Wolfson is pleased to offer a large number of scholarships to enable students to study at Oxford. Scholarships are subject to availability and funding.
Charlie Perkins Scholarship
Wolfson College waives the College fee for elected Charlie Perkins Scholars who select to come to Wolfson.
More information can be found here.
Clarendon-Wolfson Scholarships
Wolfson College will offer one new award in association with the Clarendon Fund in 2012-13. The College is currently supporting ten Clarendon-Wolfson Scholars.
Eligible Countries: Home/EU and Overseas
Eligible Subjects: Humanities and Social Sciences
Duration of award: up to 3 years for DPhil
What does the award cover: Most awards cover all fees and maintenance
Closing date: January Application Deadline
Application Procedure: Select the 'Clarendon Fund' box in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the Application Form for Graduate Study.
Further information can be found here.
Wolfson student Tianshu Feng uses her Clarendon Scholarship to study the function of the enzyme MINA, with hopes of uncovering critical pathways in cancer pathogenesis.
Ismene-Fitch (available 2013-14)
Awarded to a student of Greek nationality. The Scholarship is shared with St Antony’s College and is available every six years.
Eligible Countries: Greece
Eligible Subjects: DPhil
Duration of award: 3 years
What does the award cover: University fee & College fee at Home/EU rate and a contribution towards maintenance
Closing date: Next admission at Wolfson 2013-14 (dates TBC)
Lorne Thyssen Scholarship
This scholarship is offered through the generosity of Baron Lorne Thyssen. The proposed subject of the applicant's thesis should fall within the field of 'The art of ancient Greece and Rome, 700 BC to AD 700'.
Eligible Countries: Home/EU and Overseas
Eligible Subjects: DPhil in Classical Archaeology (specifically in the art of Ancient Greece and Rome)
Duration of award: up to 3 years
What does the award cover: £20,000 per year for 3 years towards University fee & College fee and maintenance
Closing date: TBC
Application Procedure: Select the 'Lorne Thyssen Scholarship' box in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the Application Form for Graduate Study. Applicants are encouraged to include a statement explaining how their proposed research relates to the Scholarship. Preference may be given to those who list Wolfson as their first choice college.
Please contact susan [dot] walker [at] ashmus [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (Dr Susan Walker) for further information.
Mougins Museum Ashmolean Scholarship
This scholarship is offered through the generosity of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art. The applicant's thesis should fall within the field of 'Greek material culture from 700 to 30 BC' and will ideally focus on the archaeological and/or numismatic collections within the Ashmolean. The Mougins Museum itself holds important collections which can be made available for study.
Eligible Countries: Home/EU and Overseas
Eligible Subjects: DPhil in Classical Archaeology (specifically Greek material culture from 700 to 30BC)
Duration of award: up to 3 years
What does the award cover: £20,000 per year for 3 years towards University fees, College fees and maintenance
Closing date: TBC
Application Procedure: Select the 'Mougins Scholarship' box in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the Application Form for Graduate Study. Applicants are encouraged to include a statement explaining how their proposed research relates to the Scholarship. Preference may be given to those who list Wolfson as their first choice college.
Please contact susan [dot] walker [at] ashmus [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (Dr Susan Walker) for further information.
Norman Hargreaves-Mawdsley Fund
Funds are only available every 3 or 4 years. Applications should be made through the relevant Faculties.
Eligible Countries: Home/EU and Overseas
Eligible Subjects: Taught and Research subjects in Spanish American or Spanish Studies
Duration of award: 1 year with the possibility of extension
What does the award cover: £5,000 towards maintenance
Closing date: TBC
Application Procedure: After applying to the University, send covering letter to Edwin Williamson, Faculty of Modern Languages, 47 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JF.
Please contact edwin [dot] williamson [at] mod-langs [dot] ox [dot] ac [dot] uk (Prof Edwin Williamson) for further enquiries.
Wolfson Graduate Studentship in Archaeology (available 2012-13)
Wolfson College, in conjunction with the School of Archaeology, offers the following scholarship for students pursuing the DPhil in Archaeology at the University of Oxford in 2012-13.
The Studentship is awarded purely on the basis of academic merit and is tenable only at Wolfson College.
Eligible Countries: Home/EU and Overseas
Eligible Subjects: DPhil in Archaeology
Duration of award: up to 3 years (co-terminus with College fee liability, on condition of completing Transfer of Status)
What does the award cover: College fee plus £7,000 per year towards University fee and maintenance
Closing date: 9 March 2012
Application Procedure: An application made to the University in the usual manner. Everyone who applies for the DPhil in Archaeology and lists Wolfson as their first choice college by the deadline will be considered automatically.
Wolfson Marshall Scholarship
Eligible Countries: USA
Eligible Subjects: Humanities (Masters or Doctoral level)
Duration of award: 2 years (with the possibility of a third year for Doctoral students)
What does the award cover: University fee & College fee and maintenance
Please see the Marshall Scholarship webpage
Application Procedure: An application made to the University in the usual manner and to Marshall Scholarships (selecting Wolfson as the Marshall partnership college).
