Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Trust provides more than 100 Rhodes Scholarships per year to graduate students from around the world to study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. A variety of academic programs are supported including master's, doctoral, and second undergraduate degrees. The scholarship includes tuition, an annual stipend, a settling in allowance, and transportation to Oxford at the beginning and end of the study program. Read about UVic's newest Rhodes Scholar for 2025.
Learn more in this 7-minute recording How to Apply for the Rhodes Scholarship and transcript.
Amount
Varies
Application deadline
Varies by Rhodes constituency. Refer to 'How to apply' section below.
Are you eligible?
Applicants must meet the minimum GPA for their chosen program at Oxford. Applicants have a greater chance of admission to Oxford with a First Class Honours Degree or a minimum GPA of 3.7/4.0 (minimum 8.0 GPA on UVic’s 9.0 scale). Students must meet additional criteria for age and other factors as set out by the Rhodes Trust.
Basis of Selection
Rhodes Scholars are selected based on academic excellence, leadership qualities, and other factors.
How to apply
Constituency
Apply to a Rhodes constituency: a country or geograpic region that administers the scholarship in that area. Use the Rhodes eligibility checker to identify your constituency, then prepare your application by following instructions in the Rhodes Information for Candidates guide for your constituency.
- If your country is not included in the list of constituencies, you may be eligible to apply to the Global constituency.
- Students who are connected to a constituency but do not meet the citizenship requirements should explore the option of inter-jurisdictional consideration.
Students who have a connection to more than one constituency, or who are considering an application to the Global constituency or request for inter-jurisdictional consideration should contact the Rhodes Trust for advice well in advance of the application deadline.
Endorsement letter
Applicants to the Canada, United States, and Global constituencies must request an endorsement letter (nomination) from UVic. To request an endorsement:
- In your online application, enter fgsgradawards@uvic.ca as the email contact for your endorsement letter.
- Email the following application documents to fgsgradawards@uvic.ca by the endorsement deadline for your constituency (see timeline below):
- personal statement
- academic statement
- CV
- transcripts
Timeline
Apply by the 2025 deadline below for a study program at Oxford to begin fall 2026.
| Constituency: | Canada | United States | Global | Other |
| Rhodes application portal opens |
Mon Jun 2 '25 |
Tue Jul 1 '25 | Mon Jun 2 '25 | Varies |
| Deadline for applicants to request UVic endorsement letter | Fri Aug 22 '25 | Fri Aug 22 '25 | Fri Jun 20 '25 | Not applicable |
| Deadline for applicants to submit application in Rhodes portal |
Tue Sep 23 '25 23:59 PDT |
Wed Oct 1 '25 23:59 Eastern | Thu Jul 31 '25 23:59 GMT | Varies |
| Deadline for referees to submit reference letters in Rhodes portal | Mon Sep 29 '25 23:59 PDT | Wed Oct 1 '25 23:59 Eastern | Thu Jul 31 '25 23:59 GMT | Varies |
Questions
Questions about this competition can be directed to Lisa Pender, Scholarship Officer, by email at fgsaward2@uvic.ca, by telephone (250) 721-6167 or visit Jamie Cassels Centre room A207.