The University of Oxford is a premier collegiate research university and is renowned around the world for its cutting-edge research. One of the oldest universities in the world, the university was functioning as early as 1096 AD, making it the oldest institution in the English-speaking world. Oxford operates the world’s oldest university museum called the Ashmolean as well as the largest university press in the world. The University of Oxford is an ideal place to pursue higher studies as it possesses the state-of-the-art infrastructure and research grants for budding scholars. The university has produced 28 prime ministers of the United Kingdom, 72 Nobel laureates, 3 Field Medalists and 160 Olympic medals.
Graduate students get the privilege of studying and indulging in research works in an encouraging and a challenging and highly rewarding intellectual environment at Oxford University. The Humanities Division offers taught graduate and research degrees in a wide range of subjects. Oxford offers the Ertegun Scholarships in the Humanities, a perfect opportunity for prospective students eyeing financial backing for their studies at Oxford. These are highly competitive scholarships with over 1,500 applicants for around 15 awards each year, with an average 1.5% success rate for Master’s candidates and 1.3% for Doctoral candidates.
Eligibility
Applications to The Mica and Ahmet Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme may be made by those in fields covered by the following Faculties: Classics (including classical archaeology); English Language and Literature; Fine Art (D.Phil in Contemporary Art History and Theory only), History (including History of Art and the History of Architecture); Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics; Medieval and Modern Languages (covering most European languages and their literature); Music; Oriental Studies (including Far Eastern and Middle Eastern Studies, and the study of a wide range of languages); Philosophy; Theology and Religion; and the Film Aesthetics and Women’s Studies interdisciplinary courses.
Candidates must ensure that they meet the overall requirements, including English language proficiency. Please note that the competition for the academic year 2022-23 opens on September 1, 2021. Candidates for the scholarship must be applying to study for a new graduate course at Oxford in 2022-23.
Application Process
Candidates can apply for the scholarship simultaneously as they apply to Oxford by selecting ‘Ertegun Graduate Scholarships in the Humanities’ in the Funding Section of the University’s Graduate Application Form. Candidates must also complete a supporting statement (Word doc) and upload it as a PDF document along with their Graduate Application Form. The Selection Committee will consider the supporting statement in conjunction with the course application.
Selection Process
Shortlisted candidates will initially be identified by faculties, before being nominated to the Selection Committee for its consideration. As part of that initial process, they will be interviewed by a Faculty representative (usually via videoconference or telephone). The interview will provide them with an opportunity to expand on the topics covered in their supporting statement.
Scholarship Details
All Ertegun Scholarships cover course fees in full. Scholars also receive a generous annual grant for living costs (the rate for 2021-22 is £15,609), which is normally sufficient to cover the living costs of a single student living in Oxford. Ertegun Scholars also get to access the Ertegun House, which provides space for each scholar to write and research, apart from giving them opportunities to participate in social occasions, lively lectures, performances and other activities developed exclusively for the Scholars.
