Scholarships & Awards

Wolfson College Scholarship for Recent Alumni:  This award, funded by generous gifts from alumni and friends of the college, supports recent alumni to continue to a further degree at the College by offering:

Roger Needham Scholarship: up to £9,000 per year. Awarded on academic merit. Open to postgraduates in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, & Philosophy. 

Dr John T Grantham Scholarship: one award of up to £7,500 each year to fund student support in any form. 

Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr. Scholarship: one award of £3,000 to fund student support in any form.

Joseph Petty Bursary:  £750 available per year. Open to postgraduate students in Criminology or subjects related to Metallurgy.

John Morrison Scholarship: one postgraduate scholarship of £9000.

Senior Members’ 50th Anniversary Fund: one award of £3,000, open to students in any discipline who have undertaken their MPhil at Wolfson and are progressing to a PhD. 

Donald and Beryl O’May Scholarship:  Awards of up to £14,000 to cover University and College fees and maintenance. Open to undergraduates and postgraduates in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (including Law). Preference for those who have had a significant break in their studies since leaving school. Candidates must be UK or Republic of Ireland citizens.

Pamela K Omidyar Trust Scholarship for Students from Sudan:  This scholarship of £35,000-£40,000 is intended to support students from Sudan whose education has been disrupted by the conflict in that country. It is funded by a generous gift from the Pamela K Omidyar Trust to Wolfson College. The College will seek additional partnerships in order to increase the size and number of the awards available.  

Wolfson College PhD Studentship in Geopolitics: Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the College is able to offer a studentship that will cover three years of tuition and maintenance costs (currently £17,368/year) for a PhD candidate working on a topic in Geopolitics.  While applicants pursuing a PhD in History or in Politics & International Relations are likely to be the strongest candidates for these awards, applications will be considered from students working in any subject, provided their research topic falls within one of the key research areas of the Centre for Geopolitics.  Competitive applications will be those from students whose proposed research applies historical analysis, area studies expertise, political science and the experience of practitioners to address major problems of conflict and world order: past, present or future. 

The Mary Hesse PhD Scholarship: £8000, with increases of at least £1000 possible upon renewal of the award in each of the next two years. Established in 2018 by a generous bequest from Professor Mary Hesse, a Fellow of Wolfson College from 1965-1992. It is intended to support Wolfson students pursuing a PhD in the Arts & Humanities. Awards are based on merit and financial need.

Teo Wang Gungwu Scholarship:  This award is funded by a gift from Wolfson alumnus Anthony Teo in honour of the long and distinguished career of Professor Wang Gungwu and his outstanding scholarship in studies of China and the Chinese overseas.  Awards of up to £6000 are available to support research and scholarship in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, particularly in fields related to East Asian studies.  

His Excellency Dr Mahfouz bin Mahfouz Scholarship: up to £10,000 to support PhD study in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences.

Peter and Angela Lucas Bursary in Medieval English Studies:  A generous gift from Peter and Angela Lucas, Senior Members of Wolfson College, provides an annual bursary of £800 to support Wolfson students who are engaged in a PhD in Medieval English Studies, the area of the donors' own scholarly expertise.  For the purposes of this award, eligible fields of study are defined as 1) All subjects covered by the Department of Anglo-Saxon Norse and Celtic (Anglo-Saxon England, Scandinavia in the Viking Age, the Brittonic-speaking peoples, the Gaelic-speaking peoples; language and literature areas: Old English, Old Norse, Medieval Welsh/Irish, Insular Latin; palaeography and codicology);  or 2) English medieval language and literature up to 1500 within the Faculty of English, including medieval manuscript studies and the historical linguistic study of English up to 1600.

President’s Scholarship: One award of £7,000.  Open to postgraduate students, with preference for students undertaking an MPhil course in the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences.

Jack King Bursary: £3,000 per year. Open to Home PhD students in the Arts and Humanities who have previously studied for at least three years at a British university.  

Professor Sir David Williams Law Award:   Up to £4,500 per year to support students studying law with a preference for postgraduate students.

Norma Emerton Award: £2,000 per year. A generous legacy from the estate of the late Dr Norma Emerton to encourage women in STEM subjects.

Alborada Scholarships: awards vary in size, with most in the range between £5,000 and £10,000; they are usually renewable for the duration of the student's course, subject to satisfactory academic progress and continuing financial need.  Preference given to undergraduates studying Veterinary Science. This scholarship has its own application form.

Medical Research Scholarship: up to £8,000 per year to support PhDs in Medical Science.