The Rhodes Scholarships for Southern Africa (UK) provide a fully funded, full-time postgraduate award for talented individuals to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Four scholarships are offered each year to candidates from the Southern Africa region.
Administered by the Rhodes Trust, the scholarship enables recipients to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Oxford. The award supports study in any research field and is classified as a funding opportunity with incoming mobility, aimed at researchers at the First Stage Researcher (R1) level, up to the point of PhD.
The Rhodes Scholarship covers Oxford University course fees in full and provides an annual stipend to support living costs. The duration of funding corresponds to the length of the chosen course; for example, funding for a PhD is available for up to three years.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
The scholarship is open to candidates in all academic fields. Applicants may propose to study any full-time postgraduate degree programme available at the University of Oxford.
Deadline: 3 August 2026
Applications close on 3 August 2026. Interested candidates are advised to prepare their application materials well in advance of this date.
Organisation: Rhodes Trust
Country: United Kingdom
More information: https://www.scientifyresearch.org/grant/rhodes-scholarships-southern-africa/
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Aug 3, 2026
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