University of Wisconsin 2025 Rhodes Scholarship for Postgraduate Students

Established in 1903, the Rhodes Scholarship program is the oldest international scholarship program in the world, and one of the most prestigious. The program offers 100 fully-funded scholarships each year for post baccalaureate study at the University of Oxford, and together young leaders of outstanding intellect and character who are motivated to engage with global challenges, committed to the service of others and show promise of becoming value-driven, principled leaders for the world’s future. Up to 32 scholarships are awarded each year to American students.

• Table of Content
• About University of Wisconsin
• Rhodes Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Rhodes Scholarship
• Requirements for Rhodes Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Rhodes Scholarship
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Rhodes Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Rhodes Scholarship

The scholarship covers tuition and fees, airfare, living expenses, and related expenses such as books, for two years of graduate or undergraduate study leading to a degree at Oxford University. At the discretion of the Rhodes Trustees, a scholarship may be renewed for a third year for scholars pursuing a DPhil.

Requirements for Rhodes Scholarship Qualification

To apply through the U.S., students must meet the following criteria:

• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or DACA status
• Age 18 but not yet 24 years old on October 1st of the year of application (for older candidates who completed their first undergraduate degree later than usual you must have not reached your 27th birthday on October 1st of the year of application)
• Complete bachelor’s degree before scholarship begins
• Older students who completed their first undergraduate degree later than usual, must be under 27 years old on October 1 of the year of application
  and have earned their first bachelor’s degree on or after October 1 of the prior calendar year.
• GPA ≥ 3.7
• Extensive service and leadership experiences recommended.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Rhodes Scholarship

• Literary and scholastic attainments
• Energy to use one’s talents to the full
• Truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship
• Moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one’s fellow beings.

Documents Required for Application

Application materials are due by 11:59 p.m. on the campus deadline. Applicants submit items 1-4 via the campus application form. Recommenders email letters directly to the Undergraduate Academic Awards Office at [email protected].

1. Campus Application Form
2. Rhodes Campus Application Template
3. Curriculum Vitae (
4. Transcripts 
5. Letters of recommendation 

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Students applying through the U.S. Rhodes constituency must first apply for nomination through UW-Madison. To be considered for nomination, submit a complete campus application to the UAA Office by the campus deadline (see section below). The campus committee reviews applications and selects nominees. Nominees complete and submit the official Rhodes online application by the national deadline in early October. Applications are reviewed by one of sixteen district committees which interview finalists and select scholars in late November.

For more details, visit University of Wisconsin Scholarship webpage