Are you aspiring to study abroad at a prestigious university but concerned about the financial demands? Your search may be over, as applications are now open for the fully funded University of Oxford Clarendon Fund Scholarships 2026/27.
The Clarendon Fund awards more than 200 new fully funded scholarships each year to support outstanding graduate students. Beyond financial support, recipients become part of one of Oxford’s most vibrant, internationally diverse, and multidisciplinary academic communities.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): University of Oxford
- Host Institution(s): University of Oxford, UK
- Scholarship Type: Fully Funded scholarship
- Scholarship Worth: Not specified
- Number of Awards: 200
- Study Level: Postgraduate (Masters and PhD)
- Nationality: All Nationalities
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Clarendon Fund Scholarships 2026-2027 | Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the University of Oxford Clarendon Fund Scholarships 2026, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must apply for a new Master’s or DPhil course by the December or January admissions deadline.
- Application is open to students from all nationalities.
- Applicants must have obtained relevant bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution of higher learning.
- Applicants must demonstrate excellent academic and research abilities.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the University of Oxford Clarendon Fund Scholarships 2026-2027 are to submit application for a graduate study at the University of Oxford and will be automatically considered for a Clarendon scholarship.
You do not need to submit any additional documents and there are no separate scholarship application forms for Clarendon. You must apply by the December or January admissions deadline, whichever is relevant to your course in order to be considered.
Scholarship Application Process:
1. Apply to your course by the December or January deadline, whichever is relevant to your course, to be considered for a Clarendon scholarship. There is no scholarship application – all applicants to degree-bearing courses are considered.
2. Your application to your course will be considered by the academics working in your proposed field of study. They will assess the academic quality and suitability of your application.
3. The department will make the final decision on your graduate place and will notify you with an outcome. See decision timeline for more details.
4. In parallel, academics within your department will determine who to nominate to the division for a Clarendon scholarship based on the selection criteria.
5. The process varies between the University’s academic divisions and the Department for Continuing Education, but each meet in February or March to review the departmental scholarship nominations.
6. The academic divisions assess the nominations on their academic merit and future potential and the top ranked departmental nominees within the division are shortlisted for Clarendon.
7. Once the shortlist is confirmed, the Clarendon Fund Administrator will contact successful applicants and will provide the scholarship offer letter (aka a ‘CB1’).
8. If you are offered (and accept) a Clarendon 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.
9. All successful Clarendon candidates will be contacted via email. Most initial offers (CB1s) are sent out by the end of April of each year.
10. Due to the number of eligible applicants, unsuccessful students will not be contacted. If you have not heard from the scholarship awarding body by mid-June, please assume that unfortunately you have not been awarded a Clarendon scholarship.
11. A few late nominations may take place during the summer period if nominated students withdraw.
Application Deadline: Varies between December/January