Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship FAQ 2027–28

Not a separate portal. You select the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme in the scholarships section of the Oxford graduate application and upload the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships Statement 2027/28 with it, by your course’s December or January deadline. Do not send anything to the Trust.

Your course’s December or January deadline, at 12:00 midday UK time. Examples: the MPP closes on 2 December 2026; the MSc Economics for Development and MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies on 26 January 2027.

Forty one-year master’s-level courses for 2027–28, including the MPP, MBA, BCL, MJur and MScs in development, health, environment, education and computing. DPhil courses are not supported.

Oxford lists 188 countries and territories for 2027–28, covering most of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East plus some European countries. The UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are not on the list. Eligibility depends on ordinary residence, not nationality, except for refugees and displaced applicants.

No. The Trust says there is no age limit. Typical scholars are early-career professionals with five or more years of work experience.

It is not required. But the Trust says most scholars have five or more years of employment experience, and the selection criteria ask for evidence of impact you have already achieved.

Only if you are already a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholar. Holders of deferred offers to start in 2027–28 are also not eligible.

Then you are out of the running for this scholarship. Oxford says applications held over to the March field, or put on a waiting list, are not eligible for consideration.

At least £21,805 for 2027–28, according to Oxford. The Trust lists £21,805 for 2026–27. Course fees are paid in full on top, as is your Leadership Programme place.

The Trust says its endowment funds around 30 young leaders a year. The Chevening partnership currently adds three joint awards a year.

No. It is a compulsory part of the award and is written into the offer letter. It runs from a mid-September induction in Oxford to early July, about 200 hours in total.

Probably not as dependants. The Trust notes that for courses starting on or after 1 January 2024, family members can only join as student dependants if you hold a government award or study a DPhil or research master’s.

If you win, you will be transferred to a partner college that co-funds the programme, such as Keble, Lincoln, Mansfield, St Edmund Hall, Trinity, Worcester, St Antony’s or, from 2026–27, St John’s.

Shortlisted candidates are interviewed online, likely in April 2027. Oxford expects to make decisions by the end of May 2027; if you have not heard by then, assume you were unsuccessful. No individual feedback is given.

You apply separately through Chevening and list Oxford as your first-choice university. You must be selected by both schemes to receive the joint award. Chevening’s 2027/28 window closed on 6 October 2026.

Oxford’s criteria say you should intend to return to your country of ordinary residence and explain how your work will improve public life there or regionally or internationally. Your statement and interview are judged partly on that plan.