The Frost Scholarship Programme (Israel) funds one-year, full-time master’s courses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (‘STEM’ subjects) at the University of Oxford. Current students of Israeli universities are eligible to apply for this programme.

These awards are made for the full duration of applicants’ fee liability for the agreed course. The main objective of the university is to provide high quality, comprehensive educational and training opportunities that are compatible with the changing needs of the students.

The University’s international reputation for world-leading research and resources attracts students from all over the world. The University is fully integrated into the city of Oxford in a dynamic relationship that has been evolving for over 800 years.

Scholarship Description:

• Application Deadline: Closed
• Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing Masters Degree programme.
• Study Subject: Applicants must be applying to start a new master’s course at Oxford. The following courses are eligible:
  MSc Archaeological Science
  MSt Archaeological Science
  MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management
  MSc Clinical Embryology
  MSc Computer Science
  MSc Environmental Change & Management
  MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology
  MSc History of Science, Medicine & Technology
  MSc Integrated Immunology
  MSc Mathematical & Computational Finance
  MSc Mathematical Modelling & Scientific Computing
  MSc Mathematical Sciences
  MSc Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
  MSc Mathematics & Foundations of Computer Science
  MSc Medical Anthropology
  MSc Nature, Society & Environmental Governance
  MSc Neuroscience
  MSc Pharmacology
  MSt Philosophy of Physics
  MSc Psychological Research
  MSc Radiation Biology
  MSc Social Data Science
  MSc Statistical Science
  MSc Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
  MSc Water Science, Policy & Management
• Scholarship Award: The scholarship will cover 100% of course fees and a grant for living costs (of at least £14,777). Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course.
• Number of Scholarships: Not Known
• Nationality: Israeli residents
• Scholarship can be taken in the UK

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

• Eligible Countries: Israeli residents who are graduates of an Israeli university are eligible to apply for this programme.
• Entrance Requirements: To be eligible for consideration for this scholarship, applicants must be successful in being offered a place on their course after consideration of applications received by the relevant January deadline for the course. Course applications which are held over after the January deadline to be re-evaluated against applications received by the March deadline or course applications which have been put on a waiting list are not be eligible for scholarship consideration unless scholarships are still available after the decisions have been made regarding applications received by the January deadline.
  You must be a current student of an Israeli university and have not previously been enrolled on a full degree programme at an institution outside of Israel. You must also be ordinarily resident in Israel.
  Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. In selecting the annual cohort of scholars, priority will be given to applicants in order to fulfil the aim of representing a range of subject areas.
  This scholarship is not open to applications from candidates who hold deferred offers to start in 2019-20.
• English Language Requirements: All teaching at Oxford University is carried out in English (with the exception of some language-specific teaching) and tutors must be convinced that they have sufficient fluency in written and spoken English to cope with their course from the start. Therefore, all non-native English-speaking applicants must satisfy one of the following requirements:
  • IELTS: overall score of 7.0 (with at least 7.0 in each of the four components)
  • TOEFL (paper-based): overall score of 600 with a Test of Written English score of 5.5
  • TOEFL (internet-based): overall score of 110 with component scores of at least: Listening 22, Reading 24, Speaking 25, and Writing 24.
  • Cambridge English: Advanced, also known as the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): grade A if taken before January 2015, or a score of at least 185.
  • Cambridge English: Proficiency, also known as the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): grade B if taken before January 2015, or a score of at least 185.
  • English Language GCSE, or O-level: grade B
  • International Baccalaureate Standard Level (SL): score of 5 in English (as Language A or B)
  • European Baccalaureate: score of 70% in English.

Application Procedure:

• How to Apply: There is no separate application process for this scholarship: in order to be considered, you are recommended to submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline for your course.
• Course applications which are held over after the January deadline to be re-evaluated against applications received by the March deadline or course applications which have been put on a waiting list are not be eligible for scholarship consideration unless scholarships are still available after the decisions have been made regarding applications received by the January deadline.

Scholarship Link