The Prince William Scholarship is a Blavatnik School of Government award for a candidate offered a place on the University of Oxford’s Master of Public Policy. It is supported by Leonard Blavatnik, donors to University College, and the University of Oxford.
The recipient studies the one-year MPP in person in Oxford. Eligibility is based on ordinary residence in the UK, while selection focuses on extraordinary academic merit or potential.
Benefits & funding
- Full MPP course fees.
- A set contribution toward living expenses; the official page does not publish the amount.
- Funding covers the MPP’s one-year duration.
Eligibility
- Be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom; no nationality requirement is stated.
- Receive an offer to study the University of Oxford’s Master of Public Policy.
- Meet the MPP’s bachelor-level admissions requirements.
- No fixed minimum work-experience requirement is stated for the MPP.
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Residence required
UK
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Submit a complete MPP application through Oxford Graduate Admissions by 2 December 2026.
- 2Receive an offer to study the MPP.
- 3Complete the Blavatnik School of Government Scholarship Questionnaire, usually within one week of receiving the offer.
- 4The School considers eligible questionnaire respondents for the Prince William Scholarship.
Program timeline
16 September 2026
MPP applications for 2027–28 are expected to open.
MPP application deadline.
2 December 2026
MPP offer letters are expected.
Mid-to-late March 2027
Usually within one week after an offer
Scholarship Questionnaire due.
MPP induction begins.
September 2027