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Weidenfeld Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Program 2027-2028 at Oxford University

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Organization
Oxford University
Location
United Kingdom
Opportunity type
scholarship
Deadline
January 6, 2027
Published
October 6, 2026

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Deadline: January 6, 2027

Quick summary

Applications for the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Program are now open for the academic year 2026. This scholarship program cultivates tomorrow’s leaders by offering outstanding university graduates and professionals from developing and emerging economies the opportunity to pursue fully-funded graduate studies at the University of Oxford, along with a comprehensive leadership development, long-term mentoring, and networking program. International students can apply for the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships, which are available for master’s degree programs in the United Kingdom.

Requirements: Required documents for each program is different. See the ‘How to Apply’ section of the relevant course page to learn which documents you’ll need to submit with your course application. This section contains information about each necessary document, such as length/word count guidelines and how it will be evaluated.

Benefits: Weidenfeld Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Program will pay for all university and college expenses: 100% of course fees Living allowance (of at least £20,780). Your award will be valid for the duration of your fee liability for the agreed-upon course.

How to apply: To be considered for this scholarship, you should apply to an eligible course at universiyt of oxford by January deadline and you must pick the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme from the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the graduate application form and submit your graduate application before the relevant December or January deadline for your programme.

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Overview

Applications for the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Program are now open for the academic year 2026. This scholarship program cultivates tomorrow’s leaders by offering outstanding university graduates and professionals from developing and emerging economies the opportunity to pursue fully-funded graduate studies at the University of Oxford, along with a comprehensive leadership development, long-term mentoring, and networking program. International students can apply for the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships, which are available for master’s degree programs in the United Kingdom.

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust funds this scholarship program in the United Kingdom, which is part of the Oxford Graduate Scholarships. Lord Weidenfeld and André Hoffmann founded it, and it is the University of Oxford’s greatest philanthropic fellowship.

Fields of Study

The following master’s degree courses are available for the academic year 2027-2028:

  • BCL Bachelor of Civil Law
  • MBA Master of Business Administration
  • MJur Magister Juris
  • MPP Master of Public Policy
  • MSc Advanced Computer Science
  • MSc African Studies
  • MSt Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
  • MSc Biodiversity, Conservation and Management
  • MSc Comparative Social Policy
  • MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies
  • MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • MSt Diplomatic Studies
  • MSc Economics for Development
  • MSc Education (Comparative and International Education)
  • MSc Education (Digital and Social Change)
  • MSc Education (Higher Education)
  • MSc Energy Systems
  • MSc Environmental Change and Management
  • MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
  • MSc Financial Economics
  • MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy
  • MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
  • MSc Health Service Improvement and Evaluation
  • MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine
  • MSt Islamic Studies and History
  • MSt Jewish Studies
  • MSt Japanese Studies
  • MSt Korean Studies
  • MSc Latin American Studies
  • MSc Law and Finance
  • MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
  • MSc Migration Studies
  • MSc Modern Middle Eastern Studies
  • MSc Modern South Asian Studies
  • MSc Nature, Society, and Environmental Governance
  • MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
  • MSc Russian and East European Studies
  • MSt Slavonic Studies
  • MSc Social Data Science
  • MSc Social Science of the Internet
  • MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment
  • MSc Water Science, Policy and Management
  • MSt Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies

Note: You may check the full list here.

Requirements

Required documents for each program is different. See the ‘How to Apply’ section of the relevant course page to learn which documents you’ll need to submit with your course application. This section contains information about each necessary document, such as length/word count guidelines and how it will be evaluated.

Eligibility

Applicants should meet the following criteria

You must intend to return to your home country after completing the course.

Current Oxford students are ineligible unless they are already Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholars.

You must show a connection between your study subject and career goals, highlighting how it will contribute to public life in your country, regionally, or internationally.

Applicants with deferred offers for 2025-26 are not eligible.

You must apply for an eligible course listed above

You must be from an eligible country listed below

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, China Tibet, China, Macau SAR, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (North), Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian territories, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Réunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Benefits

Weidenfeld Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Program will pay for all university and college expenses:

100% of course fees

Living allowance (of at least £20,780).

Your award will be valid for the duration of your fee liability for the agreed-upon course.

How to apply

To be considered for this scholarship, you should apply to an eligible course at universiyt of oxford by January deadline and you must pick the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme from the University of Oxford Scholarships section of the graduate application form and submit your graduate application before the relevant December or January deadline for your programme. The deadline for your course can be found on the relevant course page.

You must also complete a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement and submit it by the deadline, along with your graduate application form.

Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement

Please read more about the Weidenfeld Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Program on the website of Oxford University.

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