Rhodes Scholarship for Canada
Number of awards
11
Application to apply for
Donor
A Partnership between the Rhodes Trust and the Second Century Founder John McCall MacBain O.C.
Each year, there are eleven Scholarships available for Canada.
The first Canadian Rhodes Scholars took up residence in Oxford in 1904, and since that time over a thousand Canadians have been awarded the Scholarship. There are six regional committees in Canada responsible for the selection of eleven Scholars annually across the country:
• British Columbia - 1 Scholarship
• The Prairies - 3 Scholarships
• Ontario - 2 Scholarships
• Quebec - 2 Scholarships
• The Maritimes - 2 Scholarships
• Newfoundland & Labrador - 1 Scholarship
Award description
- Eligibility Criteria
• Nationality/citizenship: You must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Applications from refugees/asylum seekers currently residing in Canada will also be considered in this constituency.
• Residency: You must be domiciled in Canada. For candidates who were born outside of Canada, or currently living or attending university outside of Canada, evidence of domicile in Canada will be required. Customarily accepted forms of evidence include a Canadian driver’s licence, Canadian health insurance registration, or Canadian tax filing. Please contact the National Secretary with any questions.
• Age: You must meet either of the below criteria:
i. You must be aged 18-23 on 1st October 2026 (i.e. you must have been born after 1 October 2002 and before 2 October 2008).
OR (for older candidates who completed their first undergraduate degree later than usual)
ii. You must be under the age of 27 on 1st October 2026 (i.e. have been born after 1 October 1999) AND you must also have completed your first undergraduate degree on or after 1 October 2025*. * A university's policy determines the date of completion of academic requirement for a degree and this may be different from when a degree is considered awarded by the university or the date of a graduation ceremony. The National Secretary will make the final determination of completion where required.
• Academic achievement: You must have completed an undergraduate degree (usually a Bachelor’s) by July 2027, and you must have an academic background and grade that - at a minimum - meets or exceeds the specific entry requirements of your chosen course at the University of Oxford (https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/courses-a-z-listing).
• Candidates will have a higher chance of successful admission to Oxford if they have:
• A cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher* OR
• A First Class Honours Degree or equivalent
*Once you have noted the entry requirements for your chosen course(s), you can check international grade equivalencies here (https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/international-applicants/international-qualifications).
Please contact the National Secretary if you require further advice about academic requirements of the Scholarship.
• English language proficiency: If English is not your first language, you must check that you meet Oxford University's English language requirements at the higher level (http://www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/englishproficiency).
Required criteria
Student type: Any
Faculty: Any
Year entering: Final
Citizenship/residency: Domestic
Award information
Type of award: Scholarship
Internal/external/government: External