Deadline: 1 August 2024
The Ellison Scholars programme is looking for at least twenty candidates from around the world each year, who are passionate about solving humanity’s most serious problems. Scholars will fully commit to both their study at the University of Oxford and their ongoing project work with EIT.
EIT’s innovation projects will span the full development pipeline — translating research and discovery into practical solutions, and scaling these for global impact. Ellison Scholars will be active contributors to these projects, innovating to solve global problems across EIT’s four humane endeavours through technological advancements across the Institute’s ongoing projects.
EIT, alongside the University of Oxford, is committed to developing the global technology innovators and leaders of the future. In addition to the project-based learning with EIT and mentorship from world experts in the EIT Faculty, the Ellison Scholars programme fully funds course fees for undergraduate or graduate study at the University of Oxford, and includes a generous stipend to cover all living expenses, plus the equivalent of paid internships.
Benefits
Tuition fees for the Ellison Scholars’ chosen undergraduate or graduate degree at the University of Oxford will be paid in full by EIT. In addition, Ellison Scholars will receive an annual cost of living grant (paid monthly), which will significantly exceed the funds needed to cover:
Accommodation and food costs
Additional living costs for studies
The equivalent of paid internships for work on innovation projects
EIT will cover travel between a Scholar’s home and Oxford each year, any additional travel as needed for the programme, and provide initial set up funds, e.g. to purchase new technology needed for studies. The scholarship is funded by the generosity of Larry Ellison, Chief Technology Officer of Oracle and EIT Faculty Fellow.
Selection Criteria
Applicants from all over the world can apply, as long as they meet the programme’s eligibility and selection criteria.Ellison Scholars applicants will be asked to include evidence that they meet the below criteria in the application process. Applicants will need to show that they are aligned and committed to EIT’s vision by demonstrating a deep understanding of global problems in at least one of EIT’s four humane endeavours.
In addition, applicants should demonstrate one or more of the following:
Advanced technology-related skills
A proven track record in innovating to solve problems
Outstanding aptitude in a subject that relates to one of EIT’s humane endeavours or projects
Personal criteria: All applicants must excel in the following three criteria:
Academic excellence
Passion for their subjects
Be tenacious and resolute
Be an excellent communicator, influential and motivational, and be a trusted collaborator
Eligibility
Applicants will need to meet the University of Oxford’s entry requirements for their chosen course. Applicants must:
Have met, or be on track to meet, the University’s English Language requirements for their chosen undergraduate degree
Have, or be on track to have, a secondary education/high school leaving qualification, diploma or certificate accepted by the University of Oxford (*see note below)
Have met, or be on track to meet, the entry requirements for their chosen undergraduate degree (including minimum grade requirements)
Meet the programs selection criteria
*Applicants who have/are studying for a high school leaving qualification that is not currently accepted by the University of Oxford for bachelor’s degree entry (such as EGCSE) are welcome to apply to the Ellison Scholars programme. The Ellison Scholars team will work with a small selection of exceptionally deserving applicants to explore alternative pathways (e.g. a foundation program) that could lead to eligibility for the University of Oxford.
How to Apply
Applicants selected as semi-finalists for the Ellison Scholars programme will be invited to apply to the University of Oxford by 15 October 2024. The programme will fund any full-time undergraduate course at the University of Oxford – this includes all three-year bachelor’s degrees (e.g. BA), four-year integrated master’s degrees (e.g. MChem or MMath), the four-year graduate-entry medicine degree, and the full six-year undergraduate medicine degree.
Please note that applications submitted to the University of Oxford will follow the University’s separate and independent admissions process.
Those who receive an offer of study from the University of Oxford automatically become Ellison Scholars finalists. The last stage of the application process will include interviews, with final selection decisions being made by the EIT Faculty of Fellows. Undergraduate Ellison Scholars will be selected by April 2025 ahead of starting studies in Oxford in October 2025.
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