“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
Please note that for applications for 2025 St Catherine’s is expecting to use an updated procedure.
This year’s Graduate Scholarship schedule is as follows:
- Scholarships application deadline: 28th February 2025
- Interview invitations to be sent to shortlisted candidates: From 2nd April 2025
- Interviews to take place, in person/hybrid: 22nd, 23rd, 24th April 2025
Changes to the application cover form and procedure for submitting references is expected to change. Please refer back to this page before submitting an application.
Applicants who will be commencing a new graduate course in October 2025 can still apply for St Catherine’s Graduate Scholarships before they have confirmed a college offer.
St Catherine’s College expects to be able to award the following:
Alan Tayler Scholarship (Mathematics)
One Graduate Scholarship worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For Overseas status students who in October 2025 will be reading for an Oxford University DPhil degree in the Mathematical Institute.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
Allen Senior Music Scholarship
One Graduate Scholarship worth £3,200 per annum, tenable for one year whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2025 will be reading for an Oxford University graduate degree (MSt, MPhil or DPhil) in Music.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
Berlinski-Jacobson Graduate Scholarship (Arts)
one Graduate Scholarship worth £4,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2025 will be reading for any Oxford University graduate degree in the Arts (Humanities Division and Social Science Division) for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
College Scholarship (Arts)
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 2025 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, 28 February 2025
College Scholarship (Sciences)
Two 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 2025 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, 28 February 2025
Fletcher Graduate Scholarship
One Graduate Scholarship worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to two years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2025 will be reading for any Oxford University degree for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students. Preference may be given to those studying courses related to International Development or Social Enterprise.
Closing date: Friday 28 February 2025
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 2025 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, 28 February 2025
Ghosh RI Graduate Scholarship
One Graduate scholarship worth £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to seven years whilst the recipient is liable for course fees.
For students who in October 2025 will be reading for any Oxford University degree for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
Glaxo Scholarship (Medicine)
One Graduate Scholarship 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 2025 , and for St Catherine’s students who will commence the graduate-entry medicine course in 2025 or commenced the 2nd BM or accelerated graduate-entry medicine course prior to 2025.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
Henfrey Graduate Scholarship in Chinese Studies
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 2025 will be reading for an Oxford University graduate degree for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students, related to Chinese Studies.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
Light Senior Scholarships (Current St Catherine's Graduate Students)
Up to eight scholarships worth £500 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 2024/25 and who will still be registered for graduate study at St Catherine’s during the academic year 2025/26.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
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 2025 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, 28 February 2025
Overseas 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 Overseas fee status students who in October 2025 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, 28 February 2025
Bruce Robinson Scholarship (History, Politics)
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 2025 will be reading for any Oxford University masters degree (MSt, MSc by Coursework or MPhil) in History or Politics for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
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 2025 will be reading for any Oxford University masters degree (MSt, MSc by Coursework or MPhil) in English Literature for which St Catherine’s admits graduate students.
Closing date: Friday, 28 February 2025
Wilfrid Knapp Scholarship (Arts)
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 2025 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 28 February 2025
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 2025 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, 28 February 2025
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 section in 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, the scholarships listed above 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. Please note this is only possible for students who are studying full-time.
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. Applicants who will be commencing a new graduate course in October 2025 can apply for St Catherine’s Graduate Scholarships before they have confirmed a college offer.
All of these scholarships, apart from the Light Senior Scholarships, are open to new graduate students commencing graduate study at Oxford in October 2025, and to current graduate students who will have completed no more than two years of graduate research degree study at Oxford in October 2025.
Before awarding any scholarship, the College must be satisfied that sufficient funding is available to cover course fees.
How to Apply
The procedure for applications is expected to be updated. This will be finalised in the first week of Hilary Term.
Applications will be made by filling out an Application Form, which will be linked below once they are live. There is a separate form for current Oxford University students and one for new students who are applying from outside the university.
Applications will be completed by filling out a Microsoft form and by submitting the correct supplementary material. The supplementary material should be in a single PDF file, if possible, and should be single-spaced and in at least a 12 point font. This material should be named in the following format: SURNAME, GIVEN NAME, Scholarship Application.
Supplementary material must include, in the following order:
- 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)
For current Oxford Students (those with an Oxford email address) there will be a place to upload this document on the Application Form. For new students applying from outside the University (external applicants) you can submit this material by sending it by email to graduate.scholarships@stcatz.ox.ac.uk.
Candidates should ask two people acquainted with their recent academic work to send references to the Admissions Office at St. Catherine’s College to arrive by the proposed closing date of Friday, 28 February 2025. Referees should submit by email to graduate.scholarships@stcatz.ox.ac.uk. It is the candidates responsibility to ensure that these references are submitted on time.
Alternatively, applicants who will be commencing a new graduate course in October 2025, may request in their application that the references submitted in support of their application to Oxford are used.
Any queries or concerns should also be sent to graduate.scholarships@stcatz.ox.ac.uk.