University of Oxford is accepting applications for Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme 2027/28. This scholarship is relevant to Selected full-time graduate programmes, including eligible Master's courses and is based in Oxford, United Kingdom. 100% of Oxford course fees plus a living-cost grant. Oxford states that the living grant is at least £21,805 for the relevant published award rate, alongside participation in the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Leadership Programme. The current application deadline is The exact deadline is the selected eligible Oxford course's published December 2026 or January 2027 funding deadline.

The scholarship combines graduate study at Oxford with a leadership programme for people whose careers are expected to contribute to public life and long-term development in their home regions. The current cycle opened Current 2027/28 Oxford graduate funding cycle. The normal programme or award period is Normally the 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.

Purpose of the award

The main academic, research or professional scope is Only graduate courses listed as eligible by Oxford for the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann programme. The opportunity is relevant here because it supports Selected full-time graduate programmes, including eligible Master's courses. The scholarship combines graduate study at Oxford with a leadership programme for people whose careers are expected to contribute to public life and long-term development in their home regions. Applicants should make sure their proposed course, project, placement or research topic fits this scope before completing the application.

Funding and practical support

100% of Oxford course fees plus a living-cost grant. Oxford states that the living grant is at least £21,805 for the relevant published award rate, alongside participation in the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Leadership Programme. 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.

Who the programme is for

Applicants from eligible developing and emerging economies who apply for an eligible Oxford graduate course and intend to return to their country of ordinary residence after study. Applicants must be ordinarily resident in an eligible country, apply for one of the listed eligible graduate courses, explain the connection between their proposed study and longer-term professional objectives, and show an intention to return to their country of residence after the course. 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.

Eligible study or project area

For postgraduate applicants, the important point is how the funding connects to the work supported. This is not unrestricted cash: it is attached to selected full-time graduate programmes, including eligible master's courses and to the organisation's stated purpose. In this case, the published package is 100% of Oxford course fees plus a living-cost grant. Oxford states that the living grant is at least £21,805 for the relevant published award rate, alongside participation in the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Leadership Programme. Applicants can therefore judge whether the support matches the costs and activities involved.

Application evidence

Candidates complete the Oxford course application and the scholarship section required for Weidenfeld-Hoffmann consideration, including the programme's scholarship statement or questionnaire where requested. 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.

Submitting the application

Apply for an eligible Oxford graduate programme and select Weidenfeld-Hoffmann consideration in the funding section by the course's applicable funding deadline. The opening information for this round is: Current 2027/28 Oxford graduate funding cycle. Applicants should use the official route linked below because it contains the current form, programme conditions and cycle-specific changes.

Timing for this round

The deadline is The exact deadline is the selected eligible Oxford course's published December 2026 or January 2027 funding deadline. The scholarship is not open to every nationality. Applicants must check the current eligible-country and eligible-course lists before submitting their Oxford application. 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 selected eligible Oxford course's published December 2026 or January 2027 funding deadline. The scholarship is not open to every nationality. Applicants must check the current eligible-country and eligible-course lists before submitting their Oxford application. The official page below is the correct place to begin.

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