The Refugee Academic Futures Scholarships offer financial support to pursue graduate study at Oxford to students who are refugees or other people with lived experience of displacement.

• Amount: Full fees and a set amount to cover living expenses
• Eligibility: The Refugee Academic Futures scholarships are available for applicants who have been displaced due to conflict, persecution, or other serious human rights violations or deprivations, whether within or outside their country of origin, and who hold an offer for either a one-year full-time or two-year part-time master’s degree, starting in the 2026–27 academic year. In order to be eligible for the award applicants must:
  • Hold an offer to commence a master’s degree at the University of Oxford in 2026–27 for a one-year full-time course or two-year part-time course.
  • Have been displaced within, or beyond, their home country due to conflict or violation of human rights, such as persecution. Further details will be published at the start of the application process for this scholarship.
  • Face barriers to progressing their education and have limitations on the financial support for their university studies.
  • Have not previously completed a degree at the same level (master’s) for which they are making an application.

For further information on this scholarship visit the University’s Academic Futures webpage.