Reach Oxford Scholarship

The Reach Oxford Scholarship supports exceptional undergraduate students from low-income or developing countries who, for political, financial or educational reasons, cannot study for a degree in their home country.

What’s Offered

• Tuition fees and college fees for the full duration of the course (typically 3 or 4 years)

• A grant for living expenses each year

• One return airfare per year for travel between the scholar’s home country and the United Kingdom

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to nationals of countries listed as recipients of official development assistance (ODA) from the OECD.

• Applicants must be applying for their first undergraduate degree and must hold an offer of admission to an eligible undergraduate course (excluding medicine) at the host university.

• Selection is based on high academic ability, financial need, social commitment and an intention to return to their home country after studies.

Process & Structure

• Apply for admission to your chosen undergraduate course by the standard deadline.

• If offered a place, submit the scholarship application by the specified deadline (typically early February).

• Selection is made by a review of academic merit, financial circumstances, and future impact.

• Scholarships are awarded for the full duration of the undergraduate programme, subject to satisfactory progress.

Deadline

• The UCAS application deadline for admission is typically 15 October in the year before entry.

• The scholarship application deadline is usually 12 noon (UK time) in early February of the year of entry.