Application for the 2025/2026 Black Academic Futures Scholarship at the University of Oxford is open to resident in the UK who are Black or Mixed-Black ethnicity who wish to continue their postgraduate degree in the United Kingdom on a part-time or full-time study program. The scholarship is sponsored by the University, Colleges, Academic Divisions and Departments to provide financial aid to applicants who seek help to further their education in the postgraduate courses excluding Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert and PGCE) and Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip). This is a competitive scholarship with a limited number of award and a value of £19,237 given to qualified applicants for the duration of the 2025/2026 Black Academic Futures Scholarship.
Scholarships Overview
- Sponsors: University, Colleges, Academic Divisions and Departments.
- Host: University of Oxford
- Value: £19,237
- Award: Not Given
- Type: Financial Aid
- Level: Postgraduate
- Target: Resident in the United Kingdom
- Location: United Kingdom
2025/2026 Black Academic Futures Scholarship Qualification
The following requirements must be met by the applicants in order to be eligible for the 2025/2026 Black Academic Futures Scholarship at the University of Oxford:
- In order to be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be an ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.
- Applicants must be a Black or Mixed-Black ethnicity.
- Applicants must be applying for a part-time or full-time degree program.
- Applicants who are applying for a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert and PGCE) and Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
- Before the start of the scholarship program, applicants must be an ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years.
- Applicants with the ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years must not have been for the main purpose or studying full-time education.
- An exception is made for applicants who are temporarily resident outside the UK for taking up temporary employment and will be living in the UK but for the temporary employment.
2025/2026 Black Academic Futures Scholarship Application process
In order to be eligible for the 2025/2026 Black Academic Futures Scholarship at the University of Oxford, applicants must follow these steps:
- Before the December or January relevant course deadline date, applicants must apply for a graduate full-time course study application.
- During the application form, the details provided by the applicants will be used to determine the country of origin and Nationality.
- For more information on the application guide and the ‘Ordinary residence and Nationality’.
- Applicants who will defer their scholarship application to the following academic year are not eligible to apply for the scholarship.
- For more information about the scholarship, applicants can visit the Black Academic Futures link.
Application Deadline: Not Given
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