“St Catherine’s offers an impressive range of scholarships, bursaries and other support. I have greatly benefited from some of these, which made my time at Oxford truly incredible. Honestly, words cannot convey how grateful I am to the College for its brilliant support.”
Reza, DPhil Clinical Medicine
St Catherine’s College expects to be able to award the following Graduate Scholarships with effect from October 2024:
College Scholarship (Arts)
Two Graduate Scholarship worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University research degree (DPhil, MLitt, or MSc by Research) in the Arts (Humanities Division and Social Science Division) for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
College Scholarship (Sciences)
One Graduate Scholarships worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University research degree (DPhil, or MSc by Research) in the Sciences (Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division and Medical Sciences Division) for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Ghosh Graduate Scholarship (Humanities)
One Graduate Scholarship worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for one or two years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University taught degree (BPhil, MFA, MSt, MSc by Coursework or MPhil) in the Humanities Division for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Glaxo Scholarship (Medicine)
One or two Graduate Scholarships worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for up to two years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For all students who have a confirmed place on the Oxford University 2nd BM commencing 2024 , and for St Catherine’s students who will commence the graduate-entry medicine course in 2024 or commenced the 2nd BM or accelerated graduate-entry medicine course prior to 2024.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Great Eastern Scholarship (All Subjects)
One Graduate Scholarship worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For Indian nationals who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University research degree (DPhil, MLitt, or MSc by Research) for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8th March 2024
Henfrey Graduate Scholarship in Chinese Studies
One or two Graduate Scholarship worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for an Oxford University graduate degree for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students, related to Chinese Studies.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Leathersellers' Company Scholarship (Sciences)
Three Graduate Scholarships worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For graduates of European (including UK) universities who in October 2024 will be reading for an Oxford University research degree (DPhil or MSc by Research) in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computing, Earth Sciences, Engineering Science, Materials Science, Mathematics, Physics, Plant Sciences, Statistics or Zoology.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Light Senior Scholarships (Current St Catherine's Graduate Students)
Up to eight scholarships worth £350 per annum, tenable for one year whilst the recipient is registered for an Oxford University graduate degree or diploma.
For current St Catherine’s graduate students who registered for graduate study at St Catherine’s during or before the academic year 2023/24 and who will still be registered for graduate study at St Catherine’s during the academic year 2024/25.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Lord Bullock Memorial Scholarship
One Graduate Scholarship worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees. For students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University graduate degree for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Mr and Mrs Kenny Lam’s Graduate Scholarship (Law)
One Graduate Scholarship worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for an Oxford University BCL, MJuris, MSt, MPhil or DPhil in Law for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Overseas Scholarship (All Subjects)
Two Graduate Scholarships worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For Overseas fee status students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University research degree (DPhil, MLitt, or MSc by Research) for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Robinson Scholarship
One Graduate Scholarship worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for one or two years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University masters degree (MSt, MSc by Coursework or MPhil) in History or Literature for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Wakeham Humanities Scholarship
One Graduate Scholarship worth £3,300 per annum, tenable for one or two years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University masters degree (MSt, MSc by Coursework or MPhil) in History or Literature for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Wilfrid Knapp Scholarship (Sciences)
One Graduate Scholarship worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2024 will be reading for any Oxford University research degree (DPhil, or MSc by Research) in the Sciences (Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division and Medical Sciences Division) for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 8 March 2024
Before applying for any of these scholarships, please consult the overview of scholarship eligibility and the list of courses for which St Catherine’s accepts graduate students. You only need to submit one application for these scholarships and there is a place on the application cover form where you can indicate all the scholarships for which you wish to apply.
All of these scholarships may be held in conjunction with an award from another body, other than another Oxford College, and carry entitlement to limited High Table dining rights. With the exception of the Light Senior Scholarships, they also carry entitlement to up to two years single accommodation on the main college site or in St Catherine’s House (to be paid for by the recipient at the current room charge rate), which should be taken in the first two years of the scholarship.
Students at other colleges are eligible to apply for all of these scholarships apart from the Light Senior Scholarships, but would need to migrate to St Catherine’s to take up the scholarship if their application was successful.
All of these scholarships, apart from the Light Senior Scholarships, are open to new graduate students commencing graduate study at Oxford in October 2024, and to current graduate students who will have completed no more than two years of graduate research degree study at Oxford in October 2024.
Before awarding any scholarship, the College must be satisfied that sufficient funding is available to cover course fees.
How to Apply
Applications for Graduate Scholarships should be sent by email to admissions@stcatz.ox.ac.uk, in a single PDF file, if possible, and should be single-spaced and in at least a 12 point font.
Applications must include, in the following order:
- A completed application cover form including the names and addresses of two referees
- A personal statement (one page maximum)
- A research outline accessible to non-specialists (up to 1,200 words).
For taught courses, applicants may provide a statement of their academic interests and motivation for undertaking their course in place of a research outline. Alternatively, applicants for taught courses may provide a two-page personal statement in place of a one-page personal statement and research outline. - A full curriculum vitae (two pages maximum)
Candidates should ask two people acquainted with their recent academic work to send references to the Academic Office at St. Catherine’s College to arrive by the closing date of Friday, 8 March 2024. Referees should submit by email to admissions@stcatz.ox.ac.uk.
Alternatively, applicants who will be commencing a new graduate course in October 2024, may request in their application that the references submitted in support of their application to Oxford are used.
The College plans to interview short-listed candidates during Trinity Term 2024 and expects to notify all applicants of the outcome of their applications by the end of 9th Week.