2027 University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarships in UK: Fully Funded

Optiver Foundation Scholarships 2027 Abstract & Quick Facts

Scholarship Host: Optiver Foundation x University of Oxford
Host Country: Europe || UK
Category: Postgraduate Scholarships || Masters Scholarships 
Benefits: Full Scholarship • Tuition Costs • Living Stipends• Networking
Eligibility: Students from 190+ Countries
Deadline: Varies by Course (December- January)

University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarship 2027 Details

With the Optiver Scholarship, the University of Oxford is seeking to offer fully funded postgraduate programmes to women from midde to low-income countries to study in the UK.

The programme, which will provide support for up to 30 taught master’s students over a period of five years, has been made possible by a generous donation from the Optiver Foundation.

The next Optiver Foundation Scholars will begin their studies at Oxford in October 2026, and will be the fourth cohort of the scholarship scheme.

Optiver Foundation Scholarships Benefits

Selected awardees receive a comprehensive package that removes financial barriers:

• Scholars will join the Departments of Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Science, or the Mathematical Institute,
• They will receive full financial support to cover their course fees, as well as a grant for living costs.

University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarship Requirements

To be considered for the 2027 University of Oxford Optiver Foundation Scholarship, applicants must satisfy the following criteria:

• be resident in an eligible country who is applying to start an eligible master’s course at Oxford in October 2027. 
• be a candidate on a relevant course who have indicated on the postgraduate application form that her sex is female.
• Students currently at Oxford are not eligible to apply.

Eligible Programmes for Optiver Foundation Scholarships

The 2027 Optiver Foundation Scholarships is open to candidates pursuing the following programmes;

• MSc Energy Systems (Engineering Science)
• MSc Advanced Computer Science
• MSc Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
• MSc Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing
• MSc Mathematical Sciences 
• MSc Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science
• MSc in Quantum Technologies
• MSc Statistical Science
• MSc Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

How To Apply for Optiver Foundation Scholarships a University of Oxford 2027

The step-by-step guide to apply for the Optiver Foundation Scholarships is as follows;

• Visit the official scholarship portal (Click the link below).
• Submit your application for graduate study by the relevant November, December, or January deadline for your course, and tick the relevant box on the graduate application form.
• If you meet the advertised eligibility criteria, you will be asked to complete an additional scholarship application form to ask about your socio-economic situation and to assess for potential disadvantage and under-representation.
• Applicants who have completed the additional application form, who meet the eligibility criteria, and who receive an offer from an eligible course will be assessed for the scholarship by a panel of academic staff, based on academic merit and potential.
• Successful candidates will be contacted with a scholarship offer.
• If you are offered, and accept, a scholarship, this means your funding is now secure as long as you meet the conditions of your offer of a place to study at Oxford.

Application Deadline: Varies by Course (December- January)

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