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Fully Funded Postgraduate Scholarship · 2027 Rhodes Scholarship, Oxford entry October 2027

Rhodes Scholarship for West Africa, 2027

Rhodes Trust

Rhodes Scholarship for West Africa, 2027 is an active 2027 Rhodes constituency competition for full-time postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. The official page lists a closing deadline of 23:59 GMT on 27 August 2026.

Destination
United Kingdom
Study level
Master’s, Master’s
Deadline
Aug 27, 2026
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Funding package

Recorded funding details

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Basic Rhodes Scholarship tenure is normally two years, subject to the approved Oxford course plan and Conditions of Tenure.
Full University of Oxford course fees, subject to the Rhodes Conditions of Tenure.
Full Oxford course fees plus stipend and specified additional benefits. Exact total value varies by course and duration.
Current official published reference: £20,400 per annum, equivalent to £1,700 per month, for academic year 2025-26. The 2027-28 stipend rate is not yet stated on the verified official page.
Oxford application fee, student visa fee, International Health Surcharge, two economy-class flights to and from the UK for the beginning and end of studies, and a settling-in allowance, subject to the Rhodes Conditions of Tenure.

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Eligibility

Who can apply

  • Must be a citizen of an eligible West Africa constituency country or territory and meet the published residence requirement, including residence in one or more eligible countries for at least five of the last ten years. Age is normally 18-24 on 1 October 2026, with an 18-25 route for specified professional fields and an under-27 later-degree exception. The undergraduate degree must be completed by the application deadline and meet or exceed the Oxford course entry requirement.
  • Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal, Sierra Leone, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Togo.
  • Must meet the University of Oxford English-language requirement applicable to the proposed course, including any permitted waiver route.
  • First Class Honours or equivalent is required by the current West Africa eligibility page. Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy use the highest classification awarded by the applicant's university as the stated equivalent rule.
  • Applicants apply for the Rhodes Scholarship before applying to Oxford. Selected Rhodes candidates must then apply successfully for admission to an eligible University of Oxford graduate course. The scholarship depends on successful Oxford admission.
Application package

Documents and steps

Required documents

  1. Constituency-specific online Rhodes application and eligibility evidence. Current 2027 application materials require education history and university transcripts, proposed Oxford course choices, CV/application-form experience section, academic statement, personal statement, referee submissions, and constituency-specific identity/citizenship or residency evidence. Applicants must follow the current Information for Candidates for their constituency.

Application steps

  1. Use the Rhodes Trust country eligibility checker, select the appropriate constituency, complete the separate online Rhodes application within the constituency window, and submit all constituency-specific materials. Successful Rhodes candidates then apply to the University of Oxford graduate course with Rhodes House support.

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