Awards
Scholarships for students starting a new graduate course at New College
New College offers a relatively large number of generous college awards for graduate study ranging from £1,000 to £25,000 per annum. The College is now associated with four Clarendon Fund awards of £5,000 a year towards a graduate student's maintenance costs (for overseas students only), and we also offer a number of awards for Home/EU students. For details, please see below.
Who is eligible to apply for a graduate award at New College?
Ordinarily, New College must be specified as the first choice college. Only candidates applying for research degrees or a Masters leading to a research degree are eligible for consideration. Only applications for the start of a course will be eligible; no mid-course movement will be considered. For further details, please see the awards summary.
How to apply for a graduate award at New College
- The closing date for consideration will be the University application deadline of January 22nd, 2010.
- To apply for New College Graduate Scholarships, prospective applicants must apply to the University of Oxford, selecting New College as their first choice college in their University application. All applicants with an offer of a graduate place at New College will be considered automatically for the scholarships available.
Summary of awards available for entry in 2010
| College Award | Duration | Eligibility | Value | Number |
| Clarendon Fund Awards | Duration of maximum fee liability | Research degree scholarships for overseas students; details of application procedures available on the Clarendon website. | £5,000 per annum |
Four |
| Aso Group Scholarship | Duration of maximum fee liability |
Students with Japanese as a first language; preference for students from Fukuoka Prefecture. Research degrees in any subject (possibly with initial support for a Master's degree).
Click here for further information. Or download an
application form.
|
£25,000 per annum |
One |
| Reynolds Studentship in Modern Languages | Duration of maximum fee liability |
Home/EU applicants in Modern Languages intending to read for a research degree in French, German or Russian, or on a linguistics topic within the Medieval and Modern Languages Facutly. |
Home/EU fees plus maintenance at the AHRC studentship rate |
One |
| 1379 Society Old Members Scholarship | Duration of maximum fee liablity | Home/EU applicants for a research degree in any subject | £10,000 per annum |
One |
| 1379 Society Old Members Scholarship: The Robert Easton Award |
Duration of maximum fee liability |
Home/EU applicants for a research degree in a Science subject that have not studied in Oxford previously. | £5,000 per annum |
One |
| 1379 Society Old Members Scholarship: The Graeme Gates Award | Duration of maximum fee liability | Home/EU applicants for a research degree in any subject. | £5,000 per annum |
One |
| 1379 Society Old Members Scholarship: The Patrick Stables Award | Duration of maximum fee liability | Home/EU applicants for a research degree in any subject. | £5,000 per annum |
One |
Other sources of funding
The University of Oxford has a generous system of scholarships, details of which can be found on the University website. Some information about loans and external sources of funding is also available on the University website.
General support for current New College graduate students
New College offers all of its graduates various types of financial assistance:
· A travel grant/research fund to which graduates can apply. £325 p.a. (and can accrue), for graduate students on research masters and PRS/D.Phil up to the end of maximum fee liability. This is primarily for necessary travel (e.g. conference attendance/archival visits), but some purchases (e.g. essential software) will be considered on their merits. £160 for students on a taught masters if they are presenting a paper at a conference; taught masters comprise M.St, MSc by couresework, MBA, PGCE, LLM, BCL, M.Jur.
· Medics on Electives can apply for special travel grants. £550 p.a. for placement outside the U.K.
· Fund for meritorious but non-academic travel, pot of £1,500 p.a. average awards of £100-£200.
· The College Financial Aid Committee has graduate representation and awards grants to students on the basis of need.
Historians may apply to the History tutors David Parrott and Ruth Harris for discretionary sums from the Reynolds Fund.
Forms for the above can can be downloaded here and must be co-signed by your academic supervisor and then sent to the College Office, where they will be processed by the Tutor for Graduates. Forms should be accompanied by receipts where appropriate.
OPAL language courses:
OPAL language courses: graduates entitled to a research allowance may charge up to half their OPAL course fee to that allowance, on the understanding that the other half of the fee should be sought from their faculty. Graduates not entitled to a research allowance may apply to the college for half of the fee, but they must be able to make a good case for the language being directly relevant to their work.