The Felix Scholarship was founded to offer gifted underprivileged students from India and certain other developing countries the opportunity of furthering their postgraduate education by attending a university in the UK.
The primary objective of the Felix Scholarship is to stimulate the Felix scholars by exposing them to academic study, cultures, experiences and friendships that they would not otherwise have had the chance to sample. It is hoped that this in turn will endow them with skills and visions, enabling them, when returning to their country of origin, to contribute to the culture and welfare of their home communities.
These scholarships are offered at three universities – the University of Oxford, the University of Reading and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), part of the University of London. The Scholarships are awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit and financial need.
Benefits of the scholarship:
The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees, a grant for living costs (around £15,100) and one return flight from India to the UK. Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
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At Oxford, one award is also made each year to a non-Indian student who is ordinarily resident in a low income country outside India. For more information about the non-Indian scholarship, see the Eligibility section on this page.
Eligibility:
To be eligible, you must be applying to start a new, full-time master’s course or full-time DPhil course. You must not have previously studied a course at the same level as the course to which you are applying (ie if you already have a master’s degree, you will not be considered for this scholarship if you are applying for another master’s course). You must be unable to take up your place without financial assistance.
Indian scholarship: In addition, for the Indian scholarship, the following eligibility criteria apply:
- You must be a national of and ordinarily resident in India;
- You must have a first-class undergraduate or master’s degree from an Indian university;
- You must not hold a degree from a university outside of India (this rule does not apply to study undertaken whilst in receipt of a Felix Scholarship); and
- You are expected to return to India after completing your studies.
Non-Indian scholarship: One award is made each year to a non-Indian student who is a national of and ordinarily resident in a country (outside of India) which is categorized as Other Low Income Countries or Least Developed Countries on the DAC List of ODA Recipients. This list can be found here.
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In addition, for the non-Indian scholarship, the following eligibility criteria apply:
- You should have a first-class undergraduate degree;
- You must not already hold a degree from a university outside of your home country (this rule does not apply to study undertaken whilst in receipt of a Felix Scholarship); and
- You are expected to return to your home county after completing your studies.
Both scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Applicants who hold deferred offers to start in 2020-21 are not eligible to be considered for either scholarship.
Application Process:
Candidates should note that an application can be made to only one institution.
Candidates for the Felix Scholarships at Oxford should note there is no separate application process: in order to be considered, you must submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for your course.
Online enquiries: www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/aq
Web address: www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding
Candidates for the Felix Scholarships at Reading should not complete the Felix application forms initially. Instead they should follow the application procedures detailed at: http://www/reading.ac.uk/gs-felix.aspx
Web address: www.reading.ac.uk/gs-felix.aspx
E-mail address: felixscholarships@reading.ac.uk
Candidates for the Felix Scholarship at SOAS should not complete the application form. Instead they should follow the application procedure detailed at: https://soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/felix-scholarships
Web address: www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships
E-mail address: scholarships@soas.ac.uk
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Last date to apply:
Oxford: Appropriate January 2020 deadline of chosen course of study.
Reading: 30th January 2020
SOAS: 31 January 2020
Note:
Only those candidates who have been accepted for admission will be considered for short listing. Short listing by all three universities will take place in March and April 2020 with the interviews taking place in April and May 2020.