Featured byUniversity of Oxford
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Value unknown
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This new scholarship programme will increase the number of women from low and middle-income countries who are able to take up offers to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects at postgraduate level at Oxford. The programme, which will provide support for 30 taught master’s students over a period of five years, has been made possible by a generous donation from the Optiver Foundation.
The first Optiver Foundation Scholars will begin their studies at Oxford in October 2023. Scholars will join the Departments of Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Science, or the Mathematical Institute, and will receive full financial support to cover their course fees, as well as a a grant for living costs. The donation will also enable the provision of tailored induction activities, mentoring and on-course support for the scholars.
Thanks to the generosity of the Optiver Foundation, Oxford will also develop and pilot a new way of assessing the socio-economic background of international applicants. This will ensure that the funding provided through the new Optiver Foundation Scholarship Programme is finely targeted at eligible offer-holders who are most in need of financial support. Key findings from this pilot will be used to inform future scholarship programme development at the University.
Benefits
The benefits and monetary value of the scholarship are unknown.
Eligibility
- For selection purposes they will include all candidates on relevant courses who have indicated on the postgraduate application form that their sex is female. The sex on the application form must match that shown in identity documents, e.g. passport or visa, but does not have to be the applicant’s legal sex. Transgender people may be able to obtain a passport or visa in a binary sex other than their legal sex.
- You should be intending to return to your country of ordinary residence once your course is completed. Students currently at Oxford are not eligible to apply.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
134 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
The university will contact you to ask you to apply for these scholarships if you have:
(1) applied for an eligible course by the relevant November, December or January application deadline for your course and received an offer;
and (2) you meet the advertised eligibility criteria.
Once you have received a course offer, they will ask you to complete a scholarship application form to ask about your socio-economic situation and to assess for potential disadvantage and under-representation.