For applicants planning postgraduate study, research or advanced professional development, University of Oxford has an active call for Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities 2027/28. The programme covers Eligible Master's and doctoral humanities programmes and is hosted in or connected with Oxford, United Kingdom. Full Oxford course fees plus an annual living-cost grant for the scholar's period of fee liability. Oxford's current published Ertegun information lists a £21,805 annual living grant rate for 2026/27; the 2027/28 rate should be taken from the award information when confirmed rather than assumed. The relevant closing date is The exact closing date is the relevant eligible Oxford humanities course's published January 2027 funding deadline.

Ertegun funds exceptional graduate students in the humanities and places scholars in an interdisciplinary community at Ertegun House alongside their Oxford degree. The current cycle opened Current Oxford 2027/28 graduate admissions cycle. The normal programme or award period is Full fee-liability period of the eligible course. The support is tied to the specific study, research, placement or project structure described by the funder.

Programme and cohort

The main academic, research or professional scope is Humanities disciplines and courses listed by the Ertegun programme. The opportunity is relevant here because it supports Eligible Master's and doctoral humanities programmes. Ertegun funds exceptional graduate students in the humanities and places scholars in an interdisciplinary community at Ertegun House alongside their Oxford degree. Applicants should make sure their proposed course, project, placement or research topic fits this scope before completing the application.

Financial package

Full Oxford course fees plus an annual living-cost grant for the scholar's period of fee liability. Oxford's current published Ertegun information lists a £21,805 annual living grant rate for 2026/27; the 2027/28 rate should be taken from the award information when confirmed rather than assumed. 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 rules

Graduate applicants from any country applying to an eligible Oxford humanities programme covered by the Ertegun scheme. Applicants must apply to an eligible humanities graduate course, select Ertegun consideration in the Oxford funding section and submit the required Ertegun supporting statement by the course funding deadline. 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.

Academic or project scope

For postgraduate applicants, the important point is how the funding connects to the work supported. This is not unrestricted cash: it is attached to eligible master's and doctoral humanities programmes and to the organisation's stated purpose. In this case, the published package is Full Oxford course fees plus an annual living-cost grant for the scholar's period of fee liability. Oxford's current published Ertegun information lists a £21,805 annual living grant rate for 2026/27; the 2027/28 rate should be taken from the award information when confirmed rather than assumed. Applicants can therefore judge whether the support matches the costs and activities involved.

What applicants need

Applicants provide the materials required for their Oxford course and the Ertegun supporting statement. Course-specific documents may include transcripts, references, written work, research proposals or language evidence. 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.

Application steps

Submit the Oxford graduate application for an eligible humanities course by its January funding deadline and complete the Ertegun funding section within that application. The opening information for this round is: Current Oxford 2027/28 graduate admissions cycle. Applicants should use the official route linked below because it contains the current form, programme conditions and cycle-specific changes.

Deadline for the current cycle

The deadline is The exact closing date is the relevant eligible Oxford humanities course's published January 2027 funding deadline. The scholarship is open across nationalities, but only specified Oxford humanities courses are eligible. The living grant amount can change by academic year, so the article distinguishes the current published rate from the future 2027/28 rate. 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 closing date is the relevant eligible Oxford humanities course's published January 2027 funding deadline. The scholarship is open across nationalities, but only specified Oxford humanities courses are eligible. The living grant amount can change by academic year, so the article distinguishes the current published rate from the future 2027/28 rate. The official page below is the correct place to begin.

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