Graduate fees and funding

You will be liable to pay full course fees for the following period of time:

• Master of Science (MSc) Courses: 1 year.
• Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil): Full-time 3 years; Part-time 6 years (a termly continuation fee will be charged for those exceeding the standard period of University tuition fee liability.)

For the latest information on fees charged by the University please visit the University's Fees and Funding webpage.

Palestine-Oxford Scholarship in Geography and the Environment

This scholarship will fully fund a Palestinian scholar to pursue a DPhil (PhD) commencing in October 2027 at the School of Geography and the Environment. The Scholarship is open to candidates who are residents of the Palestinian Territories (East Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank), and Palestinian refugees registered in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. Applicants will normally have been resident in or have received at least 5 years of education in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the West Bank, Gaza, or East Jerusalem. Priority may be given to suitably qualified candidates from Gaza in the selection process. The scholarship is intended to contribute to the resilience and continuation of Palestinian universities by equipping a future academic leader with world-class research training in the areas of geography and the environment.

No separate application form is required but applicants should indicate on the standard application for the DPhil that they would like to be considered for this scholarship. For further details see the Palestine-Oxford Scholarship in Geography and the Environment.

Oxford-Jesus Wilson Scholarship in Geography and the Environment

This full scholarship covering tuition fees and living expenses is open to full-time and part-time applicants for DPhil in Geography and the Environment who are ordinarily resident in the UK and are from Black and mixed-Black backgrounds.

All eligible DPhil offer holders will be considered for the scholarship. Decisions will be made in late March once all applications for entry in October 2027 have been assessed. No separate application is required.

The Grand Union ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership

In order to be considered for a Grand Union DTP ESRC studentship, you must select 'ESRC Grand Union DTP Studentships in Social Sciences' in the University of Oxford scholarships section of the University's graduate application form. You must also complete a Grand Union DTP Application Form and upload it, together with your graduate application form. Research Council studentships are open to both Home (UK) and International candidates. However, the University is limited to awarding a maximum of 30% of studentships per cohort to International students.

Applicants applying for the MSc who, after completion of their course intend to continue onto the DPhil, are eligible to apply for an ESRC scholarship on a 1+3 or 2+2 basis. Please note that this scholarship is not available for those applying for the MSc courses only. More information can be found on the Grand Union DTP website.

If you do not receive a notification by the first week in March to say you are being nominated (shortlisted) for a Grand Union DTP ESRC studentship, you will not have been successful. Most decisions are finalised by April.

University of Oxford Scholarships

Most scholarships at Oxford are managed by the central Student Fees and Funding team. For details on these scholarships please see the University's Oxford funding webpage. You can apply for many of these scholarships by ticking the relevant boxes on the application form under the University of Oxford Scholarships headings. For some scholarships you may need to make a separate application. The individual scholarship webpages will indicate what application material is required.

You should use the fees, funding and scholarship search which will help you to locate Oxford University scholarships that are specific to you. The search will also give further information on applying for the scholarship and the deadline by which decisions will be made. The School of Geography and the Environment is able to nominate (shortlist) candidates for some Oxford University scholarship and we will notify successful nominees at the beginning of March.

Please note that a nomination (shortlist) for a scholarship does not imply that you will be successful. The University funding office will only be able to notify successful candidates - if you are unsuccessful you will not receive notification of the outcome of your scholarship application. If you do not receive a notification by the first week in March to say you are being nominated (shortlisted) for a scholarship, or by the advertised scholarship decision deadline, you will not have been successful.

If you have any queries relating to these scholarships you should read the most popular questions section of the University website and/or submit your query using the online Ask a Question facility.

• Cost of living in Oxford for graduates, University of Oxford
• The British Council's website is a useful source of information, see Study UK and the Scholarships and Funding page.
• Association of Commonwealth Universities - awards are primarily intended for Commonwealth graduates, but the majority of awards are also open to those from non-Commonwealth countries.
• Postgraduatesearch.com - postgraduate funding.
• Prospects - the UK's official graduate careers website.
• Internationalscholarships.com - financial aid, college scholarship and international scholarship resource for students wishing to study abroad.