Thanks in part to the generosity of our Old Members, Univ offers a range of travel grants and scholarships available to assist our students – both undergraduate and graduate – in funding fieldwork and other trips linked to their studies.
Whilst the specifics of these awards can, on occasion, vary and in all cases eligibility criteria must be met, the grants and scholarships generally available include:
Master’s Scholarships for travel in the USA and Canada
The Master’s Scholarships for travel in the USA and Canada are available to undergraduates only (other than US or Canadian nationals) and is made possible through gifts made by our American and Canadian Old Members.
Four awards for the United States and two awards for Canada are, in general, available to undergraduates, normally in their second year or, for those on four-year courses, in their third year. The scholarships are to be taken up during the long summer vacation.
The primary criterion in awarding the scholarships is the relevance of the candidate’s travel plans to his or her academic interests. Another consideration will be whether the candidate has had the opportunity to travel outside Europe before and would not be able to do so in the absence of a scholarship.
Current students will find further information and application details on our Intranet.
A selection of Travel Reports can be found on our News and Features page or select one to read here:
Master’s Scholarships for travel to Hong Kong and China
The Master’s Scholarships for travel to Hong Kong and China, are offered towards airfares for students to travel to Hong Kong and China as part of an exchange scheme with the Peking University Law School. The scholarships are for undergraduates only, normally in their second year or, for those on four-year courses, in their third year, and are to be taken during the long summer vacation.
Visits will start in Hong Kong where up to one week of hotel accommodation will be provided; this will be followed by the opportunity for a period of residence at Peking University where college-style meals and up to three weeks of accommodation will be provided free of charge. The university campus will serve solely as a base for sightseeing and further travel with no expectation to study or attend any events while there.
Those who gain these scholarships should expect to play a part in entertaining the exchange scholars visiting Univ from Peking during the following Michaelmas term.
Current students will find further information and application details on our Intranet.
A selection of Travel Reports can be found on our News and Features page.
Roger Short Scholarships
The Roger Short Memorial Fund finances a travel scholarship programme to Turkey and neighbouring countries (particularly Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus, but with the emphasis on Turkey) in perpetuity.
“My time in Turkey provided me with a fundamentally unique experience, which I could never have experienced without the benevolence of a Roger Short Scholarship.” – Abigail Reeves (2012, Law)
Roger Short was educated at Malvern College and at Univ, where he was a Classics Scholar from 1963-1967. A fluent Turkish speaker he devoted much of his subsequent career in the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office to the country; he was serving as British Consul General in Istanbul when he was killed in a terrorist attack on the Consulate building in November, 2003.
Current students will find further information and application details on our Intranet.
A selection of Travel Reports can be found on our News and Features page or select one to read here:
The Roger Short Memorial Fund Newsletters detail those students who have befitted from the fund set up in Roger’s name which finances a travel scholarship programme to Turkey and neighbouring countries.
Select one of the RSMF Newsletters below to read or download as a PDF.
David and Lois Sykes Scholarships
The David and Lois Sykes Scholarships for travel to China was established through the gift of Univ Old Member David Sykes and his wife.
Two awards for travel in mainland China are generally awarded and are available to both undergraduates and graduates (other than Chinese nationals).
Current students will find further information and application details on our Intranet.
A selection of Travel Reports can be found on our News and Features page or select one to read here:
Brewster Scholarships
For overseas graduate students three Brewster Scholarships have been funded through the generosity of an American Old Member and the late Mrs Kingman Brewster for travel in the UK. Preference is given to those graduate students who will be in residence in the following Michaelmas term; normally the recipient will travel in the long vacation, but the funds can be spent any time between the award of the scholarship and the end of the calendar year.
Current students will find further information and application details on our Intranet.
A selection of Travel Reports can be found on our News and Features page or select one to read here:
Academic Placements & Research Trips
For students who wish to travel to a conference, undertake an academic placement or research trip, or embark on other travel relevant to studies, there are a variety of grants available. These include:
For undergraduates the Academic Opportunity Fund can assist with exceptional costs of additional training, experience, or opportunities that contribute to the quality of the applicant’s academic performance (for example academically-relevant internships, specialist courses or research work.)
Old Members’ Trust Conference and Academic Travel Fund – There are separate funds for both undergraduates and graduates for those who wish to travel especially to attend conferences, make trips to specific archives, or undertake other research trips.
The Ferard & Leney Travel Funds (in memory of AG Ferard, Univ 1877, and AM Leney, Univ 1919), and the Keasbey Travel Grants are available to undergraduates to assist with the costs of other travel relevant to courses of study during the vacations.
The Research Training Fund, available to our graduates, can assist with exceptional costs of additional training, experience or opportunities that contribute to the quality of the applicant’s research – for example specialist courses, research work opportunities in laboratories elsewhere, and fieldwork.
The Sylvanus Classical Travel Scholarship can be used towards funding academic travel for those undergraduates studying Classics.
Current students will find further information and application details on our Intranet.
A selection of Travel Reports can be found on our News and Features page or select one to read here:
Chalet Nethercott Fund
Thanks to the generosity of the late Dr Acer Nethercott the College has funds to support those who are offered a place in a Chalet party but who would be prevented from attending by cost. Both Undergraduates and graduates in receipt of an Oxford and/or OMT Bursary are eligible for support depending on their financial circumstances; whilst those not in receipt of bursaries may be considered on the basis of need, subject to availability of funds.
The video below is a lighthearted look at Chalet folklore, delivered by Dr Stephen Golding at New College on 9 September 2018, as part of the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Francis Urquhart.
Find out more about the Chalet.
University Student Awards
Several alumni groups in the UK make annual awards to students from their region currently studying at Oxford. Awards are used to support a range of opportunities including internships, long vacation projects and travel. Please visit the Oxford Alumni website for further information on each scheme and details of how to apply: alumni.ox.ac.uk/student-awards
If you are a Univ Old Member who would be interested in establishing or contributing to a travel scholarship, further details are available on our Your Impact pages.