At Regent’s Park College, we want to help the best and brightest students to be able to study at the University of Oxford, irrespective of their financial circumstances.
We know that higher education is expensive, especially for postgraduate students whose access to statutory funding is limited. We are pleased to be able to offer a range of funding opportunities in addition to those available through the University.
The College is always looking for ways to improve the financial support we can offer to students and this page is updated as new funding becomes available – we encourage prospective and current students to check back occasionally.
All of the grants and scholarships we offer have been made possible by the generosity and vision of trusts and individuals, and the Development Office would love to hear from anyone with an interest in supporting postgraduate study at the University of Oxford and Regent’s Park College, in particular.
Prospective applicants with queries about any of the funding opportunities listed on this page are welcome to write to our Academic Administrator (academic.administrator@regents.ox.ac.uk). Information about annual fee liabilities and other sources of funding available at Oxford can be found on the University website.
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Greyfriars Postgraduate Scholarship
Regent’s Park College is offering a postgraduate scholarship worth up to £4,000 for a full-time home-fees student who is currently engaged in, or has been accepted for, master’s-level studies in a humanities subject at the University of Oxford. In recognition of the historic commitment of the Greyfriars and of Regent’s Park College to philanthropy and the inclusion of those whose life chances have been limited through no fault of their own, preference will be given to applicants whose financial needs are greatest and may otherwise prohibit their studies. The intention is that the scholarship be applied to student fees. The holder of the scholarship is required to be, or to become, a member of Regent’s Park College.
How to Apply
Application materials: (i) covering letter, including an explanation of any special circumstances in relation to financial need that may otherwise prohibit or make it difficult to undertake postgraduate studies at Oxford University, and stating any other postgraduate grants or scholarships applied for and/or awarded; (ii) current CV, including the names and contact details of two referees; (iii) research proposal written for a non-specialist audience (no longer than two pages).
Application deadline: Friday, 2 May 2025
Send to: James Ross (academic.administrator@regents.ox.ac.uk)
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The Oxford-Pamela Sue Anderson Scholarship
In 2025 the Oxford-Pamela Sue Anderson Scholarship was awarded to fully fund two DPhil candidates in philosophy. This was made possible by collaboration between the University of Oxford and Regent’s Park College, combining university funds, the College Contributions Scheme (which supports a wide range of initiatives across the collegiate university), and the generosity of college donors via the Pamela Sue Anderson Studentship.
The Pamela Sue Anderson Studentship for the Encouragement of the Place of Women in Philosophy (more information below) was founded in the memory of Professor Pamela Sue Anderson, Professor of Modern European Philosophy of Religion and a Fellow of Regent’s Park College (2001—2017). Her early work in feminist philosophy broke new ground in the philosophy of religion. Her late work on love and vulnerability explored the vulnerability that is manifest in transformative experiences such as critical illness or bereavement, arguing that such vulnerability can be seen as ‘a provocation for enhancing life’. And her last work, in collaboration with Michèle Le Doeuff, explored feminist metaphilosophy.
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The Pamela Sue Anderson Studentship for the Encouragement of the Place of Women in Philosophy
The Pamela Sue Anderson Studentship for the Encouragement of the Place of Women in Philosophy was founded in the memory of Professor Pamela Sue Anderson, Professor of Modern European Philosophy of Religion and a Fellow of Regent’s Park College (2001—2017). Her early work in feminist philosophy broke new ground in the philosophy of religion. Her late work on love and vulnerability explored the vulnerability that is manifest in transformative experiences such as critical illness or bereavement, arguing that such vulnerability can be seen as ‘a provocation for enhancing life’. And her last work, in collaboration with Michèle Le Doeuff, explored feminist metaphilosophy.”
This postgraduate studentship is worth up to £4,000 for a student who is currently engaged in, or has been accepted for, postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.
To reflect the distinguished contribution to scholarship of the late Professor Pamela Sue Anderson (1955–2017), preference will be given to applicants in the fields of feminist philosophy or feminist philosophy of religion, or, failing that and as an absolute requirement, to a person working on philosophy of a kind that encourages the place of women in philosophy.
The studentship will be used to fund the tuition of one student and will be tenable for as long as the selection committee deems appropriate, subject to the condition that it shall not be tenable beyond the duration of the student’s postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford. The holder of the scholarship is required to be, or to become, a member of Regent’s Park College.
How to Apply
Application materials: (i) covering letter, explaining how the applicant’s proposed research relates to the vision of the studentship; (ii) current CV, including the names and contact details of two referees; (iii) research proposal; (iv) writing sample of no more than 5,000 words.
Application deadline: Currently closed to applications
Send to: James Ross (academic.administrator@regents.ox.ac.uk)