Rhodes
Scholarship overview
The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest international fellowships, were initiated after the death of Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to the University of Oxford. These scholarships are granted for study at Oxford in a degree program, and are therefore available to faculty members who seek another degree. Thirty-two American Rhodes Scholars are selected each year, often from an institution that has not formerly supplied a successful applicant. The selection committee is charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and person that offers the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. They are investments in people. The scholarship normally lasts 2-3 years, depending upon the program, and includes university fees, and a stipend for living expenses.
Rhodes Scholarship
Should I Apply?
Office of the American Secretary, The Rhodes Trust
This Q&A offers answers to the most commonly asked questions about the scholarships.
Deadlines and Dates for Rhodes Scholarships
Office of the American Secretary, The Rhodes Trust
This site offers the most up to date information on deadlines, for the current year the deadline is in October, but is often preceded by a university campus deadline.
Historical Winners of the Scholarship
Office of the American Secretary, The Rhodes Trust
This site offers a listing of past recipients, with a caution not to misinterpret them.
Our Mission – Connecting, Sharing, Extending
The Association of American Rhodes Scholars (AARS)
This site describes an association dedicated to bringing Rhodes Scholars together to support the scholarship, its values, and Oxford University through events, publications, networks and the web.
Examples of California State University Rhodes Scholars
CSU Stanislaus Photography
Facebook (October, 2009). CSU Stanislaus
Beloved former professor at CSU Stanislaus, Cecil A. Rhodes, returns to CA to celebrate with those who raised money for the Cecil A. Rhodes Scholarship, benefitting criminal justice students.
Wen Takes Rhodes Scholarship for Return to Oxford
News Release, California State University Los Angeles
This release describes an alum of CSULA who is returning to Oxford as a Rhodes' scholar.
