For applicants planning postgraduate study, research or advanced professional development, University of Oxford has an active call for Clarendon Scholarships 2027/28. The programme covers Master's and DPhil programmes and is hosted in or connected with Oxford, United Kingdom. Full coverage of course fees plus a grant for living costs for the period for which the scholar is liable for course fees. Clarendon describes the award as a fully funded Oxford graduate scholarship. The relevant closing date is The exact deadline is the chosen Oxford course's published December 2026 or January 2027 funding deadline.

Clarendon is one of Oxford's major graduate scholarship schemes. It selects high-achieving graduate applicants across academic divisions and does not restrict awards by nationality or ordinary residence. The current cycle opened Oxford 2027/28 graduate applications are in the current admissions cycle. The normal programme or award period is The scholar's fee-liability period for the eligible graduate course. The support is tied to the specific study, research, placement or project structure described by the funder.

What the opportunity supports

The main academic, research or professional scope is Eligible full-time and part-time Master's and DPhil courses covered by Clarendon rules. The opportunity is relevant here because it supports Master's and DPhil programmes. Clarendon is one of Oxford's major graduate scholarship schemes. It selects high-achieving graduate applicants across academic divisions and does not restrict awards by nationality or ordinary residence. Applicants should make sure their proposed course, project, placement or research topic fits this scope before completing the application.

Value of the award

Full coverage of course fees plus a grant for living costs for the period for which the scholar is liable for course fees. Clarendon describes the award as a fully funded Oxford graduate scholarship. For an applicant comparing postgraduate funding, the practical point is to separate the published package from costs that remain outside it. The programme should therefore be described as fully funded and not as providing benefits the organisation has not listed. Where rates can change by academic year, the final award-year amount should be taken from the official offer.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants of all nationalities applying for a new eligible Master's or DPhil course at Oxford by the relevant course funding deadline. Candidates must submit a complete Oxford graduate application for an eligible course by that course's December or January funding deadline. Academic merit and potential are central to selection. There is no separate Clarendon scholarship form. Host location and applicant eligibility are separate issues: the programme is hosted in United Kingdom, while eligibility is determined by the rules above. Applicants should not assume a programme is global simply because it accepts some international candidates.

Programme structure

For postgraduate applicants, the important point is how the funding connects to the work supported. This is not unrestricted cash: it is attached to master's and dphil programmes and to the organisation's stated purpose. In this case, the published package is Full coverage of course fees plus a grant for living costs for the period for which the scholar is liable for course fees. Clarendon describes the award as a fully funded Oxford graduate scholarship. Applicants can therefore judge whether the support matches the costs and activities involved.

Required application material

The documents are those required by the selected Oxford graduate course, such as transcripts, references, written work, research proposal or CV where the course requests them. Clarendon does not require an additional standalone application. These requirements should be prepared using the formats and limits in the current instructions. Where university admission is separate from funding, completing one does not complete the other. A reference, supervisor approval, nomination or endorsement is required only where the programme states it.

How to apply correctly

Apply for the chosen Oxford graduate course by its published funding deadline. Eligible applicants are automatically considered for Clarendon through that course application. The opening information for this round is: Oxford 2027/28 graduate applications are in the current admissions cycle. Applicants should use the official route linked below because it contains the current form, programme conditions and cycle-specific changes.

Application deadline

The deadline is The exact deadline is the chosen Oxford course's published December 2026 or January 2027 funding deadline. Because Oxford courses have different funding deadlines, there is no single scholarship-wide closing date. Applicants must use the deadline shown on their own course page. Applicants should allow time for any separate admission, supervisor approval, nomination, reference submission or institutional sign-off described above.

Before submission, confirm that you fall within the eligibility group for this cycle, that the proposed course or project is eligible, and that every required document can be submitted by The exact deadline is the chosen Oxford course's published December 2026 or January 2027 funding deadline. Because Oxford courses have different funding deadlines, there is no single scholarship-wide closing date. Applicants must use the deadline shown on their own course page. The official page below is the correct place to begin.

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