Your Trust for the Rhodes Scholarship has indicated its plans to expand the number of Indian students receiving scholarships to study at the University of Oxford to 2028.
The initiative is one of the Trust's strategy of increasing scholars per head of population and among the priorities is India due to its vast population and increasing need for talent. Six Indian students are currently studying under the scholarship every year and this will be increased as part of the expansion scheme of the Trust.
Rhodes Scholarship is one of the oldest and highest fully funded international scholarship programs which offers academically talented students a chance to pursue 2-3 years postgraduate education at the University of Oxford. It pays for tuition fees, living expenses, and traveling costs and offers an education experience that can change their life. The age of the candidate should be between 18 and 23 years, but exceptions are given to some till the age of 27 years.
The news comes ahead of the 125th Rhodes Scholarship anniversary in 2028, and the Trust is attempting to collect more money to fund expansion. Besides India, the scholarship will also be increased in other places such as China, which currently has four scholarships, and Africa, which receives 21 scholarships every year.
At the same time, the 2026 cohort already enjoys an open window period of application with the cut-off date set on July 23, 2025. Opening wider gates for Indian students is a critical move towards achieving a more even global presence in one of the world's top education institutions. The move also indicates India's growing stature in the global education landscape.
