1 and ends on January 8 or 15, depending on the specialty.
How to Apply for Oxford University Scholarship
The application procedure for international students is clearly explained on the University of Oxford website. If you are an undergraduate student, please read the Undergraduate Student Admissions Guide to learn about the application process. If you are a graduate student, then open the graduate student acceptance guide.
You can find more detailed information about the university in our overview.
That's all! Good luck with your admissions and scholarships!
Citizens of the Russian Federation - students of departments, courses, scientific areas and training programs, if they study full-time at full-time departments of Universities - can apply for a scholarship from the Foundation.
Applicants for the Fund's scholarship - students enrolled in educational programs of undergraduate and specialist training - must demonstrate academic performance as "good" and "excellent" during the last two consecutive semesters, which is confirmed by copies of the relevant documents (certified extract from the examination record or a copy of the transcript for the last two semesters).
Applicants for the Foundation's scholarship - undergraduates of the 1st year - must have at least 95% of the grades "good" and "excellent" in the supplement to the diploma of graduation from a higher educational institution, which is confirmed by copies of the relevant documents (certified copies of the diploma and the supplement to the diploma of the completion of the bachelor's program or specialist training).
Applicants for the Fund's scholarship - undergraduates of the 2nd year of study - must demonstrate academic performance as "good" and "excellent" in the previous academic year, which is confirmed by copies of the relevant documents (certified extract from the test sheet or a copy of the record book).
Applicants for the Foundation scholarship - graduate students of the 1st year of study - must have at least 95% of the marks "good" and "excellent" in the supplement to the diploma of graduation from a higher educational institution, which is confirmed by copies of the relevant documents (certified copies of the diploma and the supplement to the diploma of graduation from the program master's degree or specialist training).
All applicants for a scholarship from the Foundation must demonstrate active scientific work within the chosen scientific direction, participate in the scientific and practical activities of the departments of their University, take an active part in the social life of the faculty and the University. The presence of scientific publications in scientific journals, student collections or other special scientific publications is welcome.
Applicants studying on a budgetary basis will have an advantage in obtaining a scholarship.
The appointment of the Fund's scholarship does not cancel the student's right to receive state, including increased, scholarships in the usual manner, as well as other nominal scholarships, if it is not provided by commercial organizations. If a student at the time of the start of the Competition knows that he will receive such a scholarship in the 2016-2017 academic year, then he is not eligible to participate in the Competition.
If a student, already being a Foundation scholarship holder, participates in a competition for a nominal scholarship of a commercial organization, then after the announcement of the results of the competition, the student must choose to receive either a Foundation scholarship or a nominal scholarship of a commercial organization. The student is obliged to inform the coordinator of the Fund at his university about his decision.
A student who is a relative (as defined below) of any member of the administration, faculty or Academic Council of the University must indicate his family ties in the application for the Competition. The Foundation reserves the right to refuse a scholarship to such an applicant after consideration of the application by the experts of the Competition. The definition of “relative” includes: spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew / cousin, as well as the following relatives from the spouse’s side: mother, father, sister, brother , son or daughter.
The Fund's scholarship competition is held annually. A student who has previously received a Foundation scholarship may participate in the new competition on a general basis.
Registration of applications for the Competition
Submission of applications for the Contest is carried out by applicants through the Internet system DAAS - Distributed Application Approval System (Distributed Application Processing System), which was specially developed by the Foundation for the Contest. The Foundation provides Universities with access to the DAAS system free of charge. The Foundation provides all technical support for the functioning of the system independently.
To conduct the Contest, the Fund provides a special application form for participation in the Contest, which reflects the following characteristics of the applicant:
- academic performance,
- professional motivation of the applicant,
- degree of scientific training and scientific potential of the applicant,
- availability of scientific publications,
- participation in research projects,
- participation in educational, cultural, social and other projects implemented at the University or outside it,
- availability of prizes of university, regional, regional, all-Russian, international olympiads, competitions,
- participation in the public life of the University.
The Fund has the right to use in its materials (research) the data of applicants from the applications of the Competition (except for full names, addresses and telephone numbers), as well as any information about the conduct and results of the Competition, including the financial conditions for the Competition.
A student cannot take part in the Competition in absentia (while on an internship, on academic leave, etc.) - at the time of registration and submission of an application, he must be studying at this University.
It is allowed to work as a scholarship holder in the specialty. For the 3rd year of the bachelor's degree and the 3rd, 4th year of the specialist's degree, work in the specialty is allowed no more than 5 hours a week.
Procedure and format of the competition
The competition is held in two stages. The first stage of the Competition is held by the University. The second stage of the Competition is held by the Representative Office of the Foundation in Moscow. The dates of the Competition are approved by the Fund annually.
First stage of the competition
Applicants submit applications for the Contest in the DAAS system within the prescribed period by filling out a special electronic form. At the time of opening and further during editing, the application has the status "New".
When bidders have finished filling out applications, they confirm the end of editing by following the procedure for closing applications. The application receives the status "Closed".
The Fund Coordinator in each University confirms the correctness of closed applications and the accuracy of the information provided in them. After confirmation, the application has the status "Confirmed". Incorrectly executed applications and applications containing false information are not confirmed by the coordinator and are not allowed to participate in the Contest, their status remains unchanged - "Closed".
Experts of the First Stage evaluate applications with the status of "Confirmed" on a five-point scale in the DAAS system. After analyzing expert assessments and comments, the Fund's coordinator forms a preliminary list of finalists for the First Stage of the Competition.
Applications with the status of "Finalist" become available for evaluation by experts of the Second Stage of the Contest.
Interim deadlines for the First Stage of the Competition — start of submission of applications, completion of submission of applications, closing of applications, confirmation of applications, examination of applications, selection of finalists of the First Stage of the Competition — can be adjusted for each University in accordance with the schedule of the curriculum and the date of the Academic Council.
Second stage of the competition
The second stage of the Competition is held by the Representative Office of the Foundation in Moscow. The representative office provides access to the applications of the finalists of the First Stage of the Competition to independent experts of the Competition - Russian and foreign specialists in the field of humanities and socio-economic sciences.
When evaluating applications, experts are guided by established criteria.
The main criteria for the examination of the Competition are:
- the level of the student's scientific activity (results, prospects, the degree of personal interest, the relevance of the scientific problem),
- professional qualities of a student (literacy, knowledge of professional terminology, knowledge of foreign languages, the ability to summarize the main aspects of their scientific and educational activities, formulate intermediate conclusions and plan research prospects);
- the prospects and expediency of the methods of scientific work used by the student,
- formal professional activity of the student - the presence of scientific publications related to the research topic, participation in specialized scientific conferences as a speaker, the presence of scientific projects related to the topic under study,
- conducting social work and own projects by the student, demonstrating an active life position, social responsibility, communication skills, the ability to apply professional skills and knowledge directly related to the specialty in practical activities,
- professional aspects and realism of the student's career and personal plans.
The Fund's activities are aimed at stimulating the educational, scientific and practical activities of talented and promising Russian students studying in the field of humanities, social and economic sciences.
The scholarship of the Oxford Russia Foundation is awarded to 2-4 year students of the full-time departments of the humanities faculties of Russian state universities studying under the bachelor's program in the following scientific areas:
Archeology,
History,
History and theory of art,
cultural studies,
World literature,
Politics,
Psychology,
Sociology,
Philology,
Philosophy,
Economy,
Ethics and Religious Studies,
Ethnology,
Journalism.
The applicant for a scholarship must have a high academic performance (study "good" and "excellent" during the last two consecutive semesters), as well as show high scientific and social activity:
Have publications in special scientific publications (student collections, scientific journals, etc.),
Participate in the scientific and practical activities of their departments,
Take an active part in the social life of the faculty,
Be respected by teachers and students.
For fellows, summer and winter schools are regularly held - traveling interdisciplinary seminars that allow young scientists to get acquainted with related fields of knowledge, influence the formation of professional ties, and engage in the development of joint projects both at the Russian and international levels.
Among the twenty partners of the Oxford Russia Foundation, Irkutsk State University is the only representative of Eastern Siberia. The scholarship program has been operating here since 2006. 163 people became scholarship holders for the 2014-2015 academic year.
Olga Alexandrovna EDELSHTEIN, Deputy Chairman of the Student Research Council (SRRS) of ISU, curator of the scholarship program of the Oxford Russian Foundation at ISU:
Receiving a scholarship from the Oxford Russian Foundation has a positive effect on increasing the quantity and quality of scientific work of scholarship students. If on average there are 0.1-0.2 scientific publications per student doing research work, then this figure is an order of magnitude higher for Oxford students - 1-2 publications per fellow. The academic mobility of students also increases significantly: thanks to the financial support of the Foundation, scholarship holders can attend from 5 to 10 conferences and schools of the Foundation per year. And the high scientific achievements of RUF fellows are a worthy reason for them to receive an increased academic scholarship.
Applications indicating the full name, course, direction (specialty) are submitted to the e-mail address of the Deputy Dean for SRWS at the faculty (at the institute). After sending the application, the applicant for the scholarship will be sent a personal login and password for the Internet system DAAS - (Distributed Application Approval System, Distributed Application Processing System).
The composition of the ISU Research and Development Council and the RUF Coordinating Council is listed on the ISU website.
The full Regulations on the scholarship can be found on the website
Primary activity Oxford Russia Foundation, founded in 2005, is aimed at promoting the development of education in the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Main Fund's tasks include support for students and teachers of the best Russian universities and holding joint events that contribute to the establishment of fruitful cooperation between Russian and British educational centers. The Oxford Russia Foundation also promotes the dissemination and implementation of modern educational initiatives and innovations that are promising for the development of Russian education.
The Foundation's activities consist of several charitable programs:
* scholarship program for full-time students of Russian universities,
* scholarship program for young teachers (temporarily suspended),
* project "Books for the university library",
* "E-library",
* summer student schools,
* seminars on English philology,
* support for Russian and international scientific and educational conferences.
The key project of the Oxford Russia Foundation is a scholarship program for students of the humanities departments of classical (academic) universities.
Currently, the project is being implemented in twenty universities in various regions of the Russian Federation. Scholarship candidates are selected with the participation of universities and the expert community.
Tyumen State University has been participating in the Oxford Russian Foundation program since the beginning of 2009.
The beneficiaries are talented and promising students, undergraduates and graduate students studying in the specialties of the humanities and socio-economic sciences:
* history,
* archeology,
* history and theory of art,
* cultural studies,
* world literature,
* political science,
* psychology,
* sociology,
* philology,
* philosophy,
* economy,
* ethics and religious studies,
* ethnology,
* journalism,
*Digital Humanities (since 2018)
Scholarships are paid to students of 3-6 courses, undergraduates and graduate students monthly during the academic year (10 calendar months) subject to confirmation of high academic performance, as well as scientific and social activity. The amount of the scholarship is 6000 rubles per month.
For the Contest, the Foundation provides a special form applications for participation in the Competition, which reflects the following characteristics of the applicant:
* academic performance,
* professional motivation of the applicant,
* degree of scientific training and scientific potential of the applicant,
* availability of scientific publications,
* participation in research projects,
* participation in educational, cultural, social and other projects implemented at the University or outside it,
* the presence of prizes of university, regional, regional, all-Russian, international olympiads, competitions,
* participation in the public life of the University.
Register and fill out an application https://utmn.orf-daas.ru/login/?next=/
Program coordinator at Tyumen State University: E.E. Yuzhakova, Deputy Head of the Strategic Communications Department.
The Fund Coordinator in each University confirms the correctness of closed applications and the accuracy of the information provided in them. After confirmation, the application has the status "Confirmed". Incorrectly executed applications and applications containing false information are not confirmed by the Coordinator and are not allowed to participate in the Contest, their status remains unchanged - "Closed".
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"Agreement on the provision of a targeted gratuitous donation" dated 04/01/2015, concluded between the "Oxford Russian Foundation" and the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Higher Professional Education "Voronezh State University".
As the 1ul.ru correspondent was explained at USU, in order to become a participant, a student must fill out an application on the competition website, where it is necessary to indicate their scientific achievements, for example, the topic and content of scientific work, participation in conferences, publication of scientific articles, etc. Then the application is closed, and open only in July, so that participants can add a screenshot of their grade book with grades for the last 2 semesters. The winners of the competition will receive a scholarship in the amount of 4,000 rubles throughout the academic year (40,000 rubles).
Oxford scholarships for Tyumen students
Full-time students can participate in the competition. Applicants must have high academic performance, actively participate in research and social activities. The presence of scientific publications is welcome.
To traditional destinations , added anthropology and ethnology , , as well as digital humanities .
Oxford scholarships for Tyumen students
Can participate in the competition students of Tyumen State University in the humanities (bachelors of the 2nd and 3rd courses and students-specialists of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th courses) students in the full-time department. Applicants must have high academic performance, actively participate in research and social activities. The presence of scientific publications is welcome.
To traditional destinations archeology, journalism, art, history, cultural studies, political science, law, psychology, sociology, philology, philosophy, economics, ethics and religious studies, added anthropology and ethnology , regional studies and international relations , as well as digital humanities .
Oxford Scholarships
The RUF scholarship is received by students of faculties and institutes of socio-economic and humanitarian orientation, studying only for "4" and "5", engaged in social and, most importantly, research work. On this day, 120 such excellent students and good students from among those studying at ISU undergraduate courses received certificates from the hands of representatives of the Foundation.
– This is the first time I have received a scholarship and I am very glad that Oxford supports the humanities. It seems to me that apart from the Oxford trustees, no one else believes in us - philologists, journalists, economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists. It is very pleasant to see that many ISU students managed to pass the selection and become a scholarship holder. I think that the Oxford scholarship is a prestige and a very good motivator for further work and study. It is necessary to participate in such programs, and in general, modern students have a huge number of opportunities, and each of them must be used to the fullest.
USU Students Fight for Oxford Scholarship
There are several conditions under which a student can receive an Oxford Scholarship. First, and most important, he must study at the university with "good" and "excellent", as well as devote a lot of time to scientific activities. When choosing a candidate for a scholarship, the commission will pay attention specifically to academic indicators, that is, to grades for the last 2 academic semesters and participation in scientific and practical activities at the department of their university.
Students who study full-time in the following disciplines can take part in the competition for an Oxford scholarship: archeology, history, history and theory of art, cultural studies, world literature, political science, jurisprudence, psychology, sociology, philology, philosophy, economics, ethics and religious studies. As the representatives of the Oxford Russia Foundation themselves specified, students who study on a budgetary basis have an advantage, but students who pay will also be able to compete for the title of winner and lucky winner of a scholarship. We emphasize that a student who previously received a scholarship can also apply and receive a monthly allowance from Oxford in the second or even third race.
Oxford Scholarship Amount 2020
– I am very happy to receive a scholarship from the Oxford Russia Foundation! This opens up new prospects for me, because you can spend these funds to participate in conferences in other cities and countries. I want to express my deep gratitude to my supervisor Oksana Alexandrovna Polyushkevich for the support she has been giving me in my scientific work for the fourth year already. I would also like to say thanks to the Oxford Russia Foundation for the wonderful opportunities that it gives to humanities students.
The visit of a delegation of a British charitable organization to ISU was a confirmation of a long-standing partnership. 10 years ago, Irkutsk State University entered the Foundation's program and still remains the only higher education institution in Eastern Siberia whose students receive a scholarship from the RUF. Since this academic year, its amount has increased to six thousand rubles a month.
200 SibFU students will receive charitable Oxford scholarships
The Oxford Russia Fund was founded in 2005 by a group of Oxford University alumni to promote education in the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The key project of the Oxford Russia Foundation is a scholarship program for students in the humanities. The program started in 2005 and is currently being implemented in twenty Russian universities. SFU entered the program in the 2007-2008 academic year.
The list of applicants for the Oxford Russian Foundation scholarship has been approved by the decision of the SibFU Academic Council. Scholarships are paid to students of 3-6 courses on a monthly basis during the academic year, subject to high academic performance, as well as scientific and social activity. In the next academic year, the amount of the scholarship will be increased and will amount to 3.25 thousand rubles.
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During the academic year, the Foundation Scholarship Coordinator monitors the educational, scientific and practical activities of scholarship holders, on the basis of which the scholarship is extended. If, as a result of monitoring, it is revealed that a student receiving a scholarship from the Foundation does not meet the requirements for scholarship holders of the Foundation, then the Coordinator prepares materials for stopping the payment of scholarships to this student, submits them for consideration by the Academic Council and the Moscow representative office of the Foundation.
Organization of the competition.
The first stage of the competition is held by the Academic Council of the university with the participation of the Fund's scholarship program coordinator, appointed by order of the rector. After the end of the summer session, the Academic Council of each university participating in the project considers candidates for the Foundation's scholarship and makes a decision on each of the applicants. The recommendations of the Academic Council and the list of students recommended for scholarships are submitted to the Moscow office of the Foundation.
Siberian Federal University
The competition is held for 2nd and 3rd year students studying undergraduate programs (applicants for scholarships in the 3rd and 4th years of the 2020-2020 academic year) and students of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th courses enrolled in specialist training programs (applicants for scholarships in the 3rd, 4th and 5th years of the 2020–2020 academic year).
Competitors can be students with "good" and "excellent" during the last two semesters in the following specialties and areas: archeology, history, history and theory of art, cultural studies, world literature, politics, law, psychology, sociology, philology, philosophy, economics , ethics and religious studies, ethnology, journalism.
