St Antony’s College 2022 Eni Scholarships

This scholarships will allow St Antony’s to admit up to three of the best African students irrespective of means and will add immeasurably to the diverse and intellectual character of the College. This is part of a joint initiative between Eni & St Antony’s College to invest in and strengthen African leadership.

St Antony's and Eni are equally keen to provide encouragement and where possible, structured incentives for Eni Scholars to continue their studies or find useful employment back in their home country after graduating from Oxford. Discussions about this are ongoing and scholars will be informed of relevant contacts and partnerships as they emerge.

• Table of Content
• About St Antony’s College
• Eni Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Eni Scholarships
• Requirements for Eni Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Eni Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About St Antony’s College

St Antony's was founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of Antonin Besse of Aden, a merchant of French descent. Its role was "to be a centre of advanced study and research in the fields of modern international history, philosophy, economics and politics and to provide an international centre within the University where graduate students from all over the world can live and work together in close contact with senior members of the University who are specialists in their fields". The College opened its doors to its first students in Michaelmas Term 1950 and received its Royal ... continue reading

Eni Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Eni Scholarships

100% of fees, and an annual grant for living costs. The stipend for courses with different durations will be adjusted accordingly. 

The scholarship also covers one economy return airfare from your home country to the UK at the start and end of your course

Requirements for Eni Scholarships Qualification

The scholarships are open to applicants who are ordinarily resident in Angola, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, and the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). Preference will be given to applicants whose first degree is from an African university.

The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of both academic merit and potential and financial need. Preference will be given to applicants who have clear ambitions to use their accumulated learning to benefit their home country after graduation.

Please ensure you meet the requirements for entry to your course, including English language requirements. See the University's course guide for more information.

Applicants must apply for admission to one of the following eligible 1 year Master’s courses:

• MSc African Studies
• MSc Economic & Social History
• MSc Economics for Development
• MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy

Interview date, Process and Venue for Eni Scholarships

We expect to be able to email successful candidates by the end of June 2022. If you have not been contacted by then, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

In order to be considered for the scholarship, please follow these three steps:  

1. Read the information on this webpage carefully.   
2. Apply online to the University of Oxford for one of the eligible courses as listed above. You must submit your application for graduate study to the University by the January deadline  (7th or 21st January 2022 depending on the programme applied to – check the University’s guidance on application deadlines) and you must have secured a place on your chosen programme of study by the final completion date (1st March 2022). It would help if you select St Antony's College in the college choice section of the application form, though this is not compulsory.
3. Once you have applied to the University, please complete the online Eni Scholarship application form which is available at the bottom of this page The deadline for submission of the form is 5pm, UK time, on 1st March 2022.

Please note that incomplete and ineligible applications will not be considered for an Eni Scholarship. 

For more details, visit St Antony’s College website.