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Rhodes Scholars may study any full-time postgraduate course offered by the university, whether a taught master's program, a research degree, or a second undergraduate degree (senior status). [31] The scholarship's basic tenure is two years. However, it may also be held for one year or three years.
This is a list of Rhodes Scholars, covering notable people who have received a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford since its 1902 founding, sorted by the year the scholarship started and student surname. All names are verified using the Rhodes Scholar Database. This is not an exhaustive list of all Rhodes Scholars.
Australian Rhodes Scholars (170 P) B. Bermudian Rhodes Scholars (4 P) C. Canadian Rhodes Scholars (168 P) Chinese Rhodes Scholars (2 P) E. Emirati Rhodes Scholars (1 ...
In 1958, Kristofferson was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, [9] studying at Merton College. [10] While at Oxford, he was awarded a Blue for boxing, [10] played rugby for his college, and began writing songs. At Oxford, he became acquainted with fellow Rhodes scholar, art critic, and poet Michael Fried.
The scholarships are typically for two to three years but may extend to four. The award covers all fees, a living expense stipend and transportion between England and the recipient’s location. The scholarship is valued at about $75,000 annually, reaching to about $250,000 for scholars who remain in their departments for four years.
She was elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1983, studied at Balliol College and received a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in 1990. [ 4 ] Speaking about her childhood in a 2018 interview for Times Higher Education she said, "Being the 'American kid' in a family of refugee's and growing up bilingual in a multicultural neighbourhood gave me ...
When Cecil John Rhodes died in 1902, he specifically endowed the South African College in his will as one of four schools in the Cape Colony where the Rhodes Scholarship would be awarded on an annual basis to a former student to study at the University of Oxford.
Thigpen was the male winner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's highest academic honor, the 1999 Walter Byers Award, in recognition of being the nation's top male scholar-athlete. [3] Thigpen was named a Rhodes Scholar [ 4 ] in December 1998, and studied at Oxford University, Brasenose College from September 1999 through June 2001.