We are proud to offer ten undergraduate bursaries through the Univ Beacon Programme.

The Beacon Programme launched in October 2021 to drive participation and inclusion in education and research. Ten undergraduate bursaries are offered through the programme to students who come from backgrounds and communities which are priorities for widening access at the University of Oxford. These include UK citizen (or Irish citizen or EU citizen with settled or pre-settled status) students with Black African, Black Caribbean, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage, members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, care-experienced students, asylum-seekers, and refugees. These bursaries are non-repayable, and range from £4500-6000.

For full information about the programme, including eligibility and how to apply, please see our Univ Beacon Programme page.

Univ is proud to offer the Dr Andrei Klein Czech Scholarship. The Scholarship offers financial assistance for two on-course students who normally reside in the Czechia or Slovakia. It supports the cost of studying in Oxford through providing a grant of up to full on course academic tuition fees.

Bara Cihlova, an MSci Biochemistry student at University College Oxford, shares how the Andrei Klein Scholarship has benefited her.

“My advice would be, for everyone thinking about applying to Oxford, to just give it a go, to try it, because you never know how it is going to end.”
Hana Bernhardova (2020, Biochemistry) – Gymnázium Františka Palackého, Valašské Meziříčí

To find out more about the Scholarship please contact  our Admissions office – E: Joshua.Newman@univ.ox.ac.uk 

Established by The Swire Educational Trust for undergraduates tenable at University College.

Eligibility

This scholarship is for permanent residents of Hong Kong who have completed the majority of their formal education in Hong Kong. Applicants should have the intention of returning to Hong Kong after their studies to pursue a career in business, government, or in a recognised profession.

Duration

• The full duration of the successful applicant’s degree course
• Awarded annually

Value

• The award covers the University and College fees, plus a maintenance grant (£15,096 per annum at current levels)
• In addition, economy class air fares between Hong Kong and London will be provided at the beginning and the end of the period of tenure

How to apply

• Applicants will need to apply to University College as an undergraduate student by completing a UCAS application online.
• Please read the details of the scholarship and the application procedure for programmes commencing in October 2026 carefully on the Swire Scholarship PDF
• The closing date for applications to the Swire Scholarship is 31 October 2025

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 benefited 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.

The David and Lois Sykes Scholarships for travel to China were established through the gift of Univ Old Member David Sykes and his wife Lois.

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:

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 Leney Travel Fund (in memory of 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:

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.

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