Rhodes Scholarship
Global Applicants
> Intent-to-Apply Deadline: May 22, 2025 (Google Form; see instructions below)
> Campus Deadline: June 22, 2025
> Campus Endorsement Decision: late June (TBA)
> National Deadline: July 31, 2025
US and Canada Applicants
> Intent-to-Apply Deadline: July 17, 2025 (Google Form; see instructions below)
> Campus Deadline: August 17, 2025
> Campus Endorsement Decision: early September (TBA)
> National Deadline: October 1, 2025
Important: Only applicants who submit an 'Intent to Apply' form by their respective deadlines will be considered for endorsement. No exceptions will be made.
Eligibility requirements: Vary by constituency. Check your constituency here: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/applications/
Award summary and conditions: The Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world. Each year 32 young Americans are selected as Rhodes Scholars, through a decentralized process representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The Rhodes Scholarship covers the costs of all tuition fees (such as matriculation, tuition, and certain other set charges), as well as a maintenance stipend (except for those receiving fourth-year fees) paid directly to the Scholar in installments during the term of the Scholarship. The Rhodes Trust will assist successful candidates with their traveling expenses to and from Oxford.
Campus representative: Dr. Jess Hernandez, Director for Fellowships and Grants (hernand2@whitman.edu)
Campus review process & endorsement required: Yes
National committee interview: Yes
Students and recent alumni interested in applying for the Rhodes Scholarship are required to submit a completed intent-to-apply form by their respective deadlines (see deadlines at the top of this page).
Note: Late submissions of the intent-to-apply form will not be accepted; no exceptions will be made.
Intent to apply form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JHNUmKGnMDJA-6Uh_6MrVBsoeNFeGXadlaI1kFb8xIE/preview
Applicants that submitted an Intent-to-Apply form by their respective deadline will be invited to submit a preliminary application by the campus deadline (see above).
Information for Global Applicants
Information for USA / Canada Applicants
Preliminary application materials:
- CV (includes Professional/research experience, volunteering/community involvement/leadership experience, publications/presentations, awards/prizes/scholarships, and skills/hobbies/extracurriculars)
- Unofficial transcript
- The course(s) you would like to study at Oxford
- Personal Statement (1,000 word maximum)
- Academic Statement of Study (350 word maximum)
- Four (4) letters of recommendation
- The names of other recommenders who will submit a letter, if you are endorsed
Application materials must be uploaded to a Google Form, which will be emailed to applicants who submit an Intent-to-Apply Form by their respective deadline.
Letters of recommendation can be emailed directly to Dr. Jess Hernandez, Director for Fellowships and Grants at hernand2@whitman.edu.
The Campus Endorsement Committee will review application materials and make their final decision about endorsing each candidate. Applicants will be notified via email by the Director for Fellowships and Grants.
It is the responsibility of the Endorsed applicant to:
- continue refining their application materials
- ensure that all letters of recommendation are submitted
- register an institutional endorser that will submit an institutional endorsement letter on their behalf; the email address to use is hernand2@whitman.edu
- hit 'Submit' by the national deadline