Rhodes Scholarships Queensland applications

Living expenses (including rent, college fees and a stipend) and international student fees for two years (minimum) with an option to extend for a third year.

No, the age limit is set by the Rhodes Trustees, and it is not negotiable.

No.

Married applicants are most welcome.

No, however applicants living with a disability are encouraged to contact the national secretary.

Upload your senior secondary certificate.

This is a matter of choice. You must consider where you think your contributions have been strongest.

Homeschooled applicants should contact the National Secretary in order to make an assessment of eligibility. This is done on the basis of your track record in the highest level of study.

Members of the team are welcome to give verbal advice on the nature of the personal statement in general terms, and are welcome to refer applicants to this resource on the Rhodes House website.

Members of the team are not permitted to read or edit statements.

Be wary of private sites that offer advice on personal statements as most of these sites provide unhelpful and formulaic advice.

This is not recommended.

If you are worried about whether an academic staff member knows you well enough to provide a reference, it is best to request a meeting with the referee.

Yes you need to attend the interview in person and phone interviews are not permitted.

The only allowance that will be taken into consideration is if the applicant is on active military service and is not cleared for release to travel, or if the applicant is researching or working on remote Australian territories such as Antarctica or Macquarie Island for which there are no commercial flights.

Interjurisdictional candidates are responsible for covering their own costs to travel to Sydney for the interviews.

Yes you are eligible to apply as long as you have completed an Australian bachelor degree, with or without honours (AQF level 8 or 7) / graduate certificate / graduate diploma (AQF Level 8) or a master degree (AQF Level 9) at the appropriate level of achievement, by no later than 14 June 2020. Indicatively achievement of a GPA of at least 6.75 / 7, weighted average Mark of 80%, or equivalent, in your degree(s).

You can apply and will need to have a GPA of at least 6.75/7 or equivalent in your undergraduate degree.

Any fails on a transcript will make admission into Oxford University extremely difficult. You should ask your academic referees to provide a detailed assessment of your academic qualifications, commenting on your relative academic standing in comparison with other students on the same course and other measures of your expected results.

There is detailed information on this in the guidance for referees document.

You are eligible to apply as long as you will complete a course at international equivalent to honours / graduate certificate / graduate diploma (AQF Level 9) at the appropriate level of achievement, by no later than 14 June 2020. In cases like this, please refer to the National Secretary, who can assess with Rhodes House whether grades can be transferred in time for Oxford deadlines.

Students enrolled in Australian Qualifications Framework level 9E degrees (eg the JD, the MD) are eligible to apply. Referees should be selected that are able to comment on your standing within the year’s cohort. For more detailed advice contact the National Secretary.

Yes, in addition to the personal statement, also submit a 2-page statement with the following headings:

Summary

100-word description of the area of research and why you are interested in it, for readers from all backgrounds.

Background or context

Account of the area of research and the area or problem you would like to investigate.

Methodology

What kind of research approach or approaches you will use to explore the problem or area.

Value

Value of the project for you personally, for academics, and the wider community.

Proposed department and potential supervisors

What department would you be joining and who would be your potential supervisors.

Conform to the word length and upload in the CV section of the form.

Rhodes will cover two years of funding with the possibility of an additional third year of funding.  It is common for student to undertake a master degree and then go on to a PhD combining Rhodes and other funding.

No, Oxford program is easy to get into, but the BCL is challenging. You may like to discuss this with your network advisor or seek advice from your state secretary.

This study pattern is not recommended for workload reasons. There are plenty of other master degree options so talk with your network advisor or the state secretary.

You can indicate on your application that you would like to apply for the Master of Public Policy.  If you are successful, Rhodes House and the national secretary will work with you to ensure that you get the best fit for programs as possible.

You are required to use your overall GPA as this is what Oxford will look at.

You will need to obtain a copy of your birth certificate. The national secretary is discussing the cost of documents with Rhodes House.

You can add your referees as each referee confirms that they would like to provide a written reference in support of your application.

No, Rhodes likes to see scholars at all colleges which offer the course that the student is interested in taking.

Rhodes House will not support the combination of the MPP-MBA or MPP-MFE; the four year accelerated graduate entry program in medicine; part-time study, Kellogg programs or Oxford continuing education programs; or four year doctoral training centre programs.

Student visa-holders are entitled to the same NHS benefits as U.K. citizens. Rhodes house pay a £300 health fee for each overseas student to give them full and equal access to the NHS.

Organise your CV against the selection criteria of the Rhodes Scholarships.  This is stated in the Candidates – Australia document (opens an external link). Also outlined below.

Academic achievements

Academic excellence, specific academic requirements can be found under ‘eligibility criteria’ below.

Extra-curricular activities

Energy to use your talents to the full, as demonstrated by mastery in areas such as sports, music, debate, dance, theatre, and artistic pursuits, including where teamwork is involved.

Community service

Truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship.

Leadership

Moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in your fellow human beings either via leadership positions or examples of initiatives the candidate has led.

Personal statement

The notes for guidance advise that in their personal statements a candidate should:

The item of your personal statement is an important one:

• What is one of the big challenges facing our society either local or on a global level that you think is really important and that you want to help address in your career?
• How is the Rhodes scholarship going to be part of enabling you to address this challenge through your career? Why should you be the one given this opportunity?

If you are struggling, think about a meaningful event that set you on your pathway - this is often a good way to open your personal statement:

• what was a turning point in your life?
• what is a time when you look back and decided that you were passionate about this challenge facing society?

Specific entry requirements vary, and there is usually some flexibility about prior qualifications. Applicants with an Australian Pass degree (i.e. an ordinary bachelor degree without honours) may be considered if their results are very strong, typically HD or WAM > 80% average. A lesser average is likely to mean the application is uncompetitive, and an honours degree will be an advantage. As Oxford’s graduate admissions page states:

Oxford’s graduate admissions process is very competitive. This means that you're unlikely to be offered a place if your qualifications are below the minimum entry requirements for your course, and meeting the minimum entry requirements doesn't necessarily mean you will be offered a place.

View the Oxford entry requirements for overseas students

If you have a question about a specific degree programme, contact your state secretary.