Details

The Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford provides fully-funded doctoral (DPhil/PhD) study at the University of Oxford, where graduate students directly contribute to progressing an EIT project in these four areas:

• Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Climate Change & Managing Atmospheric CO2
• Artificial Intelligence Robotics

EIT is particularly interested in students with skills in fields such as computer science, artificial intelligence, economics, mathematics, robotics, plant sciences, machine learning, chemistry, biology, engineering, medicine or microbiology. Graduate scholarships applicants must demonstrate skills aligned with their chosen areas.

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Scholarship Amount

Tuition fees, a living stipend, and a travel stipend

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Eligibility

Applicants will need to meet the University of Oxford’s entry requirements for their chosen doctoral course. They must:

• Have, or be on track to be awarded, the relevant qualification(s) required by the University of Oxford,
• Have met, or be on track to meet, the grade requirements for their chosen doctoral course and
• Have met, or be on track to meet, the University’s English language requirements for their chosen doctoral course.
• Applicants who do not meet these criteria are strongly dissuaded from applying for the scholarships.

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Selection Criteria

• Alignment—Applicants must demonstrate alignment with their chosen areas for EIT Graduate Funding through:
• Excellence—Applicants are high-performers who demonstrate outstanding academic achievements, intellectual curiosity and the ability to apply knowledge critically and effectively to solve complex challenges.
• Innovation—Applicants are visionary learners who embrace technological advancements with creativity, challenge the status quo and explore innovative solutions to achieve transformative outcomes.
• Collaboration—Applicants are trusted collaborators who build strong relationships, foster teamwork and demonstrate the ability to bring people together to achieve success.
• Tenacity—Applicants are tenacious achievers who view setbacks as opportunities to learn and adapt and demonstrate resilience and determination to overcome challenges and achieve success.
• Integrity—Applicants are trustworthy people who value honesty, foster openness and build trust through commitment to collective success.

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University Endorsement Process

Endorsement: Optional, but applicants who work closely with ONCS throughout the application process may request a letter of endorsement

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