Clarendon Scholarship

UK Scholarships

Oxford’s largest graduate scholarship scheme. Every applicant to a degree-bearing graduate course who applies by the December or January deadline is automatically considered — there is no separate application.

2. Funding breakdown

• Course fees covered in full
• Annual grant for living expenses of at least the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend (at least £20,780 in 2025-26) for full-time scholars

3. Eligibility checklist

Who can apply

• Applicants of any nationality to a full-time or part-time Master’s or DPhil at Oxford
• Applications submitted by the December or January deadline for the course

Who cannot apply

• Applicants who apply by a March (or later) course deadline

Internal deadlines, if any

Deadlines are course-specific (examples for 2027-28 entry: 2 December 2026, 7 January 2027, 26 January 2027). Check the graduate course page.

4. How to apply

1. Find your course on Oxford’s Graduate Admissions pages and note its December or January deadline.
2. Submit your graduate application with all supporting documents and references by that deadline.
3. No scholarship form is needed — you are considered automatically.
4. Most Oxford scholarships are awarded between late February and June.

Official application page →

No application is taken on this site. Always apply with the provider.

5. Related listings

• Gates Cambridge Scholarship — 8 Dec 2026 or 6 Jan 2027 · 11:59pm UK
• Rhodes Scholarship — Closed · reopens in 2027 for Oxford entry in 2028 (date TBC)
• Chevening Scholarships — Closed October 2026 · next round expected to open August 2027 (TBC)
• Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships — Closed 20 Oct 2026 · 16:00 BST

6. Source & verification note

Official source: www.ox.ac.uk · www.ox.ac.uk. Last checked: 3 November 2026. Where a date is not yet published it is shown as TBC. Details can change — confirm on the official page before applying.