External Funding
A number of external scholarships are available that need to be applied for independently
For international applicants there are many generous external scholarships that you may be eligible for. It is recommended that you apply for these as this will increase your chances of securing funding.
The main University Funding site lists many of these external scholarships. There are several schemes specifically for clinically-qualified applicants.
Some of the major external scholarships relevant to Medical Sciences applicants are listed below.
- Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship Programme funds students from Black heritage backgrounds pursuing a PhD in cancer-related fields
- Graduate Ellison Scholars funds students working on specified Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) projects
- The National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program funds US students to do a PhD at the NIH and Oxford.
- The Joint Skaggs Oxford Programme funds students to do a PhD at the Scripps Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry in Oxford.
- Rhodes Scholarships support student from a range of countries to study at Oxford.
- Commonwealth Scholarships fund students from Commonwealth countries.
- China Scholarship Council funds students from China.
- Croucher Scholarships fund students from Hong Kong.