Finance & Scholarships (Graduate)

College Financial Declaration

All graduates with an offer of a place will be required to provide evidence that they have sufficient funds available to cover all fees for the first year of their proposed course before they can be finally accepted. For details, please see .

How are Scholarships/Awards paid?

All graduates with an offer of a place will be required to provide evidence that they have sufficient funds available to cover all fees for the first year of their proposed course before they can be finally accepted. For details, please see .

Your scholarship will be paid direct to your Battels account in either quarterly/termly payments or in full depending on the type of Scholarship/Award. If this results in a credit balance on your account it will then be refunded to your bank account details. Please ensure you update the Bursary with your bank details to receive prompt payment of any credit held. You can update them via the on Bank Details tab. Payment runs are made during First Week, then mid and the end of each month.

91�Թ�� offers a relatively large number of generous college awards for graduate study ranging from £1,000 to £25,000 per annum. The College is now associated with four Clarendon Fund awards a year towards a graduate student's maintenance costs (for overseas students only), and we also offer a number of awards for Home and Overseas students. For details, please see the table below. Full details and guidance on securing funding for graduate study at Oxford can be found on the .

The closing date for consideration will be the . For information on how to apply for Clarendon and ASO awards, please see below. All applicants with an offer of a graduate place at 91�Թ�� will be considered automatically for the scholarships available unless a separate application process has been specified below. We aim to have decisions about scholarships by the end of May 2026. Full details and guidance on securing funding for graduate study at Oxford can be found on the .

Available Scholarships for 2026-27 Graduate Applicants at 91�Թ��

Below are the scholarships available for (Home and Overseas) candidates starting a new graduate course at 91�Թ�� for the 2026-27 entry.

College Award	Duration	Eligibility	Value	Number
Clarendon Fund Awards	Duration of maximum fee liability	Research degree scholarships; details of application procedures available on the .	Full funding	Four
CSC-PAG Oxford Scholarships	Duration of maximum fee liability	Full-time DPhil students that are a national of or ordinarily resident in mainland China, and who are intending to return to China once their course is completed. Details of application procedures available on the	Full funding (supported by the China Scholarship Council, on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Education)	Up to four
1379 Old Members Scholarship	Duration of maximum fee liability	Applicants for a postgraduate research degree (Full-time)	£15,000 per annum.	One
Yeotown Scholarship	Duration of maximum fee liability	Students applying for a DPhil student in Computer Science will be considered for this award, candidates will be considered based on the strength of their application. The scholarship is open to all applicants regardless of their initial college choice; however, this award is tenable only at 91�Թ��.	Full Home fees and Research Council equivalent maintenance grant (in partnership with the Dept of Computer Science	One
Aso Group Scholarship	One year only	Students with Japanese as a first language applying for a one-year postgraduate degree in any subject. Download more information. Download application form. Preference for students from Fukuoka Prefecture.	£25,000	One
Academic Futures	Duration of maximum fee liability	Previously the Urowski scholarship, this funding now supports , offering best possible students, the financial support to pursue graduate study at Oxford. The programme encompasses 3 streams, Black Academic Futures, Refugee and Care-experienced Academic Futures.	Refer to	One
Reynolds Fund - Modern Languages (Pending Update for 2026-27)	Duration of maximum fee liability	Students applying for a MSt in Modern Languages in French, German or Russian	Full fees plus a maintenance grant (2026-27 rates pending update)	One
Roche Scholarship	Duration of maximum fee liability	Students applying for a postgraduate Law Degree (BCL, MJur, MPhil or DPhil) preferably in the field of Public International Law. Candidate nominated by Department and Law Tutors.	£10,000&�Բ��;	One

91�Թ�� offers all of its graduates various types of financial assistance:
- A travel grant/research fund to which graduates can apply: £375 p.a. (and can accrue), for graduate students on research Masters and PRS/DPhil up to the end of maximum fee liability. This is primarily for necessary travel (e.g. conference attendance/archival visits), but some purchases (e.g. essential software) will be considered on their merits.
- £200 for students on a taught Masters. This is for necessary travel or research for a dissertation. Taught Masters comprise MSt, MSc by coursework, MBA, PGCE, LLM, BCL, MJur, MPhil.
- Medics on Electives can apply for special travel grants: up to £750 for placement outside the U.K. (NB only one award/elective per clinical medic over his/her course). A £250 equipment grant is also paid at the start of the course.
- The Tutor for Graduates has a small discretionary fund of £2,500 p.a. to cover exceptional costs, with average awards of £100-£200. Please apply directly to Prof. Nino Luraghi.
- Up to £1,500 p.a. on application to the Student Support Fund, which provides assistance based on financial need. This is administered by the College Development Office and application forms are circulated each February.
- Historians may apply to the history tutor, Prof. David Parrott for discretionary sums from the Reynolds Fund.
You can download forms for the above (other than the last three bullet points) which must be co-signed by your academic supervisor and then sent to sheena.hinton@new.ox.ac.uk, and they will be processed by the Bursar. Forms should be accompanied by receipts where appropriate.

Graduates entitled to a research allowance may charge up to half their Fast Track course fee to that allowance, on the understanding that the other half of the fee should be sought from their faculty. Graduates not entitled to a research allowance may apply to the college for half of the fee, but they must be able to make a good case for the language being directly relevant to their work. If you wish to seek reimbursement, please email academic.office@new.ox.ac.uk.

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