The Pershing Square Foundation offers up to six fully funded Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships to international students in 2025. Selected applicants can get a master’s degree and an MBA from Oxford University. These scholarships apply to both the master’s degree and the MBA year. Students can enroll in any of the 1+1 MBA partnering programmes and combine them with our MBA.
Scholarship Summary
- Type of scholarship: Fully funded
- Period: two years
- Degree Level: Master’s
- University:Â Oxford University
- Location: United Kingdom
- Scholarship Worth: £17,668 annually
- Deadline:Â January 5, 2025
- Notice of Shortlisting: Earlier in April
- Date of interview: April 30 or May 1, 2025
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Study Areas
by applying to the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship, applicants can study in any of the 1 + 1 MBA programs:
- Public Policy (MSc)
- Criminology and criminal justice (MSc)
- Computer  Science (MSc)
- Education (Child Development and Education) (MSc)
- Education (Comparative and international education) (MSc)
- Education (Higher education) (MSc)
- Pharmacology (MSc)
- Comparative Social Policy (MSc)
- Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation (MSc)
- Sociology (MSc)
- Economic and Social History (MSc)
- Modern Languages
- MSc in Music
- MSc in Comparative Literature and Critical Translation
- International Health and Tropical Medicine
- Migration studies
- Social Data Science
- Social Science of the Internet
- Social anthropology
- Visual, material, and museum anthropology
- Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology
- Biodiversity, conservation, and management
- Environmental change and management
- Nature, society and Environmental Governance
- Water science and management
- MSc in African Studies
- MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies
- MSc in Japanese Studies
- MSc in Latin American StudiesMSc in Modern South Asian Studies
- MSc in Russian and East European Studies
Benefits
Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship will cover the following costs:
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- Full tuition for both the Master’s and MBA programs
- Living expense award of at least £17,668 per year
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Eligibility Criteria
The scholarship organizers will consider the candidates in order of priority for the scholarship based on the following criteria:
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- If they are new applicants to the Oxford 1+1 MBA program, they should be admitted to a 1+1 MBA partnering program and the MBA before beginning the selection process.
- If the applicant applies to any full-time one-year Master’s course that is not currently on the official list of 1+1 MBA partnering programs, as well as the MBA (as a separate application),
- If they are:
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- Moving into their MBA year and were not accepted for the scholarship previous year (e.g. waitlisted/re-evaluated applicants).
- Accepted to the MBA while studying in one of the 1+1 MBA partnership programs.
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Selection Criteria
The selection committee will consider the following requirements for the students:
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- Academic success of the applicants as demonstrated by degree outcomes, GMAT or GRE scores, past university honours and awards, and other academic successes.
- Leadership potential is demonstrated via drive and experience.
- Strong moral character, dedication, and integrity.
- In your profession, focus on addressing global societal concerns, whether by starting a new company or working with an existing one.
- The ability to envision scalable and long-term solutions to these issues.
- Clear vision on how the Oxford 1+1 MBA will help you achieve your goals.
Candidates should emphasize these qualities in their 1+1 MBA applications, scholarship essays, and interview responses.
Required Documents
- Each programs has its specific required documents
- Upload the scholarship essay to the 1+1 MBA program application’s Funding section. (Maximum of 500 words) “How do you intend to change the world and what does this tell us about you as a person?”
How to Apply
Candidates must complete an application for both courses and attach the scholarship essay to the ‘Funding’ part of the 1+1 MBA program application.
