Overview
The Rhodes Trust is accepting 2027 applications through the United Arab Emirates constituency for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford; two scholarships are available each year through this constituency.
Complete scholarship details
The UAE constituency uses place-specific eligibility and selection rules. Applications opened on 1 June 2026 and the official constituency page states the closing time as 23:59 Gulf Standard Time on 23 September 2026.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must satisfy the Rhodes Trust's UAE constituency-specific nationality or residency pathway, age, academic and English-language requirements and should use the current Information for Candidates, Conditions of Tenure and eligibility checker.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
The official UAE constituency page confirms two scholarships, an opening date of 1 June 2026 and a 23 September 2026 23:59 GST closing time. GST is UTC+4, normalized to 19:59 UTC.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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