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Reach Oxford Scholarship
Course fees, a grant for living costs and one return airfare each year
- Funder
- University of Oxford
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Coverage
- Full
About this scholarship
Oxford funds two or three undergraduates a year from low-income countries who cannot study for a degree at home for financial or political reasons, or because the course does not exist there.
It is one of very few genuinely full undergraduate awards in the UK, covering fees, living costs and travel for the length of the degree.
🗓️ Deadline
Applications open in January, after an Oxford offer is held; the course application deadline is mid-October the year before entry
Award cycles shift year to year. Confirm the current deadline on the official site before you plan around it.
Eligibility
- National of a country that receives official development assistance on the OECD DAC list
- Applying for a first undergraduate degree at Oxford — medicine is excluded
- Must already hold an offer of a place before the scholarship is considered
- Financial need is assessed alongside academic merit
- Applicants are expected to return home after graduating
How to apply
- Apply for Oxford undergraduate admission by the mid-October deadline
- Wait for the offer decision — scholarship applications open only to offer holders
- Complete the Reach Oxford application in January when it opens
- Set out your financial circumstances and your plans after graduation
- Check the current year's eligible-country list before you apply
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Reach Oxford Scholarship: your questions, answered
What does the Reach Oxford Scholarship cover?
Course fees, a grant for living costs and one return airfare each year. Oxford funds two or three undergraduates a year from low-income countries who cannot study for a degree at home for financial or political reasons, or because the course does not exist there.
Who is eligible for the Reach Oxford Scholarship?
Core requirements are: National of a country that receives official development assistance on the OECD DAC list; Applying for a first undergraduate degree at Oxford — medicine is excluded; Must already hold an offer of a place before the scholarship is considered; Financial need is assessed alongside academic merit; Applicants are expected to return home after graduating. Eligibility rules are set by the funder and can change each cycle, so confirm on the official site before applying.
When is the Reach Oxford Scholarship deadline?
Applications open in January, after an Oxford offer is held; the course application deadline is mid-October the year before entry. Because award cycles shift year to year, always check the official programme website for the current date.
What does the placement service cost?
A flat SGD 50, billed as two monthly instalments of SGD 25. That covers everything: counselling, university matching, application support and guidance right up to your offer. There are no hidden extras, no agent fees and no commission on your tuition, because our counselling is funded by our university partners, the SGD 50 only covers administration. Separately, you pay the university’s own tuition or semester fees directly to the university after you accept your offer.
What exactly do you help with?
Everything from start to finish: understanding your options, shortlisting the right programme, preparing your application and personal statement, submitting to the university, and guiding you through the offer, enrolment and visa paperwork, all with a dedicated counsellor.
Which universities can you place me into?
We place students into a range of UK and international universities, and we shortlist the best-fit options for your grades, budget and goals rather than pushing a single school. On some pages we run dedicated SGD 50 placement drives for a specific partner university, and we are always adding more partners. Tell us your goals and your counsellor will map out your options.