Oxford Clarendon Fund Scholarships 2026-27: Fully Funded Masters & PhDs
The University of Oxford’s Clarendon Fund Scholarships are now open for the 2026-27 intake, offering comprehensive financial support to outstanding graduate students. Over 200 scholarships will be awarded, covering full tuition, college fees, and providing a generous living stipend. A key benefit is the automatic consideration granted to eligible applicants – no separate scholarship application is required.
These scholarships are available for all full-time and part-time Master’s and DPhil (PhD) programmes at Oxford across all divisions. The Clarendon Fund is Oxford University’s flagship fully funded graduate scholarship, established in 2001, and aims to support students demonstrating academic excellence and motivation.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Apply for a modern Master’s or DPhil course at Oxford.
- Submit their application by the relevant December or January deadline.
- Meet Oxford’s English language requirements.
- Be of any nationality (no restrictions).
- Demonstrate academic excellence, aptitude for the proposed course, and motivation.
Deadline: December 2025 or January 2026
Benefits
The scholarship covers:
- Full tuition fees (Home or Overseas rate).
- Full college fees.
- Living costs grant (minimum UKRI doctoral stipend rate, e.g., £18,622 for 2023–24, adjusted annually).
- Study support grant for part-time scholars (£2,502 for DPhil, £5,003 for Master’s in 2025–26).
- Funding duration matches the full period of fee liability (length of your course).
