Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships 2027 at Oxford University

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme 2027 offers fully funded graduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford awards these scholarships to outstanding graduates and professionals, mainly from developing and emerging economies, for eligible full-time master's courses.

They are for international students who can link their field of study to long-term career goals and public life in their home country. The award covers 100% of course fees and a living costs grant of at least £21,805, plus leadership training and mentoring. Apply through the Oxford graduate application and submit the scholarships statement. See the sections below for details.

.The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships provide comprehensive financial support for successful scholars.

The scholarship covers:

• 100% of Oxford course fees.
• A grant for living costs of at least £21,805.
• Funding for the full duration of the agreed course and the applicant’s fee liability.
• Participation in the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Leadership Programme.
• Leadership development activities.
• Communication training.
• Business and professional skills development.
• Philosophical discussions and intellectual development.
• Long-term mentoring.
• Networking opportunities.
• Membership in a supportive community of scholars.

The University of Oxford states that the scholarship covers the full duration of the applicant’s fee liability for the agreed course. There is not one universal application deadline for every Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship applicant.

The programme also benefits from partnerships with several Oxford colleges. Successful candidates may therefore be transferred to one of the partner colleges when taking up the scholarship.

Leadership Programme

The leadership component is a central part of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship.

Over the course of a year, scholars participate in activities designed to develop their leadership and professional capabilities.

The programme includes:

• Philosophical discussions.
• Business skills development.
• Communication training.
• Leadership development.
• Mentoring.
• Networking.
• Interaction with a diverse international community of scholars.

The leadership programme is intended to complement the academic experience at Oxford and help scholars develop the skills and networks required for their longer-term professional goals.

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships are available for selected graduate programmes at the University of Oxford.

Eligible degree levels and programmes include:

• Master’s degrees
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL)
• Magister Juris (MJur)
• Master of Public Policy (MPP)
• Other eligible Oxford graduate programmes listed by the University

The scholarship is not available for every graduate course at Oxford. Applicants must choose a programme from Oxford’s official list of eligible courses.

The scholarship is available for a specific list of Oxford graduate courses rather than every subject offered by the University.

For 2027–28 entry, eligible courses include:

• BCL Bachelor of Civil Law
• MBA Master of Business Administration
• MJur Magister Juris
• MPP Master of Public Policy
• MSc Advanced Computer Science
• MSc African Studies
• MSt Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
• MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Nature Recovery
• MSc Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience
• MSc Comparative Social Policy
• MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies
• MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
• MSt Diplomatic Studies
• MSc Economics for Development
• MSc Education (Comparative and International Education)
• MSc Education (Digital and Social Change)
• MSc Education (Higher Education)
• MSc Energy Systems
• MSc Environmental Change and Policy
• MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
• MSc Financial Economics
• MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
• MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
• MSc Health Service Improvement and Evaluation
• MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine
• MSt Islamic Studies and History
• MSt Jewish Studies
• MSc Latin American Studies
• MSc Law and Finance
• MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
• MSc Migration Studies
• MSc Modern Middle Eastern Studies
• MSc Modern South Asian Studies
• MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance
• MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
• MSc Russian and East European Studies
• MSc Social Data Science
• MSc Social Science of the Internet
• MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
• MSc Water Science, Policy and Management

Applicants should verify the official Oxford scholarship page before applying because the eligible-course list is specific to the scholarship.

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships are available to applicants who are ordinarily resident in one of Oxford’s eligible countries.

The current 2027–28 list includes countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and other regions.

Eligible countries include:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, China Tibet, China Hong Kong SAR, China Macau SAR, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Réunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Pakistan is included in the current eligible-country list.

Applicants should use Oxford’s official list when preparing their application because eligibility is based on ordinary residence and the scholarship’s published country requirements.

To be considered for the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship 2027, applicants must satisfy both the Oxford graduate admission requirements and the scholarship eligibility conditions.

Applicants must:

• Be applying to start a new full-time graduate course at the University of Oxford.
• Apply for an eligible course.
• Be ordinarily resident in one of the eligible countries.
• Demonstrate a connection between their chosen subject and long-term career objectives.
• Explain how their professional work could contribute to improving public life in their country of origin or at a wider regional or international level.
• Intend to return to their country of ordinary residence after completing their course.
• Be offered a place on an eligible Oxford course.
• Submit the required Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement.
• Meet the relevant Oxford course admission requirements.

The scholarship is not open to applicants holding deferred offers to start in 2027–28.

Students who are already studying at Oxford are also not eligible to apply unless they are already Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholars.

Applicants should understand that admission to Oxford and selection for the scholarship are separate stages. Being academically eligible for an Oxford course does not automatically result in a scholarship award.

Leadership and Career Requirements

The scholarship places particular importance on the relationship between an applicant’s academic plans and their future professional contribution.

Applicants should be able to explain:

• Why their chosen field of study is important to their long-term career.
• How the Oxford degree will support their professional objectives.
• How their future work could contribute to public life.
• How their work could benefit their country, region or the wider international community.
• Why returning to their country of ordinary residence is relevant to their plans.

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement is an important part of the scholarship application because Oxford uses it to assess these areas.

• Oxford graduate application form, submitted by the December or January deadline for your course.
• A completed Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement, uploaded with your application.
• If shortlisted, an interview (usually held online in April).

Applicants must first apply for an eligible graduate course at the University of Oxford.

The application process is:

• Choose an eligible Oxford graduate course.
• Review the course-specific admission requirements.
• Check the relevant Oxford application deadline for the chosen course.
• Complete the University of Oxford graduate application.
• Select the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme in the funding section of the application.
• Complete the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement.
• Upload the scholarship statement together with the graduate application.
• Submit the complete Oxford graduate application by the relevant December or January deadline.
• Wait for the Oxford course admission decision.
• If shortlisted for the scholarship, participate in the interview.
• Wait for the final scholarship decision.

Oxford states that applicants must be successful in receiving an offer for their eligible course after consideration of applications submitted by the relevant December or January deadline.

Applications held over for consideration with later March applications or applications placed on a waiting list are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

Application Deadline

There is not one universal application deadline for every Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship applicant.

For 2027–28 entry, applicants must submit their Oxford graduate application by the relevant December or January deadline for their selected course.

The exact deadline therefore depends on the Oxford course being applied for.

Applicants should check their individual course page and submit the graduate application by the earlier applicable deadline rather than assuming that a later Oxford admissions deadline will qualify them for the scholarship.

Selection Process

The selection process involves several stages.

First, applicants submit their Oxford graduate application and Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement by the applicable course deadline.

Applicants must then receive an offer for an eligible Oxford course to remain eligible for scholarship consideration.

Shortlisted candidates are expected to participate in an interview, which is likely to be held online in April 2027.

Oxford expects scholarship decisions to be made by the end of May 2027.

The University states that unsuccessful applicants will not normally receive individual feedback because of the volume of applications.

College Allocation

Oxford graduate students are members of both their academic department and an Oxford college.

Applicants may indicate a preferred college as part of their graduate application or leave the college allocation to the University.

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships have partnerships with several Oxford colleges. Successful scholarship recipients may therefore be transferred to a partner college when taking up the scholarship.

Awarded to outstanding graduates and professionals, mainly from developing and emerging economies, who could not otherwise afford to study at Oxford. You must be starting a new full-time graduate course, intend to return to your home country, and show a clear link between your studies and your career goals for improving public life. Candidates are assessed on the application form, the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Statement and, if shortlisted, an interview.