Funding

What do I have to pay?

You will have to pay both college and university fees; you can find current figures in the Graduate Studies Prospectus. The amount depends on your classification for fees purposes, see Fee Status. In addition, you should bear in mind the cost of accommodation, food, books and other day-to-day expenditure, as well as research expenses such as travel to conferences or fieldwork.

Review on Fee Rates

Fee rates for courses offered by the Faculty of Classics have been the subject of a review and in many cases have been increased significantly. This affects both Home/EU and Overseas rates. For the latest information on fees charged by the University please visit http://www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/fees/

Sources of funding

Graduate applicants in classics are treated as candidates without further application for various funding opportunities: AHRC studentships (for home and EU applicants, restricted to fees-only awards in the case of the latter), Clarendon scholarships (for international applicants), if they have indicated on the application form that they wish to be considered for these; scholarships to be held at colleges which are jointly funded by the faculty and the college in question (all applicants). Other scholarship schemes may be able to assist you.

Postgraduate Scholarships in Classics

The Classics Faculty of the University of Oxford invites applications for the Master of Studies degree (9 months), the MPhil (21 months) and the DPhil. in Greek and Latin Languages and Literature; and in Greek and Roman History. Both Masters degrees offer intensive training in languages and sub-disciplines such as epigraphy and papyrology; and include a dissertation.

The Faculty expects to be able to make the following funding awards:

a) Under the AHRC block grant system: NINE AHRC awards divided between Languages and Literature and Ancient History, and between Masters and DPhils (subject to current consultation on the AHRB specifications for 2012-13 and pending AHRC regulations for 2012-13). These are for home or EU students, although for EU students the awards provide fees only (separate university-wide schemes like the Scatcherd European Scholarships cover living expenses for EU students).

b) TWO or THREE Clarendon awards for overseas applicants covering fees and maintenance (subject to current consultation).

c) Three Stavros Niarchos Foundation Graduate Scholarships for three years of doctoral work. These cover fees and maintenance for Home and EU doctoral students, one in each area of Classics Language & Literature, Ancient History, and Classical Archaeology. Candidates do not need to apply separately for these scholarships: their applications for a doctoral place will be put forward automatically for this scholarship.

d) There will be some joint Faculty/College scholarships (see e.g. Balliol College, Eric Raymond Noble Scholarship) which you are automatically entered for by applying for a Masters or doctoral degree.

Deadlines: The deadline for receipt of applications is 18th January, 2013.

Further details of the Masters courses are available at Admissions, where you can view the course handbooks. Further details about members of the Faculty, of which there are 15 permanent postholders in ancient history and 25 permanent post-holders in Languages and Literature, are also available here and via individual colleges.

Enquiries to: chirs.pelling@classics.ox.ac.uk for Classical Languages and Literature; and to rosalind.thomas@balliol.ox.ac.uk for Ancient History.

MPhil Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences at St Cross College

St Cross College will be offering a scholarship open to those applying to start an MPhil degree in any of the humanities and social sciences disciplines in the academic year 2013-2014. For further details please see MPhil Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Application deadline: Friday 8th March 2013.

DPhil Scholarship: The Paula Soans O'Brian Scholarship in the Arts and Humanities at St Cross College

St Cross College will be offering a DPhil research scholarship open to those applying to start a DPhil degree in any of the humanities and social sciences disciplines in the academic year 2013-2014. For further details please see The Paula Soans O'Brian Scholarship in the Arts and Humanities
Application deadline: Friday 8th March 2013.

Hardship Funds

Colleges often have hardship funds to which you can apply for financial assistance - though you will have to make a strong case for being truly in need.

Teaching

There are many opportunities to gain teaching experience, and earn some money on the side, as a graduate student in Oxford. Undergraduate language classes (MILC) and tutorial teaching are both often undertaken by graduates, and the University provides training. Master's level students, however, are unlikely to have the time for these.

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