A substantial proportion of graduate students receive some form of scholarship from the College. A range of graduate scholarships are available in a variety of subjects.
This page outlines the conditions and availability of individual graduate scholarships.
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
The Queen’s College embraces diversity and equal opportunity. Applications to our graduate scholarships are particularly welcome from women, disabled people, and people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented among postgraduates and academics in Oxford. The University’s full equal opportunity policy is available on the Equality Policy page of the University website.
The Queen’s College shares the University’s commitment ‘to fostering an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students are respected.’ For specific information on The Queen’s College’s equal opportunities policy, please visit the Equality page of the College website.
| Number available: |
Up to two |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Candidates who are ordinarily residents in the United Kingdom of Black or Mixed Black ethnicity and who hold an offer for either a taught or research postgraduate degree, starting in the 2024-25 academic year. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year in first instance with re-election for two further years, subject to the satisfactory academic progress and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the December/January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College in conjunction with the University of Oxford’s Academic Futures:
– Black Academic Futures |
| Number available: |
Up to two |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Candidates who are ordinarily residents in the United Kingdom of Black or Mixed-Black ethnicity or candidates who have been displaced due to conflict, persecution, or other serious human rights violations or deprivations, whether within or outside their country of origin, or candidates who have been in care in the UK at some point in their life, and faced barriers to progressing their education, and who hold an offer for either a taught or research postgraduate degree, starting in the 2024-25 academic year. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year in first instance with re-election for two further years, subject to the satisfactory academic progress and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the December/January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College in conjunction with the University of Oxford’s Academic Futures:
– Black Academic Futures
– Refugee Academic Futures
– Care-experienced Academic Futures |
| Number available: |
Up to four |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry
- One in subjects offered by the Humanities Division
- Three in subjects offered by the Social Sciences Division
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| Eligibility: |
Home/Overseas applicants for a postgraduate qualification in subjects offered by the Humanities/Social Sciences Division. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year in first instance with re-election for two further years, subject to the satisfactory academic progress and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College in conjunction with
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| Number available: |
Up to two |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry
- One in any subject offered by the Medical Sciences Division
- One in any subject offered by the Social Sciences Division (excl. EMBA & MBA courses)
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| Eligibility: |
Home/Overseas applicants for a postgraduate qualification in any subject offered by the relevant divisions. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year in first instance with re-election for two further years, subject to the satisfactory academic progress and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the December (for Medical Sciences)/January (for Social Sciences) deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College in conjunction with
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| Number available: |
Up to four |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry
- Two in subjects offered by the Humanities Division
- Two in subjects offered by the Social Sciences Division
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| Eligibility: |
Home/Overseas applicants for a postgraduate research degree in subjects offered by the Humanities/Social Sciences Division. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year in first instance with re-election for two further years, subject to the satisfactory academic progress and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College in conjunction with
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| Number available: |
Varies every year |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Candidates who are a national of or resident of Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, for a period of at least 7 years. |
| Value: |
The scholarship will include:
- University tuition fees payable directly to the University
- College fees, payable directly to the College
- an annual stipend to cover board and lodging and all other incidental expenses (the stipend will be payable in three instalments each year, with the first instalment a larger sum to cover initial costs)
- the cost of the UK Immigration Health Surcharge
- a standard economy class airfare to be reimbursed at cost to the Scholar from the place of residence to the United Kingdom at the beginning of studies, and for the return journey to the place of residence on completion of the Scholarship period
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| Duration: |
Periods of up to four years |
| How to apply: |
Please read the general criteria carefully and then complete the application form. Please email your completed application form and accompanying materials to the Admissions and Graduate Administrator (admissions@queens.ox.ac.uk) by 5pm (GMT) on Monday 18 March 2024. The reference letter can be sent directly by your referee to the Admissions and Graduate Administrator (admissions@queens.ox.ac.uk). Application materials received after this time will not be considered. You must have already been offered a place to study at the University of Oxford in order to be considered for this scholarship, but you do not need to have named Queen’s as your college choice. If your application is successful, you will be required to transfer to Queen’s. |
| Awarded by: |
The Jardine Foundation |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Candidates who are about to start or are already undertaking a postgraduate taught or research degree in Egyptology at Oxford. Candidates, by the time of appointment, must have passed all examinations required for a Bachelor’s Degree at an approved University and will be required to become members of The Queen’s College (if not already such). |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year in first instance with re-election for two further years, subject to the satisfactory academic progress and Governing Body approval. In exceptional circumstances may the scholarship be renewed for a fourth year. |
| How to apply: |
Candidates are required to send a CV, a supporting statement of around 2,000 words outlining the planned research, and a covering letter to the Admissions and Graduate Administrator (admissions@queens.ox.ac.uk), by the application deadline of 12 noon on 1 February 2024. All candidates should also request two referees to send letters of support to the Admissions and Graduate Administrator by the closing date. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Further information: |
The College offers the Barns Studentship in Egyptology, named after Prof J. W. B. Barns (1912–1974), which is open to those who intend to begin postgraduate taught/research in Egyptology or are already undertaking such research. |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Home applicants for a postgraduate taught course who have passed with First Class Honours all the examinations for their Bachelor’s Degree at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, Hull, York, or Bradford. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year. |
| How to apply: |
Candidates are required to send a copy of their CV to the Admissions and Graduate Administrator (admissions@queens.ox.ac.uk) by the application deadline of 12 noon (GMT) on 5 January 2024. The CV will be considered alongside candidates’ University applications to their graduate course. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Home candidates for an MSt in Theology. The studentship is confined to those who by 1 October of the academic year following their election shall have passed all examinations for the Bachelor’s Degree at an approved University and will not have exceeded the thirty-first term from their matriculation. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year. |
| How to apply: |
All eligible applications in advance of the January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Members of The Queen’s College, who are eligible for Home fee status, and pursue a postgraduate taught course. The successful candidate shall have passed all the examinations required for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (or four-year undergraduate courses leading to a Master’s degree) by 1 October of the academic year following their election and exceeded the ninth term from matriculation. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year. |
| How to apply: |
Candidates are required to send a copy of their CV to the Admissions and Graduate Administrator (admissions@queens.ox.ac.uk) by the application deadline of 12 noon (GMT) on 5 January 2024. The CV will be considered alongside candidates’ University applications to their graduate course. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Number available: |
Up to three |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Citizens of the United Kingdom who by 1 October of the academic year following their election shall have passed all the examinations for a Bachelor’s Degree at a University in the United Kingdom and shall not have exceeded two years from graduation, and who are studying for a postgraduate taught course in: American History, American Politics/ American Political Science, or American Literature. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year. |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Candidates who pursue a postgraduate research course in Archaeology. Candidates, by the time of appointment, must have passed all examinations for the Bachelor’s Degree, must have attained a First- or Second-Class degree from an approved University, and must not have accumulated more than six years in full-time postgraduate study or research.
The subject of Archaeology shall be construed as the study of the material civilization of any people or country at any period between the earliest Stone Age and the year 1500 A.D. Preference shall be given to candidates who offer comparatively unexplored areas or periods: American, Greek and Roman Archaeology is excluded. Italy before 300 B.C. is included. |
| Value: |
Course fee plus maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| Duration: |
One year in first instance with re-election for two further years, subject to the satisfactory academic progress and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply: |
All eligible applications in advance of the January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Residents of the state of Ohio or, failing that, of some other of the United States of America, who have at least a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree at an accredited American college. |
| Value: |
Contribution of £4,000 to the course fee |
| Duration: |
One year. Re-election for a maximum of a further two years is possible, subject to the satisfactory academic progress of the scholarship holder and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply: |
Candidates are required to send a copy of their CV to the Admissions and Graduate Administrator (admissions@queens.ox.ac.uk) by the application deadline of 12 noon (GMT) on 5 January 2024. The CV will be considered alongside candidates’ University applications to their graduate course. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Home/Overseas applicants for the BCL or MJur |
| Value: |
£10,000 |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the University’s January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College in conjunction with the Faculty of Law |
| Number available: |
One |
| Availability: |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility: |
Home/Overseas applicants for the BCL or MJur |
| Value: |
Maintenance stipend at UKRI rate |
| How to apply: |
All applications in advance of the University’s January deadline will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by: |
The Queen’s College |
| Number available |
Varies annually |
| Availability |
Available for 2024 entry |
| Eligibility |
Queen’s undergraduate students who continue to postgraduate study at The Queen’s College. Candidates must attain a First-Class degree in their Final examinations. |
| Value |
Contribution of £4,000 to the course fee. |
| Duration |
One year. Re-election for a maximum of a further three years is possible, subject to the satisfactory academic progress of the scholarship holder and Governing Body approval. |
| How to apply |
Eligible candidates will automatically be considered. |
| Awarded by |
The Queen’s College |
The Queen’s College is committed to the principles of equal opportunities and respect for individuals in creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We value and celebrate diversity and feel that is critical to achieving our strategic aims and long-term success.
