How to Apply
Applicants for the Rhodes Scholarship are assessed for their intellectual distinction, physical vigour, character, commitment to service, and leadership.
The first stage of the application process consists of a written portfolio, including:
* A personal statement of 900 words setting forth your general interests, activities, and aspirations; reasons for wishing to study a particular course of study at Oxford; and vision as to future endeavour. Selection committees place special emphasis on this essay and it will be sent to Oxford colleges to which successful candidates apply for admission.
* Curriculum vitae listing your principal commitments and honours while at university, including scholarships, prizes, awards, leadership positions held, athletic record, and extracurricular interests and activities.
* University transcript, listing all courses and grades, certified by the University's Registrar's Office.
* The names and contact details for six referees, who will be asked by the regional selection committee to write a letter assessing your qualification for the award. At least four of these letters must be academic in nature, testifying to your scholastic achievements and intellectual potential.
* A written statement from the President or acting President of your university endorsing your candidacy for the scholarship.
* Photocopy of a birth certificate or other government-issued evidence of age (notarized with English translation, if necessary). To be eligible for the 2010 Rhodes Scholarship, a candidate must have been born between October 2, 1985, and October 1, 1991.
* A digital or scanned head and shoulders photograph.
* Successful candidates will be required to provide a medical certificate establishing that there are no medical conditions that would keep them from taking up the scholarship.
The Rhodes Trust and the University of Oxford require that selection for a Scholarship and for admission to the University be made without regard to race, religion, colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital status, social background or disability.
Financial need gives no special claim to a Rhodes Scholarship.
