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Scholarships

Kellogg College offers a wide range of scholarships each year, for students studying on either a full-time or part-time basis.

The University offers many funding and scholarship opportunities – including over 1,000 fully-funded scholarships. To find out more use the University’s fees, funding and scholarship search tool.

Please check this page during the Admissions process as new funding opportunities may become available.

Some of the funding options listed have been made possible by generous donations from alumni past and present.  Meet our Scholars and see how they have benefited from such funding. If you would like to know more about the how donations can establish scholarships, please get in touch at development@kellogg.ox.ac.uk

If you have any questions regarding Kellogg scholarships, please email scholarships@kellogg.ox.ac.uk

Cruttenden Scholarships are funded by a generous benefaction to the College in 2011.

Eligibility

An enrolled student commencing full-time or part-time Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) study in the subject area of British History (History Faculty), or Local History (Department of Continuing Education or Conted) will automatically qualify for consideration.

Award amount (one award per annum)

£500 per year over a four-year period.

Conditions

  • The scholarship is based on academic merit and tenable at Kellogg College only.
  • Kellogg is elected as the first-choice college on application.
  • Only applications submitted before the final Admissions deadlines at the History Faculty or at the Department for Continuing Education will be considered.
  • Candidates will be normally resident in the United Kingdom.

No additional application is required. We use the details you supply in your application form to determine eligibility. The successful candidate will be informed accordingly. Please email scholarships@kellogg.ox.ac.uk with any questions.

The McCall MacBain Foundation was founded in 2007 through a belief in the value of education. It provides scholarships and invests in other evidence-based strategies to address climate change and improve human welfare.

The Oxford-McCall MacBain Graduate Scholarship was established by Dr Marcy McCall MacBain, who completed her doctorate in Evidence Based Health Care with Kellogg College in 2015, and is match funded by the University of Oxford.

One full scholarship is available for applicants who are applying to any full-time or part-time DPhil programme of study.

The scholarship covers course fees and provides a grant for living costs. Awards are made for the full duration of a successful applicant’s fee liability for the agreed course.

The scholarship is only tenable at Kellogg College. All eligible applicants will be considered for the scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) that the applicant states as preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Kellogg College to take up the scholarship.

There is no separate application process for this scholarship. To be considered, an applicant applies for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for his or her course. Selection usually takes place in April.

The next invitation to apply will be for Academic year 27/28; and will be offered biennially thereafter.

Oxford-Vincent Packford and Geoffrey Smart Graduate Scholarship

The Oxford Graduate Scholarships were established in 2012 through a ground breaking matched funding initiative. Scholarships are awarded to applicants who have demonstrated excellent academic ability, who will contribute to the University’s ground-breaking research, and who will go on to contribute to the world as leaders in their field, pushing the frontiers of knowledge. The University contributes 40% of the funds for these scholarships, supplementing a 60% contribution from generous donations provided by supporters of the University and its Colleges.

The Oxford-Vincent Packford and Geoffrey Smart Graduate Scholarship has been made possible by the generous donation to Kellogg College from Dr Diana Wood, who was a distinguished scholar and inspirational Departmental Lecturer in Local History in the Oxford Department for Continuing Education.

The scholarship will cover 100% of university and college fees and a grant for living costs. Awards are made for the full duration of a successful applicants fee liability for either a full-time or part-time MSc in Local History or the same in DPhil in History at the University of Oxford. The scholarship is only tenable at Kellogg College. All eligible applicants will be considered for the scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) that the applicant states as preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Kellogg College to take up the scholarship.

There is no separate application process for this scholarship. To be eligible for consideration for this scholarship, applicants must be successful in being offered a place on their course after consideration of applications received by the relevant January course deadline. The next award will be made in Academic year 2026/27.

The Kellogg MSt in Creative Writing Bursary is generously supported by an alumna of Kellogg College. The Bursary offers one-time funding of £9,025 per year for one new student. The funds will be offset against their two-year, part-time master’s degree course fees.

The conditions are as follows:

  • It is available to students who have an admission offer for MSt in Creative Writing.
  • Applicants will be required to submit a statement of no more than 550 words demonstrating their academic excellence to date, the value of their academic research and their originality or future potential.
  • Applicants will also need to declare that there’s a financial need for them to take up the scholarship. This means that annual income does not exceed the value of the course fees plus the total amount for the lower range living costs in Oxford suggested by University of Oxford Graduate Fees and Funding.
  • The lower-range living costs figure is updated annually and applicants should check this figure ahead of making the application.
  • The deadline to submit the application form is noon on Friday, 19 April, 2024.
  • If the successful candidate is assigned to different college, they will be required to transfer to Kellogg College to take up the scholarship.
  • Click here to apply

Please contact scholarships@kellogg.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.

Awards in Partnership

The following are awards in partnership. Applicants do not need to apply separately to the College.

The College is proud to be a partner of the The Black Academic Futures Scholarships which offer UK Black and Mixed-Black students financial support to pursue graduate study at Oxford. This includes all full- and part-time DPhil and master’s courses. To date, funding to make up to 30 awards has been offered by partners from across the University and colleges.

These scholarships support students across the University and are open to all subject areas, with some funding dedicated to supporting students on specific courses. Each scholarship will cover your course fees in full and provide you a grant for living costs. Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for your course. For more information on eligibility and details of how to apply, please visit Academic Futures.

Kellogg College is proud to offer these awards in partnership with UK Research Council Studentship Funding. In particular, the College supports Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) CDTs in:

Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) are 4-year programmes, often with a strong focus on interdisciplinary work.

This funding will typically provide a subsidence stipend and cover course fees. Applicants do not need to apply separately to the College.

Kellogg College supports both a full-time and a part-time award in partnership with the Clarendon Fund. These fully funded highly competitive scholarships cover course fees, as well as a grant for living expenses for the period of fee liability.

The general conditions are:

  • Students who apply by the December or January deadline (whichever is relevant to your course) will automatically be considered.
  • Selection is based on outstanding academic merit and potential.
  • There are no restrictions on nationality, ordinary residence, or field of study.
  • All full-time and part-time DPhil and Master’s courses are eligible.
  • You do not need to submit a separate application.

Please visit Clarendon for more information.

Kellogg College is proud to support the Oxford-Hasmukh Patel Scholarship. The scholarship covers course fees and offers a study support grant.

Hasmukh Patel is a Saïd Business School alumnus who completed the EMBA programme in 2019. Born in Kenya, Hasmukh is the founder/CEO of AgeCare in Canada and is a firm believer in the benefits of continuing education and the importance of increasing geographic diversity by encouraging and offering opportunities to students from Africa. This gift was matched by the University’s Graduate Endowment Matched Scheme.

The general conditions are:

  • Candidates must be of African nationality and ordinarily resident in an African country (both determined via the ‘About You’ section of the Executive MBA application form).
  • The candidate should intend to return to their home country upon completion of their studies.
  • Tenable at Kellogg College only. All eligible applicants will be considered for the scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state on your offer acceptance form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Kellogg College to take up the scholarship.

For information on eligibility and application process, please see Oxford-Hasmukh Patel Scholarship.

The Tareen Oxford Scholarship is made possible by the generous support of Kellogg alumnus Ali Tareen (EMBA, 2017). The scholarship is one of the first scholarship initiatives targeted at students from South Punjab.

Eligibility

The Scholarship is available to Pakistani nationals residing in Pakistan who have an admission offer from one of the eligible graduate courses accepted by Kellogg College; except for MBA and MPP courses.

  • The OPP Scholarship Committee considers both academic merit and financial need in awarding the scholarship.
  • Special preference will be given to applicants for South Punjab.

Considerations

  • Tenable at Kellogg College only for full-time students.
  • All eligible applicants will be considered for the scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state on your offer acceptance form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Kellogg College to take up the scholarship.
  • Applicants must demonstrate their desire to contribute to Pakistan’s development through impactful research and public engagement.
  • The scholarship application portal will open at the beginning of April and close on 11.59pm GMT on 1 May each year.
  • Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an online interview by the OPP Scholarship Committee. Decisions will be made before the end of May.
  • Due to a large volume of applications, the OPP will not be able to provide feedback on individual applications.

Applicants do not need to apply separately to Kellogg College. Eligible applicants should fill out and submit the OPP Graduate Scholarship Application form online.

For more information, please refer to eligibility criteria listed for OPP Graduate Scholarships; or contact info@oxpakprogramme.org

Read more about the Tareen Oxford Scholarship on the OPP website.

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