Oriel College and the Yalda Hakim Foundation fund one woman from Afghanistan to complete a one-year master’s course in any subject at the University of Oxford. For an MPP applicant, the award supports full-time study in Oxford.
Oriel says eligible applicants are considered automatically after selecting Oriel as their college preference. Its current scholarship list says the next award is TBC, while the detailed page last confirmed an appointment for Michaelmas 2026.
Benefits & funding
- Full course fees are covered.
- A stipend or set contribution is provided for living costs.
- Funding covers one year of master’s study.
Eligibility
- Open to a woman from Afghanistan applying to a degree-bearing, one-year master’s course at Oxford.
- Selection is based on academic merit and potential.
- The scholarship is intended for someone from an economically and socially disadvantaged background, with priority given to refugees and others with lived experience of displacement.
- For the MPP route, applicants need a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree, or an international equivalent, and must meet Oxford’s higher-level English requirement.
- The MPP has no age restriction and does not require prior professional experience.
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Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan
Education required
Bachelor
Gender requirement
Female
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Application process
- 1Check Oriel’s scholarship page to confirm that a new award has been announced; the next award is currently TBC.
- 2Submit an application for an eligible one-year Oxford master’s course and select Oriel College as the college preference.
- 3Oriel says eligible graduate applicants are considered automatically with no extra application; the Blavatnik funding page separately asks MPP candidates to contact the foundation first and select the scholarship in the form, so confirm the current route before submitting.
- 4For the MPP route, complete Oxford’s graduate application with the required statement, CV, essays, transcripts and references by the course deadline.
Program timeline
Most recent confirmed MPP application deadline for the last stated scholarship cycle.
2 December 2025
Oriel’s last confirmed appointment of a new scholar.
Michaelmas 2026
Date TBC
Oriel has not announced the next award.