The Oppenheimer
scholarships are open to South African citizens to study graduate degrees at
the University of Oxford, UK. Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was a noted
South African businessman, philanthropist, and opponent of apartheid. In 1993
he endowed the Oppenheimer Fund at Oxford University. The Fund promotes links
between the University of Oxford and South African Universities. It does this
by supporting academic exchanges between Oxford and South Africa, and assisting
students ordinarily resident in South Africa wishing to pursue graduate study
at Oxford.
Eligibility
The Oppenheimer
Fund Scholarships are open to applicants who are ordinarily resident in South
Africa applying to start any new degree bearing course, with the exception of
PGCert and PGDip courses, at the University of Oxford. Applicants should
be intending to return to South Africa following their studies.
Worth of Awards
A grant to
support up to £6500 of fees or living costs.
Awards are
usually made for the full duration of a student’s fee liability for the agreed
course. If your scholarship is offered for a course lasting more than one
year, the continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual
renewal process based on satisfactory academic progress.
How to Apply
Apply at the
same time as you apply to Oxford by selecting Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships in
the Funding Section of the University’s Graduate Application Form.
In order to be
considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate
study by the January deadline (10 January 2014 for Medical Sciences and
Philosophy; 24 January 2014 for all other subjects)
and you must have secured a place on your chosen programme of study by the
expected final decision date ( March 2014). Applications with an outstanding
admissions decision after this date, or applications which are re-evaluated
against the later March deadline field, are not eligible for scholarship
consideration.
If you do not
apply in full by the deadline, you will not be considered for the Scholarship,
even if you have selected Oppenheimer Fund Scholarships on the Graduate
Application form.
For more
information, and to apply, visit the scholarship page by
clicking here.