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Fully Funded Oxford Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship

  • Organization: Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust
  • Type: Scholarship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 13, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust and the University of Oxford fully fund around 30 graduates and early career professionals a year, mainly from low and middle income countries, to take a one-year master's degree at Oxford. Alongside the degree, scholars complete a year-long Leadership Programme of about 200 hours, built to help them lead change when they go back to their home country or region. You apply through your Oxford graduate application, by your course's own deadline. **What you get:** - 100% of course fees for an eligible one-year master's course at Oxford - A grant for living costs, set at £21,805 for 2026-27 (Oxford sets the 2027-28 figure) - The full cost of your place on the Leadership Programme: about 200 hours of training, discussions and cultural activities across the year - A place in one of the Trust's partner Oxford colleges, and a network of around 500 Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholars from over 100 countries **What you'll do:** - Study a full-time, one-year master's course at Oxford - Take the Leadership Programme alongside your degree: personal and professional skills, business and entrepreneurship through an Enterprise Challenge, ethical leadership seminars on political and moral philosophy, and communication training - Arrive in Oxford before the academic year for a compulsory introduction with your cohort, and stay with the programme until early July - Take what you learn back to benefit your home country or region **Key dates:** - Apply for your Oxford course by its own December or January deadline, at 12:00 midday UK time; course deadlines run from 13 November 2026 to 27 January 2027 - Examples read on Oxford's course pages: MSc African Studies, Latin American Studies, Social Science of the Internet, Water Science Policy and Management, and Biodiversity Conservation and Nature Recovery, 13 November 2026; MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine, 1 December 2026; Master of Public Policy and MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy, 2 December 2026; MSc Comparative Social Policy, 7 January 2027; MSc Migration Studies, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies and Economics for Development, 26 January 2027; MSc Energy Systems and Criminology and Criminal Justice, 27 January 2027 - Shortlisted applicants are interviewed, probably online, in April 2027 - Decisions are expected by the end of May 2027 **More information:** - A new Afghan Women Leaders scholarship, announced on 10 October 2026, is part of this same programme: one award a year for an Afghan woman of first- or second-generation descent, with 100% of course fees, a stipend of at least £21,805 and a £2,000 pre-travel grant. The Trust says its application process will be published on Oxford's website by early November 2026. - The Trust also offers joint WHT-Chevening scholarships, which need separate admission by both Chevening and the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann programme. - Successful candidates move to one of the Trust's partner colleges when they take up the scholarship. - The eligible courses and countries are listed on the University of Oxford's Weidenfeld-Hoffmann page.

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Fully Funded Oxford Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship

Nov 13, 2026 12:00:00 GMT
Opportunity type
Scholarship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 13, 2026 12:00:00 GMT

About this opportunity

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust and the University of Oxford fully fund around 30 graduates and early career professionals a year, mainly from low and middle income countries, to take a one-year master's degree at Oxford. Alongside the degree, scholars complete a year-long Leadership Programme of about 200 hours, built to help them lead change when they go back to their home country or region. You apply through your Oxford graduate application, by your course's own deadline.

What you get:

  • 100% of course fees for an eligible one-year master's course at Oxford
  • A grant for living costs, set at £21,805 for 2026-27 (Oxford sets the 2027-28 figure)
  • The full cost of your place on the Leadership Programme: about 200 hours of training, discussions and cultural activities across the year
  • A place in one of the Trust's partner Oxford colleges, and a network of around 500 Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholars from over 100 countries

What you'll do:

  • Study a full-time, one-year master's course at Oxford
  • Take the Leadership Programme alongside your degree: personal and professional skills, business and entrepreneurship through an Enterprise Challenge, ethical leadership seminars on political and moral philosophy, and communication training
  • Arrive in Oxford before the academic year for a compulsory introduction with your cohort, and stay with the programme until early July
  • Take what you learn back to benefit your home country or region

Key dates:

  • Apply for your Oxford course by its own December or January deadline, at 12:00 midday UK time; course deadlines run from 13 November 2026 to 27 January 2027
  • Examples read on Oxford's course pages: MSc African Studies, Latin American Studies, Social Science of the Internet, Water Science Policy and Management, and Biodiversity Conservation and Nature Recovery, 13 November 2026; MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine, 1 December 2026; Master of Public Policy and MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy, 2 December 2026; MSc Comparative Social Policy, 7 January 2027; MSc Migration Studies, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies and Economics for Development, 26 January 2027; MSc Energy Systems and Criminology and Criminal Justice, 27 January 2027
  • Shortlisted applicants are interviewed, probably online, in April 2027
  • Decisions are expected by the end of May 2027

More information:

  • A new Afghan Women Leaders scholarship, announced on 10 October 2026, is part of this same programme: one award a year for an Afghan woman of first- or second-generation descent, with 100% of course fees, a stipend of at least £21,805 and a £2,000 pre-travel grant. The Trust says its application process will be published on Oxford's website by early November 2026.
  • The Trust also offers joint WHT-Chevening scholarships, which need separate admission by both Chevening and the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann programme.
  • Successful candidates move to one of the Trust's partner colleges when they take up the scholarship.
  • The eligible courses and countries are listed on the University of Oxford's Weidenfeld-Hoffmann page.

Who can apply

  • Applying to start a new full-time graduate course at Oxford in 2027-28, on one of about 50 eligible courses (including the BCL, MBA, MJur, MPP and a range of MSc and MSt courses)
  • Ordinarily resident in one of the eligible countries, which cover most of the world, including much of Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East; residents of the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland are not on the list
  • Refugees and displaced applicants are eligible if their nationality is on the list
  • Intending to return to your country of ordinary residence after the course
  • Able to show how your study connects to a career improving public life in your country or region
  • Must select the scholarship in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the graduate application and upload the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement 2027/28 by the course deadline
  • Not open to candidates with deferred offers for 2027-28, or to current Oxford students who are not already Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholars

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Good to know

  • +Full course fees at Oxford plus a living grant of at least £21,805
  • +A year-long leadership programme with mentoring and an alumni network of about 500 people from over 100 countries
  • +No age limit and no work experience required
  • +One application: you select the scholarship inside your Oxford graduate application

Worth checking yourself

  • !Each Oxford course has its own deadline, at 12 noon UK time, between 13 November 2026 and 27 January 2027. Check your course page and apply by that date
  • !Only residents of the eligible countries can apply. The list is long and includes much of Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America, but not the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway or Switzerland
  • !You must plan to return to your country of residence after your course
  • !Oxford charges a £75 application fee per course, with waivers available
  • !Flights, visa and health surcharge costs are not listed as covered
  • !A new place for an Afghan woman sits inside this programme; its separate application process is due by early November, and UK student visa rules currently restrict Afghan nationals

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Fully Funded Oxford Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship
Nov 13, 2026 12:00:00 GMT