Reach Oxford Scholarships 2025 for Undergraduates from Developing Countries

The University of Oxford, UK offers Reach Oxford Scholarships in full financial opportunities for Undergraduate students from Developing Countries to study for a bachelor’s degree in any course offered at the institution in 2025.

Application Timeline: 

1. UCAS Application Deadline: 15 October 2024
2. Scholarship Application Opens: 15 January 2025
3. Scholarship Application Deadline: 12 February 2025 (by noon UK time)
4. Selection Process: March 2025
5. Results Announcement: April 2025

Offered annually?

Yes

Eligible Countries: 

Low-income countries (See list below)

To be taken at (country):

University of Oxford UK

Eligible Fields of Study:

All subjects offered at the University of Oxford except Medicine

About Reach Oxford Scholarships:

Several Oxford colleges offer Reach Oxford scholarships (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) to students from low-income countries who, for political or financial reasons, or because standard educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries. Scholarship winners will study at the University of Oxford, UK, under any undergraduate course, except Medicine due to the course length and expense.

Eligibility: 

Students from developing countries who have applied to study for undergraduate courses at the University of Oxford. See the list below.

Selection Criteria: 

The Reach Oxford scholarship scheme is only suitable for candidates of the highest academic ability with outstanding examination results. However, financial need and social commitment are also major criteria for selection. Applicants should intend to return to their country of ordinary residence following their studies.

Number of Awardees:

Around 2-3 per year

Value of Reach Oxford Scholarships:

Tuition fees and college fees, a grant for living expenses and one return airfare per year 

Duration of Award:

3-4 years, depending on course length

Eligible African Countries: 

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Other Countries: 

Afghanistan, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, , Kiribati, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, FYR Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niue, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Administered Areas, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen,

How to Apply for Reach Oxford Scholarships:

• You must make an application to the University of Oxford for an undergraduate course through UCAS by 15 October 2024, and be successful in gaining a place. 
• If you are offered a place at the University of Oxford for an undergraduate course for 2025 entry, you should read the guidance notes, review the application questions and complete the Undergraduate scholarship application online form by 12 noon (UK time) on 12 February 2025. Applications for these scholarships will open on 15 January 2025.
• For 2025 entry applicants who apply by the 12 February 2025 scholarship deadline, the selection process will be undertaken in March 2025.
• Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application in April 2025.

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