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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
Course fees + living costs
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
Description
The scholarship is jointly funded by the University and the Thatcher Development Programme at Somerville College. The late Lady Thatcher, studied Chemistry at Somerville College Oxford from 1943 to 1946 and received bursary and scholarship support from the College. Lady Thatcher went on to become not only the first woman but also the first scientist to be Prime Minister of the UK, from 1979 to 1990. Following her death in 2013, Somerville College established the Margaret Thatcher Scholarship Trust in her memory.
Benefits
The scholarship covers course fees and a grant for living costs. Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
Eligibility
- Two Oxford-Thatcher Graduate Scholarships are available for applicants to full-time or part-time graduate courses with a preference for applicants to courses in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, and the Department of Engineering. To check whether the course you are planning to apply for is accepted by Somerville College, please review the relevant Course page.
- The scholarship is only tenable at Somerville College. All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Somerville College in order to take up the scholarship.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
All eligible applicants will be considered for this scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form.
Selection is expected to take place by the end of May.