Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme

Oxford University

Description

Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme is designed to nurture future leaders by offering exceptional university graduates and professionals from developing and emerging economies the opportunity for fully-funded graduate studies at the Oxford University. This initiative is coupled with a comprehensive leadership development program, long-term mentoring, and networking opportunities.

Background

Established in 2015, the Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme commemorated Lord Weidenfeld’s 95th birthday, supported by generous donations from various benefactors. An additional donation of £9 million by Trustee and Chairman André Hoffmann in June 2017, along with matched funding of £6 million from Oxford University, doubled the program’s size.

These scholarships are a part of the Oxford Graduate Scholarships, formed through a pioneering matched funding initiative to provide fully-funded scholarships for outstanding graduate students worldwide. Oxford University contributes 40% of the funds, with the remaining 60% generously donated by supporters of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust, including Fondation Hoffmann.

The Leadership Programme is an integral component, where scholars engage in philosophical discussions, gain business skills, and receive communication training within a supportive community. Further details about this program are available on the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust website.

Scholarship Coverage

The scholarship covers 100% of course fees and offers a living cost grant of at least £18,622. Awards are provided to cover the full duration of the course fee liability.

Partnership Schemes

In addition to the Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship and Leadership Programme, the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust collaborates with the Hualan Education Group and Chevening. The Hope Scholarships are also extended as part of the University’s ‘Oxford Sanctuary Community’ for individuals with a displacement background. These scholarships involve partnerships with multiple colleges, where the college contributes to the funding, and successful candidates will be transferred to one of the partner colleges upon receiving the scholarship.

Scholarship Outcomes

Decisions on scholarship awards are anticipated to be made by the end of May 2024. Applicants not notified by this time should assume that their application was unsuccessful. Due to the high volume of applications, individual feedback on unsuccessful applications cannot be provided.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be applying for a new graduate course at Oxford and must be ordinarily resident in one of the eligible countries listed. Additionally:

Applicants should intend to return to their country of ordinary residence after completing the course.
A strong connection between the subject of study and long-term career objectives should be demonstrated, explaining how their professional work will contribute to public life.

Eligible courses

BCL Bachelor of Civil Law
MBA Master of Business Administration
MJur Magister Juris
MPP Master of Public Policy
MSc Advanced Computer Science
MSc African Studies
MSt Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management
MSc Comparative Social Policy
MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
MSt Diplomatic Studies
MSc Economics for Development
MSc Education (Comparative and International Education)
MSc Education (Digital and Social Change)
MSc Education (Higher Education)
MSc Energy Systems
MSc Environmental Change and Management
MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
MSc Financial Economics
MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine
MSt Islamic Studies and History
MSt Jewish Studies
MSt Japanese Studies
MSt Korean Studies
MSc Latin American Studies
MSc Law and Finance
MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
MSc Migration Studies
MSc Modern Middle Eastern Studies
MSc Modern South Asian Studies
MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance
MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
MSc Russian and East European Studies
MSt Slavonic Studies
MSc Social Data Science
MSc Social Science of the Internet
MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
MSc Water Science, Policy and Management
MSt Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Eligible countries

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
China Tibet
China, Macau SAR
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
French Guiana
Gabon
Gambia, The
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea (North)
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Lao PDR
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Réunion
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Application Process: To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must select the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme in the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the graduate application form and submit the application for graduate study by the relevant December or January deadline for the course.

Further information, including eligibility criteria, details on the application process, and partnership awards with other organizations, can be found on the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust website or by contacting [email protected]. Candidates for the Chevening-Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships should apply via the Chevening website and designate the University of Oxford as their first preference university choice. Chevening-Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholars are also subject to the terms and conditions of the Chevening Scholarship.