Felix Scholarships is awarded for pursuing MSc in Financial Economics at University of Oxford. A student can get a maximum amount of GBP 64510 and the scholarship amount will be given one time only. The scholarship amount can be used for paying tuition, living, travel and airfare. To be eligible for the award, applicants must have completed their 12th grade and also possess a Bachelor degree. To be eligible for this award, international students must take English language examinations as well as standardised exams like IELTS, GRE and GMAT. As part of the selection process, students must attend an interview. In order to apply for the scholarship, students need the following documents: LOR, Essays and Official Transcripts.
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
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 awards
At Oxford, 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%)
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: It is not mandatory to have any full-time work experience. Applicants with any relevant experience, either full-time or via an internship will be considered
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
To be eligible for consideration for this scholarship, applicants must be successful in being offered a place on their course after consideration of applications received by the relevant December/January deadline for the course. Course applications which are held over after the December/January deadline to be re-evaluated against applications received by the March deadline or course applications which have been put on a waiting list are not eligible for scholarship consideration.
Eligible student nationality
This scholarship is applicable for students from India
Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR
Required
Essays
Required
Official transcripts
Required
LOR: Two academic or professional references
Transcripts are required
Essay: How do you hope to see your career developing over the next five years? How will the MSc in Financial Economics assist you in the development of these ambitions?' (Maximum of 500 words)
Kira Talent video assessment
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
The deadline has already been passed
Scholarship Decision
Not Available
By the end of May 2024
Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).
One award is made each year to a non-Indian student who is a national and ordinarily resident in a country (outside of India) which categorised by the World Bank as being low income
In addition, for the non-Indian scholarship, the following eligibility criteria apply:
Applicant should have a first-class undergraduate or master's degree;
Applicants must not already hold a degree from a university outside of their home country (this rule does not apply to study undertaken whilst in receipt of a Felix Scholarship); and
Applicants are expected to return to your home county after completing their studies
