The Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship and Leadership Program support exceptional students from transition and developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America in pursuing graduate degrees at Oxford University.
The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust helps students who want to return to their home country or region and make a difference in their field. The scholarships fund a limited number of courses chosen to support scholars who want to help their home country develop or strengthen civil society.
Furthermore, the University of Oxford is one of the top universities in the world. It is ranked #1 top 10 universities in the UK and ranked #5 globally in QS Global World Rankings 2021 by the Top Universities QS World University Rankings 2021.
Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Program is available to undertake bachelor and masters level programs at the University of Oxford. Below are the subjects covered by the scholarship:
The scholarship will cover 100% of University and college fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £14,777). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
Applicants must pursue an eligible bachelor’s or master’s program at the University of Oxford to apply for Oxford Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships. Besides that, applicants must meet the eligibility requirements listed below:
This scholarship is not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2020-21.
To apply for the scholarship program, eligible candidates may go to their University of Oxford Scholarships section and look for Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme. Applicants must submit their admission applications prior to the program’s January deadline.
Candidates for the Oxford Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships must provide a statement in addition to selecting the scholarship in their graduate admission application.
The guidelines for the scholarship statement are mentioned below:
Students are required to complete and submit the Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship Statement before their course deadline.
Selection of the recipients for the Oxford Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship will be done on the basis of the assessment of their application form, the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship questionnaire, and the interview.
Eligible Nationalities:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, China Tibet, China, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macau SAR, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep. (Kinshasa), Congo, Rep. (Brazzaville), Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (North), Korea (South), Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia , Libya, Lithuania, FYR Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan (Republic of China), Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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