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About the scholarship
The Clarendon Fund is Oxford's flagship graduate scholarship scheme, awarding over 200 new scholarships each year to outstanding graduate applicants across every subject. Each award covers course fees plus a grant for living expenses for the period of fee liability. The defining feature of Clarendon is simplicity: there is no separate application — every applicant who applies for a graduate course by the relevant deadline is automatically considered.
Eligibility
- Applying for a new full-time or part-time Master's or DPhil at the University of Oxford.
- All courses are eligible; there are no restrictions on nationality, ordinary residence or field of study.
- Selection is on outstanding academic merit and potential, judged by experts in each subject.
- You must meet your chosen course's entry requirements.
Benefits
- Full course fees covered for the fee-liability period.
- Grant for living expenses alongside the fee cover.
- Access to the Clarendon scholars' community — events and networking across cohorts.
- Some awards are offered as Partnership Awards co-funded with colleges or departments.
Documents required
- No Clarendon-specific documents — consideration is automatic with your course application
- Your course application itself: transcripts, references, statement of purpose (per course)
- Written work where the course requires it
How to apply
- Choose your Oxford graduate courseox.ac.uk — check its specific application deadline.
- Apply online by the course's December 2026 or January 2027 deadlineDeadlines vary by course — December is common, January is the latest.
- You are automatically consideredYour department assesses applications and nominates the strongest candidates to the Clarendon Fund.
- If offered, accept the fundingThe Clarendon Admin Team then arranges the package, potentially as a Partnership Award.
FAQs
No. Applying for your Oxford graduate course by its funding deadline is the entire application for Clarendon.
There is no single Clarendon deadline — each course sets its own, most in December 2026 or January 2027 for 2027-28 entry. Check your course.
Anyone starting a new Master's or DPhil at Oxford — every subject, every nationality.
Clarendon confirms fees plus a living grant for 2027-28; the exact figure for this cycle has not been published.
Verified 16 Oct 2026 via ox.ac.uk/clarendon, scholars4dev.com, schresult.com and brightscholarship.com (automatic consideration by course deadline Dec 2026/Jan 2027; fees + living grant; 200+ awards; 2027-28 grant figure not published).
