"Old Launcestonians. All students who have attended Launceston Grammar automatically become members of the Old Launcestonians' Association (OLA), the organisation which represents former scholars of the School. Grade 12 valedicts are awarded life membership of the OLA, and honorary membership is bestowed upon all staff members who serve 10 years or more. The School has produced a large number of students who have gone on to be awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, an international postgraduate award for selected foreign students to study at the University of Oxford. Many prizes given by the School hold criteria similar to the Rhodes Scholarship."
"Overseas Research Scholarship The Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (also known as Overseas Research Scholarships, ORS) is an international postgraduate award for selected foreign country nationals to undertake research at higher-education institutions (HEIs) in the United Kingdom. The award is among the most selective and prestigious awards offered to international students and scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and research potential. The Scheme is funded through the four UK higher education funding bodies (for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). As of 2009, ORS scholars may enrol at 165 qualified HEIs - 141 in England, 15 in"
"a third year, and are open to all graduate members of the university (apart from those whose ""vernacular language is any Indian language"") under the age of 30 and who have not been at Oxford for more than three years. The number of scholars and the value of the award are no longer set and are decided by the university's Faculty of Oriental Studies. Boden Scholarship The Boden Scholarship at the University of Oxford was established in 1833 to support students learning Sanskrit. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Boden, after whom the scholarship is named, served in the Bombay Native Infantry of"
"Award has sponsored programs of graduate study for more than 650 fellows, known as Thouron Scholars. Graduates of British universities receive support for up to two years of study – in any degree course – at the University of Pennsylvania, and Penn graduates may study at any university in the U.K. with up to two years of support. The Award, among the most generous exchange fellowships in the world, pays tuition and a stipend that covers room, board, and such extras as entertainment and travel. The Exchange Programme was set up to bring young people of exceptional ability from each"
"more than 1,300 recipients of scholarships from the Clarendon Fund, including around 350 Clarendon Scholars at Oxford in the academic year of 2014/15. The scholarship is modeled after the Rhodes Scholarship, with the key distinction that the University of Oxford nominates recipients rather than the prior college of the student and that the Clarendon scholarship is open to all nationalities. In addition, the Clarendon Scholarship is only available for graduate study, whereas the Rhodes Scholarship may be applied to undergraduate courses. Financed by the Oxford University Press, the Clarendon Fund was established by the Council of the University of Oxford"
"Clarendon Fund The Clarendon Award is an extremely competitive scholarship at the University of Oxford. Originally it went to the top graduate student applicant in each department, and still it is awarded only to 2% of the first year graduate students at Oxford University. All Oxford University graduate student applicants are automatically considered for the Clarendon Award, making it more prestigious than other well-known awards such as the Rhodes Scholarship since all Rhodes Scholar applicants are considered for the Clarendon Award but not vice versa. Established in 2000 and launched in 2001, annually, the scheme creates approximately 140 Clarendon Scholarships,"
"Newton International Fellowship The Newton International Fellowship, named after Sir Isaac Newton, is an international postdoctoral award for selected foreign academics to carry out research at institutions in the United Kingdom. Established by the Royal Society, British Academy, and Royal Academy of Engineering, the Fellowships are awarded annually to approximately 40 of the most outstanding early career academics from across the world, in all disciplines of the sciences and humanities. Key objectives of the Newton Fellowship are to bring the best early career academics to the UK and to enhance ties between these academics’ home countries and the UK. Newton"
"of Cambridge, and the École Normale Supérieure. <br> The Fellowships are now for four visiting students per year, consisting of full tuition and stipend, for ""young British and French scholars, one upon recommendation by the University of Cambridge, England; one upon recommendation by the University of Oxford, England; and two upon recommendation made by the École Normale Supérieure"". The fellowship funds can be used to support non-degree visiting pre-doctoral or doctoral scholars for one year. <br> In the United Kingdom, the Fellowships are administered by the ""English Trustees"" of the Henry Fund, a similar scholarship for study at Harvard and"
"Vinerian Scholarship The Vinerian Scholarship is a scholarship given to the University of Oxford student who ""gives the best performance in the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law"". Currently, £2,500 is given to the winner of the scholarship, with an additional £950 awarded at the examiners' discretion to a """" (runner-up). The Vinerian Scholarship is the most prestigious law scholarship awarded by the University of Oxford. Past award holders have distinguished themselves in the judiciary, legal practice, academia, civil service and in other fields. The list of scholars since 1929 includes three Law Lords (Lord Hoffmann, Lord"
"including teaching experience and/or time spent in industry). Newton International Fellowship The Newton International Fellowship, named after Sir Isaac Newton, is an international postdoctoral award for selected foreign academics to carry out research at institutions in the United Kingdom. Established by the Royal Society, British Academy, and Royal Academy of Engineering, the Fellowships are awarded annually to approximately 40 of the most outstanding early career academics from across the world, in all disciplines of the sciences and humanities. Key objectives of the Newton Fellowship are to bring the best early career academics to the UK and to enhance ties between"
"regularly over 75% of the students coming from outside the UK (2016: 83%). This is reflected in the college motto ""Ad quattuor cardines mundi"", meaning 'to the four corners of the earth'. The fellowship is similarly diverse and represents a broad range of academic disciplines in the sciences and the arts. The college awards a number of scholarships in different subjects, predominantly in the humanities and social sciences. Unusually for an Oxford college, there is a founding tradition of sharing social facilities between fellows, members of Pusey House, the Common Room and students, with no separate high table or Senior"
"in 2000 and launched in 2001. The original aim of the Fund, as agreed by the Council, was to ""assist the best overseas [graduate] students who obtain places to study in the University"", regardless of financial capability and to remove any barriers between the best prospective graduate students and studying at the University of Oxford. However, in the year of the Clarendon Fund's 10th anniversary, from 1 September 2011, the ambit of the Fund and its scholarships would be expanded to include all nationalities and all fee statuses, as opposed to not only candidates with overseas fee status. The Clarendon"
"and in the United Kingdom where they most often attend Cambridge or Oxford. The scholarship can cover their expenses including tuition, accommodation and living costs, with the exact amount depending on a range of factors. Upon meeting certain criteria, selected students may receive financial support for the complete duration of their course of study. The students’ scholarship applications include an essay, motivation letter and references. The shortlisted applicants are invited for a second round of selection consisting of an interview. In 2016, there were 213 scholarship applicants, 22 progressed into the second round and 13 were awarded a scholarship. The"
"have since gone on to reach positions of influence in a range of sectors. Notable alumni include: Chevening Scholarship The Chevening Scholarship is an international scholarship scheme which enables students with leadership qualities from 144 countries and territories to undertake postgraduate study or courses in universities in the United Kingdom. Funding for the scheme comes from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its partner organisations The Chevening Scholarships Programme commenced in 1983 as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Awards Scheme (FCOAS) and is funded by the British government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its partner organisations. The stated objective"
"Clore Leadership Programme offers a number of International Fellowships to exceptional individuals from prioritised countries outside the UK. These include Chevening Scholarships on the Clore Leadership Programme funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in countries such as India, China, Jordan and Egypt, and the Hong Kong Scholarships on the Clore Leadership Programme funded by the Home Affairs Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Clore Duffield Foundation supports the core costs of the Fellowship programme. Individual fellowships are supported by a range of public funders, philanthropic foundations, Consortia partners and international partners, and are"
"colleges and universities abroad, such as the Columbia University, USA. Higher education and scholarships: Some graduates prefer not to sit for the recruitment process. Instead, they decide to pursue higher education at some of the premier universities in the country and abroad. Graduates have received many prestigious scholarships at premier universities abroad, including the Felix Scholarship to Oxford University, the Vanderbilt Scholarship (NYU, most recent being one offered to a student in 2014), Shell Centenary Scholarship (Oxford), the J.N. Tata Endowment Scholarship, the Chevening scholarship and the Rhodes scholarship. NUJS students have won the Rhodes Scholarship in 2006 (Shibani Ghosh),"
"Chevening Scholarship The Chevening Scholarship is an international scholarship scheme which enables students with leadership qualities from 144 countries and territories to undertake postgraduate study or courses in universities in the United Kingdom. Funding for the scheme comes from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its partner organisations The Chevening Scholarships Programme commenced in 1983 as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Awards Scheme (FCOAS) and is funded by the British government's Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its partner organisations. The stated objective of the scheme is to build a network of friends of the UK, who will be future"
"Jardine Scholarship The Jardine Scholarship is a full scholarship, primarily for undergraduates, offered by Jardine Matheson for study at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. It was established in 1982 to commemorate Jardines' 150th anniversary and was founded with the objective of ""develop[ing] future leaders, who would give back to the societies in which [Jardine Matheson] operate[s]"". As of 2018, 293 Jardine Scholarships have been awarded across both universities. The scholarship is available for study in only four colleges in the University of Oxford and four in the University of Cambridge, with some exceptions. These are Exeter College, Oxford, Oriel"
"All Souls College, Oxford All Souls College (official name: College of the souls of all the faithful departed) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e. full members of the College's governing body). It has no undergraduate members, but each year recent graduate and postgraduate students at Oxford are eligible to apply for examination fellowships through a competitive examination (once described as ""the hardest exam in the world"") and, for the several shortlisted after the examinations, an interview. All Souls is one of the wealthiest"
"for Oxford degrees from undergraduate to doctoral levels. Students are reading for degrees in the faculties of Theology and Religion, Oriental Studies, History and Anthropology. Since 1997, the Centre has been inviting scholars to deliver lectures and tutorials at Oxford University. These include recipients of the Shivdasani and J.P. and Beena Khaitain Visiting Fellowships, with the Shivdasani Fellowship sponsoring Indian scholars and the J.P. and Beena Khaitan Fellowship helping scholars from other regions come to Oxford every term. Through these fellowships and student scholarships the Centre encourages intellectual understanding between cultures of learning. The Centre offers regular lectures and seminars"
"Fund is sponsored by Oxford University Press, from which it has received more than £37 million. Not only does it cover fees and living expenses, but the scholarship community is also very active, providing scholars with opportunities ranging from career-oriented to cultural and social events, to foster long-lasting friendships between the scholars. Every applicant for graduate studies at the University of Oxford is automatically considered for the Clarendon Scholarship. Unlike many scholarships that highlight the need for a track record of leadership among their applicants, the Clarendon Scholarship focuses primarily on proven academic performance and future potential for advancing their"
"more than half a million each year, making this prestigious award highly competitive. Currently, 500 students are awarded yearly. The award includes a one-time $6000 cash award and a certificate. Chinese government award for outstanding self finance students abroad The Chinese government award for outstanding self-financed student study abroad was established by the China Scholarship Council in 2003. The worldwide recipients are chosen annually based on a record of outstanding accomplishments in any discipline. This award is considered the highest award given by Chinese government to the graduate student study outside China, who do not receive financial support from Chinese"
"Norway Scholarship The Norway Scholarship is the only official scholarship to the University of Oxford that is awarded in Norway. Norway Scholars receive funding for one or two years of study and research at Oxford University and the scholar always becomes a member of Wadham College. The first Norway Scholarship was awarded in 1920. Since then, one Norway Scholar has been selected annually, except for a few periods, such as during the Second World War. The scholarship is highly competitive, and is awarded to a student or recent graduate of Oslo University. Past Norway Scholars have included Nordahl Grieg, Peter"
"than in other disciplines. Such funding generally comes from Research Councils such as the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Medical Research Council (MRC) and others. Masters students may also have the option of a Postgraduate loan introduced by the UK Government in 2016. For overseas students, most major funding applications are due as early as twelve months or more before the intended graduate course will begin. This funding is also often highly competitive. The most widely available, and thus important, award for overseas students is the Overseas Research Student (ORS) Award, which"
"were extensively upgraded. In recent years, the Oxford Academy has acquired a very strong reputation for teaching English as a foreign language, attracting students from as far away as Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Kuwait. Oxford's athletic program offers interscholastic competition in soccer, basketball, and tennis, as well as several intramural sports including airsoft, sailing and weightlifting. The Academy is currently administered by Philip B. Cocchiola, who is only the sixth head of school. As of 2016-2017, the faculty of Oxford consisted of 20 full-time members; 55% of the faculty held master's degrees. Most members of the faculty live"
"Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship The Neda Agha-Soltan Graduate Scholarship is a scholarship for post-graduate philosophy students at The Queen's College, Oxford, with preference given to students of Iranian citizenship or heritage. It was established in 2009 following the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, an Iranian philosophy student, in the street protests that followed the disputed Iranian presidential election in 2009. The college received offers from two anonymous donors to establish a scholarship, followed by many individual donations from former students of Queen's and others to reach its £70,000 target to establish the scholarship on a permanent basis. The first recipient of"
"these scholarships are eligible to apply for a graduate school scholarship worth up to $50,000 a year, which is renewable for up to four years. Cooke International Awards at the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge are worth up to $85,000 a year for graduate study. Scholarships for high school, undergraduate and graduate students include academic advising, access to internship opportunities, funding for study abroad, and opportunities to network with other Cooke Scholars and alumni. Here is a list of current Cooke Scholarship and Awards Programs: The Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence is a $1 million award"
"it is governed by a board of Trustees: The trust scholarships usually cover tuition fees with some including living and travel costs. All students, regardless of nationalities, are eligible for consideration of the scholarships. Scholarships are granted after the students have fulfilled the admissions requirements to the University of Cambridge. The types of scholarships include: Applicants are put forward by their respective colleges when admitted and only students who are in financial need will be considered. Every year, the Trust awards about 400 scholarships to international students to study at Cambridge. According to DAWN, the country that topped the list"
"Chinese government award for outstanding self finance students abroad The Chinese government award for outstanding self-financed student study abroad was established by the China Scholarship Council in 2003. The worldwide recipients are chosen annually based on a record of outstanding accomplishments in any discipline. This award is considered the highest award given by Chinese government to the graduate student study outside China, who do not receive financial support from Chinese government. To date,the recipants include students from 33 countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Australia and Canada. The number of Chinese students leaving China to study abroad is"
"its alumni have won 160 Olympic medals. Oxford is the home of the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the world's oldest international scholarships. The University of Oxford has no known foundation date. Teaching at Oxford existed in some form as early as 1096, but it is unclear when a university came into being. It grew quickly in 1167 when English students returned from the University of Paris. The historian Gerald of Wales lectured to such scholars in 1188 and the first known foreign scholar, Emo of Friesland, arrived in 1190. The head of the university had the title of chancellor from"
"formerly referred to as Clarendon Fund Bursaries, to university graduates from around the world and from across all subject areas, who demonstrate academic excellence and potential. In 2014, the scholarship community represents more than 50 nationalities. The Clarendon Scholarship enables the most distinguished and competitive scholars to undertake part- or full-time degree-bearing graduate study, including taught master's degrees (i.e., M.St., M.Sc., B.C.L., M.F.E., M.Phil., M.Th.), research master's (i.e., M.Sc. by Research), and research doctorates (i.e., D.Phil.s) at the University. It fully covers tuition and college fees and provides a generous grant for living expenses. As of 2014, there have been"
"funding to graduate students studying the languages and cultures of specific foreign countries, in particular those in the strategic interest of the United States. This program provides a 9-12 month fully funded international research/study opportunity or an English Teaching Assistantship for recent BA/BS graduates, Master's and doctoral candidates, young professionals, or artists and musicians. These awards are intended to support undergraduate and masters-level, as well as international Ph.D. candidates gain global experience. Especially those with little to no prior experience. These scholarships support UNC students who demonstrate financial need to undertake an independent internationally oriented experience. They were established at"
"Edmund-Davies and Lord Saville), and justices of the highest courts in Australia (Dyson Heydon and Patrick Keane), Canada (Ronald Martland) and South Africa (Edwin Cameron). Past winners of the Vinerian Scholarship include: ""Suspended for World War I (1916 – 1920)"" ""Change in statute to award scholarship on the basis of BCL examinations (1928)"" ""Suspended for World War II (1940 – 1945)"" Vinerian Scholarship The Vinerian Scholarship is a scholarship given to the University of Oxford student who ""gives the best performance in the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law"". Currently, £2,500 is given to the winner of"