Deadline: July 31, 2025.

The Global Scholarships allow eligible candidates from the rest of the world (i.e. not strongly connected to any other Rhodes Scholarships Constituency) to apply for a Scholarship, subject to nomination.

You can request and receive nomination through the application form itself – you will not be able to submit an application for a Global Rhodes Scholarship unless a nomination from your institution has been received.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1. Be a citizen of one of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, São Tomé and Principe and Togo.
2. Have been resident in one or more of the countries listed above for at least five of the last ten years.
3. You must be aged 18-24 on 1st October 2025 (i.e. you must have been born after 1 October 2000 and before 2 October 2007).
4. For medical, dental, pharmaceutical, law and engineering students, to allow you to complete your professional internship:You must be aged 18-25 on 1st October 2025 (i.e. you must have been born after 1 October 1999 and before 2 October 2007).
5. For older candidates who completed their first undergraduate degree later than usual: You must be under the age of 27 on 1st October 2025 (i.e. have been born after 1 October 1998) AND you must also have completed your first undergraduate degree on or after 1 October 2024.
6. Have completed an undergraduate degree (normally a Bachelor’s degree) by the application deadline with an academic background and grade that is a First Class Honours Degree or equivalent which meets or exceeds the specific entry requirements of your chosen full-time course at the University of Oxford.
7. Have a sufficiently high standard of English to meet the University of Oxford’s English language proficiency requirements (at the Higher Level listed).

BENEFITS

Following selection for the Scholarship, the Rhodes Trust will also cover: 

• The fee required to apply to study at the University of Oxford 

• Fees for a student visa and associated International Health Surcharge (IHS), which enables international students to access the UK’s National Health Service 

• Two economy class flights to and from the UK, for the beginning and end of studies in Oxford. 

On arrival in Oxford, Scholars receive a settling in allowance, and Scholars who transition to a second course of study in Oxford will receive assistance to cover the fees for visa renewal and further application for IHS. 

SELECTION CRITERIA

• You are intellectually curious, with a deep love of learning and can think critically about a range of subjects.
• You are consistently one of the top performers in your class.
• You thrive in academically challenging and rigorous courses.
• Your passion for developing yourself extends outside the classroom.
• You have worked hard to develop mastery in your skills, whether competitive, cultural or creative.
• You can demonstrate sustained and outstanding achievement in your chosen pursuit.
• You seek to live out your values in all that you do.
• Serving others is a duty you take seriously, whether your community is large or small, local or international.
• You have the courage to act on your initiative and inspire others to follow.
• You demonstrate leadership in both thought and action.

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