Scholarship Overview

The Felix Scholarship for MBA is dedicated to Indian students who are looking to pursue MBA studies at the University of Oxford. Instated in 1991, the Felix Scholarship will cover 100% of course fees, a grant for living costs (around £17,800) and one return flight from India to the UK. Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course. All Felix Scholarship applications should reach around December/January (Felix Scholarship deadline) and applicants can expect a decision to be made by the end of May. Candidates should note that unsuccessful applicants are not contacted individually due to sheer volume of applicants.  

The Felix Scholarship eligibility requires applicants to be a national of and ordinarily resident in India, have a first-class undergraduate or master's degree from an Indian university, the applicant must not hold a degree from a university outside of India and the applicant is expected to return to India after completing their studies. In order to apply for the Felix Scholarship candidates are required to submit their application for graduate study by the relevant December/January deadline for their MBA course. There is no separate application process. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to complete a short questionnaire before being invited for Felix Scholarship interview in India as part of the scholarship application process.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Oxford in UK

• MBA

• Applicable to full-time MBA course

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 96,310 => Rs 1,04,09,185

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 105.63 (last updated 17th January 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• 100% of course fees, a grant for living costs (around £17,800) and one return flight from India/home country to the UK

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 6

• Up to 6
• One award is also made each year to a non-Indian student who is ordinarily resident in a low-income country outside India

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• Intend/plan to return to home country after course completion

• Applicants are expected to return to India after completing their studies

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 7.5)
GRE	Required
GMAT	Required
12	Required
UG	Required (minimum score 60.0%)
Work Experience	Required (minimum 2 years)
Interview	Required

Eligibility

• Applicant must be national and ordinarily resident in India
• Applicants must have a first-class undergraduate or master's degree from an Indian university
• Applicant must not hold a degree from a university outside of India (this rule does not apply to study undertaken whilst in receipt of a Felix Scholarship)
• IELTS: 7.5 with a min score of 7.0 in each component
• GMAT/ GRE: 
  • Candidates are recommended to apply with a GMAT score of 650 or above
  • Recommended score for Sub-sections Verbal score of160 and a quantitative score of 160 is considered competitive
• Work Experience: Applicants should have at least two years of previous full-time work experience
• Interview: Applicants who are shortlisted for the Indian scholarship may be asked to complete a short questionnaire before being invited for an interview in India. There is no interview for the non-Indian scholarship
• Applicants with a full-time degree-level course of a minimum of nine months, at a recognized institution where teaching and assessment throughout the course is entirely in English and has been completed within 2 years of the start date of the course to which they are applying can be exempted from the English proficiency exam

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required
CV	Required
Official transcripts	Required

• LOR: Applicants need to submit 2 professional or academic references
• Transcripts are required
• Written Statement: Tell us something that is not covered in your application which you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you. (Maximum 250 words)
• CV: Applicants need to submit a 1 page CV outlining relevant professional experience
• Applicants will be asked to complete a short questionnaire before being invited for an interview in India. There is no questionnaire or interview for the non-Indian scholarship

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	Applications are closed for 2024
Scholarship Decision	Not Available	Decisions are expected to be made by the end of May 2024
Interview Decision	April 17, 2024	Stage 3: Wednesday 17 April 2024

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	scholarships@soas.ac.uk
Phone number	(0)20 7074 5091