Graduate Support
The realisation of the new graduate and research centre, the H B Allen Centre, is a huge achievement, but we now need a scholarship fund to match. This year, we have raised £1m towards that goal, of which £715k was for the scholarship endowment fund.
On average, the current cost for a graduate student is £30,000 per year. A priority for Keble now is to increase the funds available for graduate scholarships to encourage the best students from the UK, EU and overseas to apply, and the most talented Keble students who achieve a first-class degree at undergraduate level to stay on with us.
Oxford-educated graduate students make significant contributions to the global economy, society and learning, as leaders in their fields and as those developing the frontiers of knowledge as the next generation of scholars. Graduates also play a significant role in the College community, offering teaching and guidance to undergraduates and diversifying the student body given their international profile.
Kevin Wang
2019 DPhil Migration Studies
Former MCR President
"Graduate Scholarships are essential in allowing those who might not be able to continue education in graduate environments achieve their aspirations. Gifts — both large and small — can make all the difference for graduates in developing their time at Keble and Oxford and then their ability and potential for the future."
Sloane Robinson funded WHT Scholars
The highly competitive Weidenfeld Hoffman (WHT) Scholarships have been running at Oxford since 2007. Alongside the taught Masters programmes the students are on, the course includes a tailor-made Leadership Programme to jump-start the ambitions of young leaders, equipping them to return to their regions and countries of origin to shine a light of hope and make meaningful contributions to the fields of Sustainability, Business, Law, Education, and Digital Technologies, Governance, Diplomacy and Health.
Thanks to the generosity of alumni, Keble College is proud to be able to welcome scholars from the programme each year. In addition to supporting 15 graduate scholarships at Keble, the Sloane Robinson Foundation provides funding for 3 of the WHT scholarships at Keble.
Hanbit Lee
2023 MSc Energy Systems
Sloane Robinson Oxford-Hoffmann Scholarship
"Being a WHT scholar means embracing the diverse tapestry of human experiences and ideas and learning from each other's backgrounds and beliefs and perspective. It's about applying our collective knowledge toward positive, impactful change, both in academia and beyond."
Max Rath
2023 MBA
Sloane Robinson Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Saïd/Lewis Scholarship
“My growth in just one term as a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann scholar has exceeded my expectations. Most surprising has been what I have learnt through interactions with my fellow WHT scholars. Each of them holds a deep conviction that they will soon make significant positive change in the world. The inspiration, hope, and sense of gratitude I derive from these interactions is a highlight of my time at Oxford.”
Oluwatamilore Oni
2023 MPP
Sloane Robinson Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann/Barnett Scholarship
“The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust (WHT) Leadership Programme offers me not just the funding for this year of study at the Blavatnik School of Government but also a strong support network to ensure the year is a successful one. I am part of a diverse cohort of scholars (now lifelong friends) and currently going through a range of skills development programmes to equip me with the tools and knowledge I need to embark on the next phase of my leadership journey. I am very grateful to the Trust and Keble College!”
Care-experienced Academic Futures Scholar and Black Academic Futures Scholar funded 2023/24 for 2024/25 entry
This year thanks to an incredibly generous matched giving scheme at Oxford University, implemented to support fundraising for Graduate Scholarships, we were able to secure a £31,000 donation from an alumnus, in order to access £99,000 in funding for Scholarships for graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds including refugees and those coming from a care background.
As a result of this funding, we are delighted to be welcoming the following two graduate students for 2024-25 entry:
Care-Experienced Academic Futures Scholar
Georgia Williams
MSc Criminology
and Criminal Justice
Black Academic Futures Scholar
Abdulai Zainab
BCL
Medical Kit for Graduate Students
This year we received a generous donation of £7,500 from Dr Rachel Hilton (1982 Physiological Sciences, 1985 Clinical Medicine), in support of equipment for clinical medical students.
Clinical Medicine is a vibrant and diverse course, and is extremely well supported by a dedicated team of clinical tutors who provide effective teaching and pastoral support in the hospital environment for graduate study. Keble attracts very strong candidates in the subject, but they are often hampered by the cost of equipment and books, and elective costs. The new fund is available to students when they enter clinical School to cover both equipment (e.g. stethoscopes, tendon hammer, scrubs) and books.
This kind of support is quite transformative for our Medical students, now more than ever with the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. One of the ways this fund has been used is to support stethoscopes for the incoming 4th year medical students including an amplified stethoscope for a hearing-impaired student.
Yasmin Sadler-Reeves
2021 Medicine
“An amplified stethoscope is something that is vital for my clinical learning as a medical student with a hearing impairment, but that I would be unable to afford myself. I am eternally grateful to the donors; this will be an invaluable resource in my learning and future career as a doctor.”
The Emmy Network
Thanks to alumnus Dr Jussi Westergren (2001 DPhil Computer Science) and friends, along with the University’s Graduate Endowment Matched Scholarships (GEMS) scheme, the College welcomes Oxford-Emmy Scholar Melanie Bautista Cruz (2024 DPhil Atomic and Laser Physics); the first to be supported by this new endowment fund.
Melanie will play a pivotal role, serving as a bridge between the theoretical team led by Ivette Fuentes, Emmy Network Fellow, and the experimental group led by Christopher Foot at the Department of Physics, University of Oxford.
Melanie will employ computational simulations and artificial intelligence techniques to optimize experimental parameters, accelerating progress towards understanding better the interface between gravity and quantum physics.
The Emmy Scholarships, along with the support of the Emmy Network, help accelerate the transition from theory to practical laboratory application and develop the growing research-business ecosystem.
Professor Ivette Fuentes
Emmy Network Fellow
and Professor of Quantum Physics
“I have a longstanding commitment to supporting women in physics, and it is a great honour to welcome Melanie to the team. I look forward to helping Melanie reach her full potential in this important collaboration”
Julian D’Costa
2020 DPhil Computer Science
Former recipient of the first Emmy Network funded
Stephen Cameron Scholarship
“Thanks to the Stephen Cameron Scholarship, I was able to spend four wonderful years at Keble working on my DPhil in Linear Dynamical Systems — something I could never have done on my own. During my DPhil I was able to explore other fields like quantum computing and protein design thanks to interactions with Emmy Fellows. I am now working with the Emmy Network on Invariant, a start-up aiming to apply dynamical systems and modelling frameworks from computer science theory to gain insight from scientific data at scale, such as gene regulation networks."