15
Full Hill Foundation Scholarships 2022-23

Up
to 15 full scholarships are available for applicants who are nationals of and
ordinarily resident in the Russian Federation and who are applying to any
full-time master’s or DPhil course at Oxford.  

  • Applicants
    must also have a first degree from a Russian university. Preference will be
    given to applicants who have not previously been enrolled in any other degree
    program outside of Russia.
  • The
    trustees favor candidates who demonstrate extremely high academic ability and
    personal and social qualities of a high order. They seek applicants who intend
    to develop their careers in their homeland and who wish to spend their lives in
    ways that are beneficial to their home society, whether in business, academic
    life, public service, the arts, or the professions. The selection panel will
    use the information that applicants provide in their graduate application form
    to assess how they meet these criteria.
  • Applicants
    who are offered this scholarship will be required to confirm that they will return
    to Russia for at least one year following completion of their studies in the
    UK.
  • Scholarships
    will be awarded based on academic merit.

The
information you provide in the relevant sections of the graduate application
form (for example, your country of ordinary residence and your previous
education institutions), will be used to determine your eligibility for this
scholarship.

The
scholarship covers course fees and a grant for living costs for full-time
students of at least £15,609. Awards are made for the full duration of your fee
liability for the agreed course. The scholarship is funded by the Hill
Foundation. The Hill Foundation is a charity that aims to create a community of
Oxford scholars and alumni who will work to improve Russian life and culture.

To
be considered for this scholarship, submit your application for graduate study
by the relevant December/January deadline for your course, and tick the
relevant box on the graduate application form.

This
scholarship is not open to candidates applying for postgraduate certificate or
postgraduate diploma courses, part-time courses, or non-matriculated courses.

This
scholarship is not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2022-23.

Selection
is expected to take place in April 2022.