Scholarships
Supporting our students is a priority for Wolfson College and in recent years the College has been focused on increasing the scholarship support available.
General Information
Applications for all scholarships should be submitted to the University of Oxford under the standard procedure before the December or January deadline, whichever is relevant to your course. Unless specifically stated below, scholarships do not require a separate application in order for applicants to be considered.
Students applying for UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) graduate funding may also be considered for a Wolfson-partnered UKRI award. Preference will be given to applicants who have listed Wolfson as their first-choice college when two (or more) candidates are of equal academic merit. As there are specific eligibility requirements for UKRI awards, information should be sought from the department, faculty or the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT).
Many of Wolfson’s scholarships are partnered with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund. You will be automatically considered for Clarendon if you apply by the December or January deadline, whichever is relevant to your course. You do not need to submit a separate application. Clarendon scholars are selected for their outstanding academic merit and potential, and are therefore highly competitive. More information on the Clarendon Fund can be found here.
Any queries about Wolfson scholarships can be directed to the Academic Registrar.
The Oxford Wolfson Marriott Scholarships have been made possible thanks to a generous donation from the late Dr Francis Marriott, who was a University Lecturer and Fellow of Wolfson from 1970 until his death in 2012, alongside support from departments and faculties.
Oxford Wolfson Marriott Graduate Scholarships are available for the following degree subjects for 2025-26 entry:
- English
- Computer Science
- Anthropology/Migration Studies
- Islamic Art and Architecture
How to apply
There is no separate application process for this scholarship. All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2025-26, by the relevant deadline for the course they have applied to.
Further particulars
Wolfson College is a partner to the University’s Academic Futures scheme, which offers fully-funded scholarships to both postgraduate research and taught students across three programme streams which target under-represented groups.
More information on Academic Futures, including detailed information on each stream, eligibility, value of award and application process, can be found here.
Wolfson College is a partner to the University’s Palestine Crisis Scholarship Scheme, which provides access to higher education to students displaced by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank through the provision of full graduate scholarships to study at Oxford.
More information on the University’s Palestine Crisis Scholarship Scheme, including detailed information on eligibility, value of award and application process, can be found here.
Eligible degree subjects
Open to any applicants who are applying for a DPhil based in the Department of Physics in any branch of Physics.
Value of awards
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnership
The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2025-26 entry.
How to apply
There is no separate application process for this scholarship. All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2025-26, by the relevant deadline for the course they have applied to.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
Open to applicants who are applying for a DPhil based in the Department of Computer Science and who will research multidisciplinary quantum structures.
Value of award
Course Fees (at the Home/ROI rate) and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part-time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnership
The award is offered in partnership with the Department of Computer Science.
How to apply
There is no separate application process for this scholarship. All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2025-26, by the relevant deadline for the course they have applied to.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Dr Liu Chak Wan Scholarships are available for applicants who are applying to undertake any qualifying 9 or 12-month Master’s degree offered by Wolfson College and the University of Oxford.
Value of award
Course fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students of £18,920 (students on part-time courses will receive a study support grant instead). Awards are made for the full duration of fee liability (either 9 or 12 months).
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must be graduates of the Macau University of Science & Technology.
How to apply
A separate application process for this scholarship is required (see below). All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2025-26, by the relevant deadline for the course they have applied to.
Note: Applicants must also complete a short application form which can be found in Appendix 1 of the Further Particulars (here) and ensure this is emailed to admissions@wolfson.ox.ac.uk by 7 January 2025.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Lorne Thyssen DPhil Scholarship in Imperial History is available for applicants who are applying to undertake a DPhil in History, with the successful applicant to be working on Imperial History. The successful applicant will be working on a topic relating to the history of empire(s) in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, East Asia, Australasia, and the Americas between 1450 and 1914.
Value of award
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
How to apply
A separate application process for this scholarship is required (see below). All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2025-26, by the relevant deadline for the course they have applied to.
Note: Applicants must also provide a covering letter which explains their research aspirations and how these align with the particulars of the scholarship, and send this to academic.registrar@wolfson.ox.ac.uk by 7 January 2025.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Tim & Elaine Rolph Scholarship in Climate Change is open to any applicant who has applied for a doctoral degree, specialising in the topic of climate change, at the University of Oxford in the 2025-2026 academic year. Research on climate change is to be understood broadly and examples of possible research that might be undertaken can be found in the further particulars below.
Value of award
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part-time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnership
The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2025-26 entry.
How to apply
There is no separate application process for this scholarship. All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2025-26, by the relevant deadline for the course they have applied to.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Derek Boyd Scholarship is open to any applicant who has applied for a doctoral degree at the University of Oxford in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Value of award
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part-time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnership
The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2025-26 entry.
How to apply
There is no separate application process for this scholarship. All applicants must apply to the University of Oxford under the standard procedures for graduate degrees for 2025-26, by the relevant deadline for the course they have applied to.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Ken and Veronica Tregidgo Scholarships in Atomic and Laser Physics, offered in partnership with the Clarendon Fund for 2024-2025, are open to any applicants who are applying to undertake a DPhil in Atomic and Laser Physics, based in the Department of Physics.
Value of award
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part-time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnership
The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2025-26 entry.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The scholarship, offered in partnership with the Clarendon Fund, is open to applicants applying to undertake a DPhil with a focus on Jewish History in the Second Temple Period and Late Antiquity.
Value of award
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnership
The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2025-26 entry.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Wolfson Jeremy Black Clarendon Scholarship is available for applicants who are applying to undertake a DPhil in any course specialising in Assyriology, Sumerian, or Akkadian studies.
Value of award
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnerships
The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2025-26 entry.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Rachel Conrad Scholarship is available for applicants who are applying to undertake a DPhil specialising in the study of clinical depression.
Value of award
Course Fees and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Partnerships
The scholarship is offered in partnership with the Oxford University Clarendon Fund for 2025-26 entry.
Further particulars
Eligible degree subjects
The Wolfson Scholarship in Experimental Psychology is open to any applicant who has applied for, and been offered a place on, the DPhil in Experimental Psychology, at the University of Oxford, in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Value of award
Course Fees at the Home/ROI fee rate and a grant for living costs for full-time students up to the UKRI Minimum Doctoral Stipend (£19,237 in 2024-25) for the duration of fee liability; part time students will receive a proportional study support grant.
Further particulars
