Published: 17 Apr 2025 289 views
The Crankstart Scholarships provide a programme of enhanced support for UK residents from lower-income households to undertake undergraduate study at Oxford. This is possible thanks to a generous donation by Sir Michael Moritz and Ms Harriet Heyman. The Crankstart Graduate Scholarships continue this support to graduate level, for both taught and research courses.
Rhodes Trust is a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage them to openly debate, challenge each other�s thinking and generate new ideas. Cecil Rhodes expected his Trustees to adapt his plans to respond effectively to changing circumstances. Soon after his death his Trustees created several more Scholarships for Canada than he had done. The adaptation continued through three Acts of the British Parliament and other important changes to his will � ... continue reading
The awards are made on the basis of academic merit and potential and cover course fees as well as providing a grant for living costs.
Any applicant to a postgraduate course, who has at any time been in receipt of funding in the form of a Crankstart undergraduate scholarship, will be considered for one of these Scholarships. Graduate applications submitted by the relevant December or January course deadline are eligible. Please consult the relevant course page for individual application deadline dates.
All successful applicants will be contacted by email and the majority of offers are sent out in May.
For more details, visit University of Oxford scholarship webpage