Rhodes Scholarship for Saudis at University of Oxford

Type: Master’s Degree, Ph.D. or Other Doctoral Degrees

Who: Saudi citizens living in Saudi Arabia

What: tuition fee, Stipend, Registration/Ticket Fees.

When: 2020-2021

Where: Oxford University – United Kingdom

Program Length: 1 year

Deadline to Apply: 30 September 2020

Citizenship: Saudi Arabia

Destination Countries: UK

Academic Subject(s): All Subjects

Description

The Rhodes Scholarship for Saudi Arabia was launched in 2018 in partnership with Muhammad Alagil, co-founder of Jarir Bookstores, and in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of Education. One Rhodes Scholarship for Saudi Arabia is available each year. 

This scholarship provides Saudi students with scholarships to study at the University of Oxford, and it also covers other expenses related such as housing and stipend. 

The Rhodes Trust hopes for a diverse set of applicants from all across the country.

The launch of the Saudi Arabia Scholarship further strengthens the Rhodes Trust’s international community and is part of a wider geographic expansion of the Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford.

Eligibility:

Nationality/citizenship: You must be a citizen and a resident in Saudi Arabia.

Age: Upon 1 October 2020, you must meet either of the below criteria: 

–  You must be at least 18 and have not reached your 24th birthday (i.e. you must have been born after 1 October 1996 and on or before 1 October 2002), OR

–  (for older candidates) You must have not reached your 27th birthday (i.e. have been born after 1 October 1993) AND you have met or will meet the requirements for completion of your first degree on or after 1 October 2019.

Academic achievement: You must have completed (or will have completed by June/July 2021) an undergraduate degree from a college or university (normally a Bachelor’s degree) with a GPA of 3.7 out of 4.0 or higher.

English Language: You must have a sufficiently high standard of English to meet the English language proficiency requirements (at the Higher Level listed) of the University of Oxford, to be checked on this link.

How to Apply:

You can apply online through this link.

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