Graduate Scholarships for entry in the 2027/28 academic year

Details of scholarship: See https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/funding/research-councils-and-studentships

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for a DPhil course in a discipline eligible for AHRC funding in subjects the College normally considers. 

Value: Course fee at home level and a grant for living expenses at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate

Duration: Up to four years (depending on period of fee liability)

Application process: No separate application process for Christ Church, but applicants should follow the University guidance:  https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/funding/research-council-and-studentships  

Details: This scholarship is funded by Christ Church and the Department of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics 

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for the DPhil in Linguistics.

Value: Fees and a grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate.

Duration: Up to three years (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process. The successful applicant will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship if they did not apply to the college. Selection is expected to take place by early May 2027.

Details: This scholarship is funded by Christ Church’s Christopher Tower Fund. 

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for the MSt course in English.

Value: Fees at home level and a grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate.

Duration: Up to one year (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process. The successful applicant will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship if they did not apply to the college. Selection is expected to take place by early May 2027.

Details: The History DPhil Scholarship was established in 2026 for a graduate student studying for a DPhil in History at Christ Church. 

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for a DPhil in any branch of History offered by Christ Church  

Value: A grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate.

Duration: Up to 3 months (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process, but applicants will need to select Christ Church as their preferred college. Selection is expected to take place by early May 2027.

Details: The Wellington Scholarship was established in 2011 for a graduate student studying for an MSt in History at Christ Church.  

Eligibility: Applicants paying fees at home level for an MSt in History. 

Value: A grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate. 

Duration: Up to 12 months (depending on period of fee liability). 

Application process: No separate application process, but applicants will need to select Christ Church as their preferred college. Selection is expected to take place by early May 2027.

Details of scholarship: this award is funded by the generosity of the Eiref family.

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for PGT students in courses in the Humanities Division offered at Christ Church.

Value: £15,000. 

Duration: Up to one year (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process. All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship. Selection is expected to take place by late May 2027.

Details of scholarship: The scholarship is jointly funded by the University and Mr. Maurice Bonham-Carter, a Christ Church alumnus. Mr Bonham-Carter is an established entrepreneur who has been active for many years in the Caribbean and wishes to give back to those countries listed by helping to broaden the experiences and further the education of exceptional students. 

Eligibility: Available for applicants who are ordinarily resident in one of the following countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands, Zimbabwe. 

Eligibility: The scholarship is available to applicants who are applying to one of the following full-time one-year Master’s courses: 

• MSc Russian and East European Studies 
• MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance 
• MSc Water Science, Policy and Management 
• MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management 
• MSc Environmental Change and Management 
• MSt Classical Archaeology 
• MSc Social Data Science  

Value: The scholarship covers course fees and a grant for living costs.  

Duration: Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.  

Application process: No separate application process. All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship. Selection is expected to take place by late May 2027. 

Details: This scholarship is co-funded by Christ Church and the Faculty of Law.  

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for a DPhil in Law. 

Value: Fees and a grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate. 

Duration: Up to three years (depending on period of fee liability). 

Application process: No separate application process. The successful applicant will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship if they did not apply to the college. Selection is expected to take place by early May 2027. 

Details of scholarship: this award is funded by the generosity of Mr Simon Hale.

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for a PGT any course offered by Christ Church in Physical Geography of up to one year.

Value: Value: A grant towards living expenses of £6,250.

Duration: Up to one year (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process. All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship. Selection is expected to take place by late May 2027.

Details: This scholarship is co-funded by Christ Church and the Mathematical Institute.

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for the MSc in Mathematical Sciences and the MSc in Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing.

Value: A sum covering fees at home level only (for any successful applicant, irrespective of whether they are to pay home or overseas fees), together with a grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI  annual doctoral stipend rate.

Duration: Up to one year (depending on the period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process. The successful applicant will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship if they did not apply to the college. Selection is expected to take place by mid-May 2027.

Details: This scholarship is funded by Christ Church and the Department of Biological Sciences for a DPhil student in Biological Sciences at Christ Church. 

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for a DPhil in Biological Sciences. 

Value: Fees at Home level and a grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate.

Duration: Up to 3 years (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process. The successful applicant will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship if they did not apply to the college. Selection is expected to take place by early May 2027.

Details: This scholarship is funded by Christ Church and the Department of Chemistry for a DPhil student in Chemistry at Christ Church. 

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for a DPhil in Chemistry. 

Value: Fees and a grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate.

Duration: Up to 3 years (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process. The successful applicant will be transferred to Christ Church in order to take up the scholarship if they did not apply to the college. Selection is expected to take place by early May 2027.

Details: This scholarship is funded by Christ Church for a DPhil student in any subject offered at Christ Church.  

Eligibility: Applicants for a DPhil in any subject offered at Christ Church.  

Value: A grant for living expenses at the equivalent of the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate. 

Duration: Up to 3 years (depending on period of fee liability). 

Application process: No separate application process but applicants will need to select Christ Church as their college of preference when applying. Selection is expected to take place by late May 2027. 

Details: This scholarship is funded by American alumni of Christ Church and was established through the generosity of Peter Paine, a New York lawyer, and John Ward, a business consultant

Eligibility: Applicants who are ordinarily resident in the USA and who completed their first degree at an American University for any course that Christ Church offers

Value: A grant for living expenses at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend date for up to 1 year 

Duration: Up to 1 year (depending on period of fee liability).

Application process: No separate application process, but applicants must specify Christ Church as their preferred college. Selection is expected to take place by the end of May 2027.

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Details of scholarship: See https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/academic-futures 

Eligibility: Eligible PGT candidates for Black, Refugee or Care-Experienced Academic Futures Scholarships (https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/academic-futures) for subjects the College normally considers. 

Value: Course fee and a grant for living expenses at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate

Duration: Up to 12 months (depending on period of fee liability)

Application process: No separate application process

Details of scholarship: See https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/academic-futures 

Eligibility: Eligible PGT candidates for Refugee Academic Futures Scholarship (https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/academic-futures) for subjects the College normally considers. 

Value: Course fee and a grant for living expenses at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate

Duration: Up to 12 months (depending on period of fee liability)

Application process: No separate application process

Details of scholarship: See https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/funding/clarendon

Eligibility: Home/ROI/Islands/Overseas applicants for subjects the College normally considers. One award is normally made in each of the Divisions as follows: Humanities, Social Sciences, MPLS, Ml Sciences.

Value: Course fee and a grant for living expenses at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend rate

Duration: Up to four years (depending on period of fee liability)

Application process: No separate application process

Christ Church is collaborating on a Wolfson postgraduate scholarship in the Humanities 2026/27-2028/29 in conjunction with the University’s Humanities Division. 

See https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/fees-and-funding/fees-funding-and-scholarship-search/scholarships-a-z-listing