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Rhodes Scholarship (United States)

Rhodes Trust

Pays you

£20,400/yr

£20,400 per annum (£1,700/month) for 2025-26, from which scholars pay all living expenses including accommodation. Also covers Oxford course fees, Oxford application fees, student visa and NHS health surcharge, two economy flights, and a settling-in allowance. 2027-28 stipend figure not yet published.

Fully funded graduate degree study at the University of Oxford, covering all course fees plus a living stipend. The US constituency awards 32 scholarships a year through 16 regional committees.

Term
12 mo–36 mo
Housing
Not provided
Airfare
Covered
Selectivity
Highly competitive
Citizenship
U.S. citizen

Deadlinesnext in 21 days

  • 2027opens

    Online application opens 1 July 2026.

    Jul 1, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC (source: America/New_York)
  • 2027national

    Application closes 23:59 ET, 7 October 2026. Institutional endorsements must also be received by this same deadline.

    Oct 8, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC (source: America/New_York)
  • 2027campus

    Campus endorsement deadlines are set by each institution and run MONTHS earlier — commonly spring or early summer 2026. Students must contact their fellowships office; no single national date exists.

    Rolling / no fixed deadline

Verified 9/15/2026 · www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk