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Scholarships and funding

Available scholarships

Scholarship opportunities are available from Saïd Business School, Oxford University, Oxford's colleges, and external sources.

Scholarships are available on our degree programmes and diplomas, funded by a variety of sources. Some have fixed application deadlines and some require an additional action of candidates in order to be considered.  

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Saïd Business School Scholarships

Our scholarships are offered by, or closely associated with the School.

For some scholarships, you are required to submit a scholarship essay and/or tick the relevant box in the funding section of your application form.

Scholarship information is listed here per each individual programme of study.

DPhil in Management Studies

Our DPhil students usually receive full funding over four years, covering the tuition fee and a living expenses stipend. We may ask you to submit additional funding applications and also ask that you identify and pursue external funding opportunities, in order to achieve this.

Executive MBA

The following scholarships relate to the September 2018 and January 2019 EMBA programme intakes.

MBA and 1+1 MBA

Some of our MBA scholarships have fixed application deadlines. The remainder are awarded following each MBA admissions stage and all eligible offer-holders are considered at each stage.

MSc in Financial Economics

MSc in Major Programme Management

Oxford Diplomas in Strategic Management

University and College Scholarships

University of Oxford

The University, its colleges and its supporters have over 1100 scholarships available for graduate students across all programmes.

University scholarships are advertised through the University's Fees, funding and scholarship search. It includes both full and partial scholarships, where the award is worth over £1000. Oxford scholarships are open to applicants who apply to programmes with September or October start dates. The vast majority are awarded to applicants who submit their course application by the January admissions deadline. 

For some scholarships, you are required to submit a scholarship essay and/or tick the relevant box in the funding section of the programme application form.

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Loans and External Funding

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Loans, scholarships and grants are available from organisations external to the University.

Our students often use external scholarships, grants and student loans to partially or fully fund their fees and/or living expenses. 

Loan funding is dependent on your country of residence, as it is often linked to government or state-run schemes. 

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