University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships 2027

This scholarship programme aims to increase the number of women from low and middle-income countries taking up offers for postgraduate science courses at Oxford. The programme has been made possible by a generous donation from the Optiver Foundation.

The programme, which will provide support for up to 30 taught master’s students over a period of five years, has been made possible by a generous donation from the Optiver Foundation. The next Optiver Foundation Scholars will begin their studies at Oxford in October 2027, and will be the fifth cohort of the scholarship scheme. 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 grant for living costs. The donation will also enable the provision of tailored induction activities, mentoring, and on-course support for the scholars.

• Table of Content
• About University of Oxford
• University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship

• Full financial support to cover their course fees, as well as a grant for living costs.

Requirements for University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

• Up to six scholarships are available to female students who are ordinarily resident in an eligible country and who are applying to start an eligible master's course at Oxford in October 2027.

Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships Postgraduate Scholarship

• For selection purposes University of Oxford 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.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

• To be considered for this scholarship, submit your application for graduate study by the relevant November, December, or January deadline for your course, and tick the relevant box on the graduate application form.
• If you meet the advertised eligibility criteria, we will ask you to complete an additional scholarship application form to ask about your socio-economic situation and to assess for potential disadvantage and under-representation.

What happens after you apply?

1. Applicants who have completed the additional application form, who meet the eligibility criteria, and who receive an offer from an eligible course will be assessed for the scholarship by a panel of academic staff, based on academic merit and potential.
2. Successful candidates will be contacted with a scholarship offer.
3. If you are offered, and accept, a scholarship, this means your funding is now secure as long as you meet the conditions of your offer of a place to study at Oxford.

All successful applicants will be contacted by email and the majority of offers are sent out in May.

For more information, kindly visit University of Oxford scholarship webpage.