Rhodes Scholarship

26/06/2018

The Rhodes Scholarship is a postgraduate award supporting exceptional students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. The Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committees are looking for young leaders of outstanding intellect and character who are motivated to engage with global challenges, committed to the service of others and show promise of becoming value-driven, principled leaders for the world’s future.

 

Value of the Scholarship

 

Each year, there is one Rhodes Scholar selected from Hong Kong. 

The basic tenure of the Scholarship is two years, subject to satisfactory academic performance and personal conduct. At the discretion of the Academic Committee of the Rhodes Trust and the Rhodes Trustees, Scholars may apply for a third year of Scholarship to complete the DPhil. A Rhodes Scholarship covers the University and College fees, University application fee, a living stipend and one economy class airfare to and from Oxford at the beginning and end of tenure.

 

Eligibility

 

a) Candidates must 

i. be permanent residents of Hong Kong who have received no less than 5 of the last 10 years of education in Hong Kong, OR 

ii. be citizens of China who are studying at (or have obtained Honours degree from) a university in Hong Kong, OR 

iii. have lived in Hong Kong for no less than 7 years and have received no less than 5 of the last 10 years of education in Hong Kong and can demonstrate a strong personal connection with Hong Kong. 

b) Candidates must have reached their 19th and not have passed their 25th birthday on 1 October 2019 (i.e. born after 30 September 1994 and on or before 1 October 2000). 

c) Candidates must have completed (or will have completed by June / July 2019) an Honours degree or equivalent qualification from a university (normally a Bachelor’s degree) to a sufficiently high standard to be admitted to postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. 

d) Candidates must have a sufficiently high standard of English to meet the English language proficiency requirements (at the Higher Level listed) of the University of Oxford.

 

Application Procedures

 

All eligibility and selection criteria are available at the country page specific to Hong Kong at Rhodes Trust website (http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/). To learn more about this scholarship, please access the Hong Kong page via the Scholarship tab at the top of the Rhodes Trust website. Candidates must submit applications online together with all supporting documents by 23:59, 30 September 2018 (Hong Kong time). 

All candidates should read carefully the general information on the Rhodes website, the Detailed Conditions of Tenure of the Rhodes Scholarship, the Information for Candidates and the graduate admissions pages of the University of Oxford (http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate).

 

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Information for Candidates

 

Enquiries

 

For enquiries, please contact Ms. Sandra Fan, the Secretary for Hong Kong at rhodes@oxforduchina.org.