A merit-based scholarship for Home fee status graduate applicants to Oxford, covering full course fees and living costs for Humanities courses accepted by Jesus College, established in memory of John Bounden.
About this scholarship
The scholarship was established in memory of the late John Bounden, who generously left his estate to Jesus College to fund it. It supports graduate study within the Humanities Division, in a subject accepted by Jesus College, and is tenable only at Jesus College — successful applicants are transferred there to take up the award regardless of which college (if any) they originally preferred.
What the award includes
Full course fees covered
A maintenance (living cost) grant
Award made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course (historically up to three years)
Who can apply
Home fee status only (i.e., ordinarily resident in the UK) — note that some third-party scholarship-listing sites incorrectly describe it as open to international students; the official Jesus College page states Home fee status applicants only
Applying to any Humanities Division graduate course within the range accepted by Jesus College
Full-time study only (part-time, non-matriculated courses, diplomas, and postgraduate certificates are not eligible, per third-party sources — confirm with Oxford directly)
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