College launches Crisis Scholarship Scheme

24 September 2024

Following the success of its Ukrainian Student Support Fund, which provided financial assistance to three successive students from Ukraine through graduate studentships, Jesus College is delighted to launch a new Crisis Scholarship Scheme.

 

We are committed to providing support to any member of College who needs it, and would like to create more opportunities for students impacted by global emergencies to join Jesus, and benefit from being a part of our welcoming and supportive academic community. This new graduate scholarship scheme is similar to the previous Junior Members Scholarship, and is designed to provide Jesus with a more sustainable and agile funding framework, enabling us to respond effectively to global crisis situations, and provide vital financial support and a collegiate home to qualifying students.

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Jesus College will continue to partner with the University of Oxford on this pilot scholarship scheme. It will be open to those who hold an offer of a place on a one-year full-time or 2-year part-time postgraduate taught degree for 2025/26 entry, and have been displaced by the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank.

Each scholarship under the Crisis Scholarship Scheme will cover all course fees and provide a grant for living costs, as well as additional support towards arrival costs. All Crisis Scholarship students will also be guaranteed accommodation in College Mentorship, and support in preparing your graduate course application for study at Oxford is available to those eligible for this scheme through the Oxford Sanctuary Community. Any applicants who would like to receive further information on this can sign up via this registration form.

Eligible candidates will be contacted by early April, and invited to apply for the scholarship by the University’s Student Fees & Funding team. Full details of the Scholarship eligibility criteria and application process can be found on the University’s Palestine Crisis Scholarship Scheme webpage.

Support for a Crisis Scholarship starts at £21,000 per student. We are hoping to raise this amount for a new graduate studentship for 2025 entry. Any extra funds raised will be used to support future Crisis Scholars.

If you would like to make a gift to the Jesus College Crisis Scholarship Scheme, please click here.

*Please note this page was updated on 27/9/2024.