Here are the details about the Rhodes Scholarships and Clarendon Scholarships provided by the University of Oxford:
1. Rhodes Scholarships
Overview:
The Rhodes Scholarship it is one of the most renowned and one of the earliest foreign scholarship awards. This supports exceptional students to study at the University of Oxford They exist to support outstanding students from all over the world.
Eligibility Criteria:
Citizenship: This depends on the country in question. Normally, candidates should be citizens of countries that are on the list allowed by the Rhodes Trust. Some of the cities listed are the United States of America, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, India, and several African countries.
Age: The age group of users of social media, Skype and Yahoo messenger are often found to be between the ages of 18 and 24 years.
Academic Achievement: Academic achievements and a robust mind must not be doubted.
Leadership: Has leadership potential and passion for service.
Character: Popularity and high moral character, and self- integrity.
Scholarship Benefits:
– Free tuition fee up to years 1 and 2.
– Sundry personal costs, shelter, and a personal allowance.
– Transport fares from the patient’s home to Oxford and back.
Application Process:
Application: Use the official Website of the Rhodes Trust and the local Rhodes Selection Committee of your country of citizenship.
Documentation: Consists of your marks slips/diplomas, a statement where you explain why you want to be a student here, letters of recommendation and a certificate or any other documents that would show that you are a citizen of the country.
Interview: Applicants on the short list will be given an interview.
Website: [Rhodes Trust](https://www. rhodeshouse. ox. ac. uk/scholarships/)
2. Clarendon Scholarships
Overview:
The Clarendon Scholarships are graduate scholarships that are funded by the Clarendon Fund under the University of Oxford. These are for students across the globe venturing to Oxford for a graduate degree.
Eligibility Criteria:
Program: Available to all full-time and part-time graduate courses at Oxford except MBA, MFE, EMBA and other specific ones.
Academic Excellence: Potential students should be of high academic achievement, or demonstrate a likelihood of achieving high.
Application: This is not another application, but part of the application that you are already submitting to us. Clarendon scholarships, applicants to graduate programs at Oxford are automatically considered for it.
Scholarship Benefits:
– Full tuition fees.
– An allowance of a fixed amount of money in a year to cater for some of the expenses of daily life.
– They may also be entitled to additional allowances depending on the nature of the job and the locations they visit such as research allowances.
Application Process:
– Application: Use the online application system for the university to apply for a graduate program at Oxford.
– Consideration: As with the Clarendon Scholarship, there is no separate application process because candidates for the scholarship will have applied to Oxford for admission.
Website: [Clarendon Scholarships](https//www. ox. ac. uk/clarendon)
How to Apply for Both Scholarships
1. Research the Scholarships: Make sure to go through the list and details of each particular service and its conditions for usage and access at the official websites.
2. Prepare Documents: Essays, certificates, transcripts, and letters of recommendation, as well as guidelines of the university you hope to join and your proof of American citizenship.
3. Apply: Carefully read the steps, which should be taken according to the information provided on the official websites of the Rhodes Trust, and the Clarendon Scholarship.
4. Interviews/Selection: If they have been shortlisted, prepare for interviews which will follow for the Rhodes Scholarship. For Clarendon, see that there is a completion and submission of the graduate program application before the due dates.
In the case of both the merit-based and needs-based scholarships, the guidelines of the relevant applications, particularly with regard to your circumstances, must be closely studied.
