UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

NOTES OF GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS

FOR GRADUATE STUDY
2005-2006
 Graduate Admissions Office

contact details:

Correspondence should be addressed to:

The Graduate Admissions Office

University of Oxford
University Offices
Wellington Square
Oxford
OX1 2JD

Tel: 01865 270059

Fax: 01865 270049
E-Mail: graduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk

World Wide Web: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp

This booklet includes a copy of the ‘Applying to Oxford’ section from the 2005-2006 edition
of the Graduate Studies Prospectus, and the Notes of Guidance for Applicants for Graduate
Study 2005-2006.

Please read both carefully and ensure that you fully understand the application requirements
of your particular programme of study, and that you understand where, and by when, you
must submit your application form and any supporting materials.

The University has tried to ensure that all the details are correct at the time of going to press.
There should be no substantial changes to the application process, or to the supporting
material required with your application form by your programme of study.

Any alterations to the advice in these notes, or the information provided in the Graduate
Studies Prospects will be published on the web, at

http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/updates.shtml

Please note, however, that changes are rare, and that you must submit two copies of your
application form and required supporting materials in accordance with the gathered field
deadlines published with these notes.

If you have any queries about the application process, please contact the Graduate
Admissions Office.

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APPLYING TO OXFORD for Graduate Study in 2005-2006

FURTHER INFORMATION

Your subject: When you have studied this Prospectus you may wish to obtain further information about a
department or a specific programme of study. From the University home page, www.ox.ac.uk., you can link to
department and faculty web pages where more information is available, including contact details for members of
academic and administrative staff responsible for dealing with Graduate enquiries.

If you do not have access to the web, the prospectus entry for the subject you are interested in will identify
alternative ways to contact the person responsible for dealing with graduate admissions.

If you have any questions relating to your academic suitability for a programme of study, or whether it caters for
your particular interests, please raise them with your potential department before submitting your application. If
you have any questions about the application process, please consult the Notes of Guidance for Graduate
Applicants, at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/

Your choice of College or Permanent Private Hall: In order to obtain a graduate place at Oxford, as well as
being accepted by the faculty board or department concerned with your subject, you must also be accepted by a
college or permanent private hall.

Not all colleges and permanent private halls accept students to read for every graduate programme of study.
Some accept both undergraduates and graduates, but others accept graduates only and one college, St Hilda’s,
accepts women only. Individual entries on pp.154-97 of this prospectus give contact details for admissions
queries and you should contact the colleges and permanent private halls for further advice about whether
applications in your subject area will be considered. Many colleges and permanent private halls produce their
own prospectus.

A faculty or department might also be able to advise you on your choice. Contact their admissions administrator
for further information.

Please note: When completing your application you must specify one college or permanent private hall on your
application form by which you wish to be considered. An Application form that does not specify a college or
permanent private hall will not be considered and may be returned to you. The ONLY exception to this is
for applicants to Continuing Education Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma programmes
of study.

If you are offered a place on the programme of study to which you have applied, your offer letter will state that
you are guaranteed a place at a college or permanent private hall. The college or permanent private hall will
contact you separately and make an offer of a place subject to your satisfying any funding conditions required
by it. However, this will not necessarily be at the one you have specified on your application form. Some are
heavily over-subscribed and not all applicants can be accepted at their specified college. Applicants in this
position will be allocated a place elsewhere.

Qualifications normally required: The normal minimum qualification to be eligible for admission as a student
for a postgraduate programme of study is the completion of a bachelor’s degree with a first or upper second-
class honours or the international equivalent. An applicant with less is very unlikely to be accepted. If you are
unsure how your degree compares to those of the UK universities a useful source of information and advice can
be found on the web at: www.naric.org.uk.

You will be required to provide full relevant official documentary evidence of your academic performance,
including marks or grades, as part of your application.

Applicants should refer to the subject entry in the Graduate Studies Prospectus for further entry criteria. Not all
programmes of study require a first degree in the same subject area and will take relevant experience or
alternative backgrounds into consideration.

Knowledge of English: English is the language of instruction at Oxford and it is required that a thesis, or
examination papers be written in English. It is essential that applicants whose first language is not English
should have obtained sufficient linguistic competence to avoid any delay or difficulty in pursuing their studies.

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Prospective students whose first language is not English should note that the University has specified a higher
and a standard set of requirements to cater for the different levels of competency required by different
programmes of study.

Most individual subject entries identify which level is required. They are as follows:

Higher level
IELTS: an overall score of 7.5, with at least 7.0 in each component;
TOEFL: an overall score of 630 with a Test of Written English score of 5. Applicants who have taken the
computer-based TOEFL test must achieve an overall score of 267 with an essay-writing score of 5;
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Grade C.

Standard level
IELTS: an overall score of 7.0, with at least 6.5 in each component;
TOEFL: an overall score of 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of 4.5. Applicants who have
taken the computer-based TOEFL test must achieve an overall score of 250 with an essay-writing score
of 4.5;
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Grade C.

Any offer of a place will be conditional on the receipt of an original certificate. If your chosen subject has only
opted for one gathered field you should be aware that any delay in providing the required evidence of your
English language proficiency may mean that your application will not be considered, or the offer of a place may
be withdrawn. In that case, you will have to re-apply in any future year.
Please note that a certificate more than two years old is not acceptable.

The addresses for IELTS and TOEFL are:

IELTS Administrator, c/o nearest British Council Office.

Website: www.britcoun.org;

TOEFL, PO Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, USA.

TOEFL website: www.toefl.org
The TOEFL code for the University of Oxford is 0490.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Please read the sections below carefully. If you have any questions about the application process you are
strongly advised to contact the Graduate Admissions Office, +44 1865 270059, or by e-mail at
graduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk., taking particular care to follow the instructions in the automatic reply.
You may also contact the admissions administrator in your chosen subject area before applying.
Any delays in processing your application caused by your failure to follow the information below may result in
your application not being considered.

Obtaining an Application Form: The application form may be obtained by going to the ‘Applying’ section of
the online prospectus, at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/. Please be careful to print out the ‘Notes for Guidance’ as
well as the application form. If you prefer, you can request these documents from the Graduate Admissions
Office by clicking on the enquiry form on our web page at: www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/apply/forms, or by
emailing your address to the Graduate Admissions Office at: graduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk

Unless stated otherwise in the subject entry in this prospectus two copies of a completed application form and
all required supporting materials must reach the Graduate Admissions Office by the closing date of a gathered
field, or your application will not be forwarded for assessment in that gathered field. The postal address is: The
Graduate Admissions Office, The University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD.

Applicants who are also entering separate scholarship competitions must ensure that their university application
is submitted in time. Most programmes of study recommend that you apply to the university in either the first or
second gathered field. ORS and Clarendon applicants must apply no later than the second gathered field.
However, some subject areas require or recommend candidates for these awards to apply in the first gathered
field and it is therefore essential that you check the requirements of your faculty or department in the relevant

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subject entry in the Graduate Studies Prospectus. AHRB and EPSRC or EPSRC applicants should apply by the
second gathered field at the latest.

Candidates for scholarship schemes which forward the papers of their prospective scholars on to the University
are strongly advised to ensure that a university application form and the supporting material required by their
particular programme of study reach the Graduate Admissions Office in line with the relevant closing dates
described in the Graduate Studies Prospectus.

All applicants must submit two copies of their application materials by the advertised closing date of the
gathered field in which they wish their application to be considered.

Incomplete or inaccurately completed application forms are likely to be returned.

If you wish to apply for more than one programme of study, you MUST provide a separate application and
copies of all required supporting materials, for each programme of study. The Graduate Admissions Office will
not make these copies for you, and will only process complete applications for each programme of study.

With the exception of the MBA, MFA and EMBA, there is no fee to make an application for a graduate
programme of study or research degree.

THE FOLLOWING IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS

GATHERED FIELDS

With the exception of certain courses at the business school, see p. 130 of the Graduate Studies Prospectus, each
programme of study will assess applications in gathered fields, and has identified the gathered field it is using in
the Prospectus.

The deadlines are as follows:

Gathered Field 1 26 November, 2004

Gathered Field 2 14 January, 2005
Gathered Field 3 18 March, 2005
Gathered Field 4 27 May, 2005
Gathered Field 5 5 August, 2005

2 copies of your completed application form and 2 copies of all required supporting materials must have
reached the Graduate Admissions Office by the closing dates for the gathered field(s) specified for your
chosen programme of study. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
If your chosen programme of study has specified later gathered field(s), your incomplete application will be kept
until the closing date for that gathered field has passed. If it remains incomplete at the final gathered field
closing date, it will not be considered and may be destroyed. You will have to re-apply in the future.

REQUIRED SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Each subject has identified the set of supporting materials required
to support an application. These are listed in the Notes of Guidance. Two copies of your completed application
form and two copies of all required supporting materials must have reached the Graduate Admissions Office by
the closing dates for the Gathered Field specified by your chosen subject.

WRITTEN WORK: Certain programmes of study require you to submit examples of your written work with
your application. These must be in English. Where written work has been translated you must ensure that this
fact, and the person and method of translation, is clearly identified. The written work may be essays you have
written as an undergraduate or chapters of a thesis, or published scholarly papers, or may be work written
specifically to support your application. It must enable the assessors of your application to make a judgement
about your suitability for the programme of study to which you have applied. Sending too much written work, or
material that does not give evidence of your academic ability in your proposed programme of study will not be
to your advantage.

Please ensure that you only supply what is required. The processing and assessment of your application may be
delayed if you provide more written work or more supporting materials than is necessary.

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Supporting materials are not returned.

AFTER YOU HAVE APPLIED: You will be sent an acknowledgement that the Graduate Admissions Office
has received your application. Please note that this does not guarantee that your application will be assessed. If
your application was incorrectly completed, or if required supporting materials have not arrived in the Graduate
Admissions Office by the closing date of the gathered field in which you hope to apply, your application may
not be included in that gathered field.

If your application is correctly completed, and all required supporting materials have arrived by the closing date
advertised for the gathered field to which you are applying, your application details will be entered into the
university’s records, and an application dossier will be forwarded to the appropriate assessors for your
programme of study.

ASSESSMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION: If you have the requisite qualifications your application will be
considered with reference to your suitability for the proposed programme of study or research degree, your
previous academic record, the confidential reports of referees who have first-hand acquaintance with your
academic work, and the other supporting material supplied with your application.
Applications will be considered in a gathered field. This is to ensure that the assessment of applications
complies with current Equal Opportunities legislation in the United Kingdom.

COMMUNICATION TO YOU OF THE UNIVERSITY’S DECISION : The university will make one of the
following four decisions about your application

Successful application - If your application is successful, you will receive an offer letter from the department.
This letter will stipulate whether any conditions are imposed on the offer, for example your achieving a
particular degree result, or conditions such as the providing of an original language test certificate or a third
reference. Your dossier will be sent to the college identified on your application form. If your application is
accepted by that college, the college will contact you and make an offer of a place subject to your satisfying any
funding conditions required by it. If you are not accepted by that college another college will offer you a place,
subject to your satisfying any funding conditions required by it, however, this will be decided by discussion
between the accepting department or faculty, the colleges, and the Graduate Admissions Office. If you have not
heard from a college within 8 weeks of receiving your initial offer letter, please contact the Graduate
Admissions Office.

Re-evaluation – Where an application meets the minimum criteria for acceptance but the number of offers
already made means that further offers cannot be made in that gathered field, an application may be put forward
for re-evaluation in the next gathered field. You will be informed of this decision and given the option of being
considered again with the applicants applying for that later gathered field.

Waiting list – Where an application meets the minimum criteria for acceptance but the target number of offers
for that programme of study has been reached, and there is no later gathered field, the department or faculty
considering you may inform you that your name has been added to a waiting list.

Unsuccessful – If your application is unsuccessful, you will receive a letter from the Department or Faculty
informing you of this decision.

YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY: The Graduate Admissions Office will discuss the
progress of your application with you, but you will be asked to clearly identify yourself by providing certain
personal information.

The Graduate Admissions Office will only discuss your application with a third party if you have given us
written permission to do so, clearly identifying the person with whom you wish your application to be
discussed. This is to comply with the Data Protection Act, and includes family members and previous tutors.
Your application will not be discussed with anyone unless we receive a written record of their name and details
from you.

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NOTES OF GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS TO GRADUATE PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

It is important that you read these notes carefully and ensure that you can identify which sections of the
application form they refer to.

If after you have read this document you have further questions about any aspect of the admissions
process you should contact the Graduate Admissions Office on +44 (0)1865 270059, or by email at
graduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk and follow the instructions in the automatic reply.

Questions of an academic nature about our programmes of study should be directed to the department
responsible. The appropriate contact can be found in the Graduate Studies Prospectus
(http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp).

Please note that a failure to follow the advice given in these notes of guidance could cause a delay in
handling and processing your application, which could result in it not being considered.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
If you are applying for a programme of study listed in the prospectus under Continuing Education you
should pay close attention to the sections designated by this heading. Some of the procedures and
requirements are different from those stated for other applicants.

SECTION A: YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS

Your name as you give it here will be entered in the university records and used for all current and future
official purposes.

Your family name will be used as the key for identifying and matching all materials sent with your application
and for dealing with enquiries from you. The Graduate Admissions Office cannot take responsibility for a delay
in processing your application, or for documents relating to your application being incorrectly filed, if the details
supplied in this section of the application form are inconsistent with those on other application materials.

All correspondence to you from the University, the department which considers your application, or a college
will be addressed using the information you provide in this section. Specific notes of guidance are below:

FIRST NAME: Please state your name in full, e.g. Christopher, and not Chris.

MIDDLE NAME: Please provide in full all your other names, except your family name, here.

FAMILY NAME: If you have a family name consisting of several parts please give only the part(s) you wish to
be used on all occasions. Other names should be noted in [brackets]. If your name contains upper or
lower case letters in an unusual order (e.g. de Crespigny, von Schmidt, MacArthur) please make this
clear.

PREVIOUS NAME: If you have changed your name please enter your previous name here.

PREFERRED USED NAME: If you prefer to be known by a name other than your first name you should enter
this here. Also, if the manner in which you should be addressed is not likely to be obvious from the
information provided in PREFIX please note this here (e.g. Your Excellency).

SECTION B: CONTACT INFORMATION

HOME ADDRESS: Enter the address of your permanent home. This is the address to which all correspondence
will be sent unless indicated otherwise.

CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS & EFFECTIVE DATES: Only enter dates and details in these sections of the
application form if you will be absent from your permanent address for more than 2-3 weeks and
correspondence will be delayed or not reach you quickly if sent there.

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SECTION C: PROGRAMME OF STUDY
PLEASE NOTE: this form may only be used to apply for ONE programme of study commencing in the
academic year 2005-2006. The Graduate Studies Prospectus at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp provides full
information about the different taught and research degree programmes offered by the University of Oxford.

FOR RESEARCH APPLICATIONS:

Please enter the programme of study you wish to apply for as it appears in the Graduate Studies Prospectus
(http:// www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp).

e.g. If you wish to apply to the Modern History Faculty for a D.Phil., you must tick D.Phil. and write ‘Modern
History’ next to Department/Faculty.

At research degree level, the University may be able to accommodate research that crosses subject/discipline
boundaries. However only one department can consider your application. If you have an inter-disciplinary
research proposal, you must indicate on your application form the department most likely to have overall
responsibility for your research. Please contact appropriate departments well in advance of completing your
application if you believe this to be the case. If you are applying for the D.Phil. or M.Litt. in Byzantine Studies,
you should indicate which department you wish to supervise your research from the list in the Graduate Studies
Prospectus.

Questions of an academic nature about our programmes of study should be directed to the department
responsible. The appropriate contact can be found in the Graduate Studies Prospectus. Specifically, if you wish
to apply for a research degree in Physics, please contact the sub-department in which you wish to work well in
advance of making your application, or consult its website. Then indicate the sub-department and the research
topic(s) in which you are interested.

An application for an incorrect combination of degree and individual programme of study will not be processed.
It is your responsibility to avoid potential delay caused by having to clarify your intentions.

FOR TAUGHT APPLICATIONS:

Please enter the programme of study you wish to apply for as it appears in the Graduate Studies Prospectus
(http:// www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp).

e.g. If you wish to apply to the English Faculty for an M.St. you must tick M.St. and identify which of the M.St.
options offered by the English faculty you wish to apply to. So, for example, you should write here, ‘1900-
Present Day’.

An application for an incorrect combination of degree and individual programme of study will not be processed.
It is your responsibility to avoid potential delay caused by having to clarify your intentions.

COLLEGE CHOICE:
Enter one college choice here. If a college is not specified your application cannot be processed.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
The ONLY exception to this is for applicants to Continuing Education Postgraduate Certificate and
Postgraduate Diploma programmes, who do not need to specify a college.

Some colleges are not able to admit applicants in some subject areas, or for some programmes of study. In order
to avoid an inappropriate choice, it is important that you first consult the colleges’ entries in the current
Graduate Studies Prospectus, http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp. It may also be necessary to contact colleges
directly for further information, either via their web sites (accessible through http://www.ox.ac.uk) or by
contacting the college staff identified in the Prospectus as responsible for graduate admissions.

It is important to note that once you have been accepted by a faculty or department your application will be sent
on to be considered by the college you have identified in this section of the application form. If that college is
not able to offer you a place (which may be for a variety of reasons, none of which reflect the academic standard
of your application, but may, for example, relate to the number of places available for your subject area at that
college), you will be allocated a place, decided by discussion between the accepting department or faculty, the
colleges, and the Graduate Admissions Office.

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SECTION D: NATIONALITY & RESIDENCY
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY: Please state your nationality (as stated on your passport, if you have one).

COUNTRY OF LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS:

Simply enter ‘UK’ if either,
(a) Your permanent home has always been in the UK, or
(b) You are recognised by the UK authorities as an immigrant, a settled person or a refugee and have lived in the
UK ever since being recognised. (Persons recognised by the UK authorities as immigrants, settled persons or
refugees, or have been given indefinite leave to remain, are those whose passports have been endorsed
accordingly or who have been issued with an official letter by the Home Office confirming their status).

Even if you are an international student on course in the UK, the country in which you would normally reside is
your country of ‘legal permanent residence’.

If your permanent residence has changed over the past three years please provide specific details for each
country, along with dates. Please be sure that the dates you provide account for all of the last three years. If you
are unclear about your status, information about the classification of students for fees purposes’ can be found in
the Graduate Studies Prospectus at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/finance/.

SECTION E: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ACCOMMODATION
Please note that applicants to non-matriculated courses are not eligible for college accommodation.

OTHER INSTITUTIONS APPLIED TO:

Please list the other Higher Educational institutions you are applying to. Some university names make the
location of the institution clear: for example: University of Oxford. However, where the names of other
universities to which you have applied, or to which you are considering applying, do not clearly identify their
location, please include this information: De Montfort University is, for example, based in Leicester but
operates on four campuses in the UK.

SECTION F: ADMISSION TEST RESULTS

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:
Enter details about your English proficiency and other Graduate tests in this section. English is the language of
instruction at Oxford and any applicant whose first language is not English must be sufficiently fluent in English
to enable them to work without disadvantage. All applicants whose first language is not English must have
attained the level of English language proficiency required by the programme of study to which they are
applying.

Different programmes of study demand different scores so you are advised to check the course requirement
stated in the Graduate Studies Prospectus, http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp. Only in exceptional circumstances
will students who do not meet these criteria be granted admission.

Candidates should make arrangements to take tests as early as possible, and to ensure that the certificated results
are submitted with their application or reach the University Graduate Admissions Office before any published
deadlines.

A test score that is more than two years old will not be accepted.

The contact details for IELTS and TOEFL are:

IELTS, c/o nearest British Council Office (British Council web site: http//www.britcoun.org);
TOEFL (Oxford’s code is 0490), PO Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, USA (TOEFL web site:
http://www.toefl.org).

Other Admissions Tests

GRE: (Oxford’s code is 0713) GMAT:
Website: http://www.gre.org/. http://www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT
Telephone:
(cont.. over)

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1-866-473-4373 (U.S. and Canada)
1-609-771-7670 (all other locations).
Fax: 1-609-771-7906
Mail: GRE-ETS
P.O. Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000

SECTION G: DETAILS OF CURRENT & PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION

International applicants who are unsure about the comparability of their degree with the U.K. educational
system are advised to contact the UK National Academic Recognition Information Centre
(http://www.naric.org) for advice. Applicants for Master’s-level programmes of study should normally have the
equivalent of an upper second class result with honours in a UK Bachelor’s degree. Applicants for a research
programme of study should normally have attained the equivalent of a Master’s level qualification. Please
consult individual subject entries in the Graduate Studies Prospectus, http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp for further
information about whether your current level of qualification entitles you to apply.

PREVIOUS UNIVERSITY/INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED:

Some university names make the location of the institution clear: for example University of Oxford. However,
where the names of the institutions that you have attended do not clearly identify their location, please include
this information: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, for example.

QUALIFICATION OBTAINED OR EXPECTED:

Please indicate your qualifications attained, or expected, such as B.A., B.Sc., M.A. etc. Put the most relevant
qualification to the programme applied to first so that the Graduate Admissions Office may easily identify
which transcript to consider the main one.

RESULT (INCLUDING GRADE/CLASSIFICATION):

Please indicate the standard or class of degree, or final result attained, e.g., GPA 3.8 out of a possible total of
4.0, 1st, Distinction, etc.

SECTION H: HONOURS AND ACTIVITIES

HONOURS, AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS:
Please list in this section any scholarships, prizes or other achievements relevant to the programme of study to
which you are applying, and the date of the award or achievement. You should include the publication of work
in a research journal, or presentation of a paper at a conference. If applicable please state the titles and
references for any research papers that you have published in, or submitted to, international peer review
journals, and the venue and dates of conferences. If you need to continue on a separate sheet, please ensure that
this is clearly marked with your full name and the programme of study to which you are applying.

SECTION I: WORK AND RESEARCH IN WHICH YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED

If your previous courses included a research project, or research-training element, please provide details here. If
you have worked or volunteered in an area relevant to your application please give your employer or
organization’s name, and a brief description of your occupation.

SECTION J: GENERAL FUNDING

All applicants must complete this section. Please consult the general Fees and Funding section in the
Graduate Studies Prospectus, http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/finance/

FUNDING SOURCE
Please select your funding source from the list below. This is not a complete list, and is intended as a guide. The
information you supply in this section is important to the colleges that will consider your application, and
it is in your interests to give as clear and complete a picture as possible of your situation.

Own Income
Own Saving/Other Fund
Parents

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Relatives and Friends
UK Government funded awards or Research Councils, e.g.,
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
Economic & Social Research Council
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
Medical Research Council
Natural Environment Research Council
Particle Physics & Astronomy Research Council
Agencies - please specify which
Arts and Humanities Research Board
Other scholarships or bursaries – please specify, e.g.,
ORS, Rhodes, Marshall, Commonwealth
Employer - please give the name of your employer
Charitable or other Foundations - please specify which
English/Welsh Local Education Authority
Scottish Student Award
Dept. of Education of Northern Ireland or any Northern Ireland Education & Library Board
Local Government Award – Channel Islands, and Isle of Man
European Union Commission
Private Sponsor
Student Loans
Other (please specify)

EXPENSES COVERED
For each source, please indicate which expenses it will cover. For example: University fees, College fees, all
fees, all fees and living expenses, living expenses only etc. Also state whether your funds will cover travel
expenses. If you do not know the answer to this question, please make this clear on the form.

PERIOD COVERED
For each source, please indicate the period the funds will cover, e.g. first year, all years etc. Please also indicate
if you do not know what period your funding will cover.

AMOUNT
Please state the value of each source in GBP (£) (not your local currency).

SECTION K: FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY

If you are not an international student, please go directly to section L.

Before indicating which scholarship(s) you wish to be considered for check your eligibility carefully by reading
the information below: You should also note the following:
1. To be eligible for any of the scholarships listed on this form, other than Karim Rida Said awards, you
must apply for admission during the first or second gathered fields (i.e. by 26 November 2004 or 14
January 2005). Applications for Karim Rida Said Foundation scholarships only may also apply in the
third gathered field (see details under the scholarship entry below). Please note that some subject areas
require or recommend Clarendon applicants to apply for admission in the first gathered field. It is
therefore essential that you check the requirements of your department or faculty in the relevant subject
entry of the Graduate Studies Prospectus (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/).

2. Only candidates who have been accepted, conditionally or unconditionally, for University admission
by a department or faculty at the time of shortlisting will be considered for scholarships.

3. Overseas Research Student (ORS) awards: there is a separate application form for ORS awards,
which is expected to be downloadable from www.admin.ox.ac.uk/io in November 2004. Any
university applicant who also intends to apply for an ORS award must obtain and complete the
ORS application form. Candidates for the scholarships listed below must apply for an ORS award
through the University of Oxford if the programme of study they intend to follow makes them eligible.
Information on eligible programmes of study and the application procedure is given in the Graduate
Studies Prospectus, http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp. The closing date for ORS applications is expected
to be at the end of January 2005. Some subject areas require or recommend ORS applicants to apply for

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 admission in the first gathered field. It is therefore essential that you check the requirements of your
department or faculty in the relevant subject entry of the Graduate Studies Prospectus.

4. Information about other scholarships for study at Oxford, for which there are separate application
forms, may be found on the Student Funding and International Office website at
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/io Forms for most of these awards can be downloaded from the web.

Clarendon Fund Bursaries (for students liable to pay fees at the overseas rate only)
About 100 awards, supported by funds from the Oxford University Press, will be available for students accepted
for a new programme of graduate study starting in October 2005. The awards are for study for taught or research
Master’s degrees, or for the D.Phil. in any subject area. The scheme aims to enable outstanding students to take
up their places at Oxford and decisions on awards will take into account both the academic standing and
financial circumstances of candidates. Most awards will be partial, although some full scholarships may be
provided. Awards may normally be extended for the duration of the holder’s programme of study of study,
subject to an annual review of financial circumstances and academic progress

A number of bursaries may be linked to awards offered by particular colleges. Information about these college
awards will be available on our web site at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/io from September.

Some subject areas require or recommend Clarendon applicants to apply for admission in the first gathered field.
It is therefore essential that you check the requirements of your department or faculty in the relevant subject
entry of the Graduate Studies Prospectus. It is expected that most award decisions will be made by the end of
March 2005.

Artal Scholarships (for students from Belgium)

Two scholarships funded by Artal will be available for citizens of Belgium for study for either the one-year
M.Juris. in European and Comparative Law, or the two-year M.Phil. in European Politics and Society. The
value of the scholarship is £6,000 and it is normally tenable for one year only.
Decisions on awards will be made by early April.

Dulverton Scholarships (for students from Central/Eastern Europe)

A number of full or partial scholarships, funded by the Dulverton Trust, will be available for students from
Central/Eastern Europe (namely Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, the Russian
Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Ukraine) to study for a postgraduate degree at
the University in October 2005.

Full or partial scholarships will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit and financial need. The
scheme is also open to undergraduate students and those already on course at Oxford. Decisions on the awards
will be made by early April 2005.

Jenkins Memorial Fund Scholarships (for students from specific European universities)
Three scholarships, funded by the Jenkins Memorial Fund, established in honour of the late Lord Jenkins of
Hillhead, former Chancellor of the University, will be available for students from the University of Bologna, the
Rheinische Friedrich Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn or Leiden University who are entering a course of
study in the humanities or social sciences in October 2005. Priority will be given to students following a one-
year Master’s degree but candidates entering a two-year Master’s degree or a Second BA degree may also be
considered. Candidates must either be current students of one of the eligible universities or have graduated not
earlier than 2002. Up to three awards of £10,000 will be available, one for a student from each of the eligible
universities. The awards are normally tenable for one year only.

These awards are provided in association with the Europaeum, a grouping currently of nine European
universities which aims to promote academic collaboration and scholarly exchange. They will be available to
other members universities, including the Charles University, Prague, the Institut Universitaire des Hautes
Etudes Internationales, Geneva, Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Complutense University and the University of
Helsinki, by rotation, in future years. Further information about the Europaeum can be found at
http://www.europaeum.org.

Shortlisting will take place at the end of March. The final selection of award-holders will be made by the three
participating universities.

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Karim Rida Said Scholarships (for students from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Iraq)
A number of scholarships funded by the Karim Rida Said Foundation, with support from the University of
Oxford, will be available for students under 40 years of age from Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Iraq
taking up places in October 2005 to read for a one-year taught Master’s degree. The scholarships may cover full
or partial University and college fees and a maintenance grant. On completion of their programme of study,
scholarship holders are expected to return to their own country or another country of the Arab League.
Shortlisting of candidates will take place in May 2005. Final decisions on the award of scholarships will be
made in mid-July 2005, following interviews of shortlisted candidates by the Karim Rida Said Foundation.
(Note: Candidates are advised to submit university applications in the first or second gathered field but those
who apply in the third gathered field may also be considered for an award.)

K.C. Wong Scholarships (for students from the People’s Republic of China)
Three scholarships, funded by the K.C. Wong Education Foundation and the University of Oxford, will be
available for students from the People’s Republic of China taking up places at Oxford in October 2005 to read
for a D.Phil. degree. The scholarships cover full fees (University and college) and maintenance for a maximum
of three years. Candidates should currently be resident in the People’s Republic of China and should already
have, or expect to obtain before October 2005, a Master’s degree.

The K.C. Wong Education Foundation sponsorship of the scholarship is in the form of a scholar loan. However,
the loan does not have to be repaid provided that the student returns and works in China after his/her graduation
from Oxford, and is certified by the institution where he or she works as having made a contribution to the work
of that institution.

Decisions on the awards will be made in April/May 2005.

Noon Foundation Scholarships (for students from Pakistan)

A number of full or partial awards will be available in 2005-2006 for students of Pakistani citizenship (and
normally resident in Pakistan) entering or currently studying for a graduate degree at Oxford University. Some
of the awards may be funded jointly with the University of Oxford, the British Foreign and Commonwealth
Office’s Chevening scheme, and the Open Society Institute. The scholarships may be held in any subject area
except Medicine. Preference will be given to candidates who have not already begun their programme of study
at Oxford and to those who have not previously studied outside Pakistan. Applicants should enclose a separate
sheet setting out (in not more than 200 words) how they intend to contribute to Pakistan on their return, and how
their studies at Oxford would assist them in this.

Scholarship shortlisting will take place in May and final decisions on the award of these scholarships will be
made in July.

Oppenheimer Fund (for students from South Africa)

A small number of awards of up to £5,000, provided from the Oppenheimer Fund, will be available towards the
cost of undertaking a postgraduate degree at Oxford in October 2005. Preference will be given to those who
have not already begun a programme of study at Oxford.

The award will be renewable for the duration of the student’s programme of study, subject to satisfactory
progress.

Decisions on the award of this scholarship are expected to be made by June 2005.

Raffy Manoukian Scholarships (for students from Armenia or of Armenian descent)

A small number of awards is expected to be available in 2005-6 for Armenian nationals or those of Armenian
descent (one or both parents must be Armenian) for study for a graduate degree in the Humanities (Classical
Languages and Literature, Ancient History, English Language & Literature, Medieval and Modern Languages,
Modern History) the Medical Sciences, the Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Biochemistry, Law,
Economics, Politics or International Relations. Candidates must be under 25 years of age on 1 October 2005.
These awards are also tenable for study for an undergraduate degree. The awards will cover University and
college fees and to provide a grant of £6,000 per annum towards living costs.

Decisions on awards are expected to be made in April 2005.

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Sasakawa Fund Scholarships (for students from Japan)
Up to two awards will be available to students who have been accepted by the University for entry in October
2005 as D.Phil. students. The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are Japanese nationals, or,
alternatively, to students from countries other than Japan (including the UK) whose programme of study at
Oxford University requires some period of study in Japan. The awards of up to £5000 will be made for one year
in the first instance, and may be renewed for a maximum of three years, subject to satisfactory progress.
Further information on these scholarships is available from the Secretary of the Sasakawa Fund, The Oriental
Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE; Telephone 01865 278225; Fax 01865 278190.

Scatcherd European Scholarships (for students from Europe)

A small number of scholarships is expected to be available for graduate students who are nationals of any
European country (excluding the UK or Turkey but including the Russian Federation and other countries to the
west of the Urals) for entry to a postgraduate degree in October 2005. Scholarships will cover University and
college fees and a maintenance grant for the duration of the student’s programme of study.
The scheme is also open for study for a second BA degree or as a graduate visiting student. Decisions on the
awards will be made by early April 2005.

PROPOSED FUTURE CAREER:

Please indicate how your proposed study or research will help you in the work you expect to do.

FAMILY DETAILS (For Karim Rida Said and Noon Foundation Scholarships only)
Please provide further details as requested.

SECTION L: STATEMENT OF STUDY PLANS/RESEARCH PROPOSAL

You must submit a statement of your reasons for wishing to study at Oxford and for choosing your particular
programme of study. General guidance is given on the application form. Please note your application will not be
processed without this.

Some of the specific questions that you may wish to address are: What relevant academic or practical experience
do you have? What previous research experience do you have? Why are you applying to this particular
programme of study? What areas of study in the subject interest you? One page is usually sufficient.

Besides this, specific instructions have been issued for applicants to the departments below.

Earth Sciences: You should give a brief indication of the area in which you wish to carry out research. This
may be quite specific, but need not be if you have yet to develop such a proposal.

M.Sc. Research Methods in Psychology: Please use this section to supply a statement of your reasons for
taking this course and your aims after completing it.

Materials: Please list in order of preference up to six preferred research topics and supervisors. This
information can be found on the department’s website (http://www.materials.ox.ac.uk). Please select from the
menus: ‘postgraduate’, followed by ‘new projects available’.

Research in Mathematics: Please provide details of the area within Mathematics in which you wish to conduct
your research, along with a brief statement of purpose. A detailed research proposal is not required.

Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre: You are expected to provide a 1000-word essay on how
you believe your background/experience would relate to one of the application areas (Bioinformatics,
Bionanotechnology, and Medical Imaging). This may be appended as a separate document in lieu of this section,
though you should indicate you have done this on the form and ensure that any extra papers you include with
your application are clearly identified with your full name and the programme of study to which you are
applying.

SECTION M: SPECIAL NEEDS

The University is committed to making reasonable adjustments to enable disabled students to participate fully in
student life. In order to provide support, members of the university may need to share information about your
needs. If you disclose on your application form for graduate study that you have a disability, information about

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your disability will be shared on a need to know basis with people in the relevant departments and colleges, such
as departmental and academic administrators, lecturers and tutors who will teach you, and relevant library and
support staff. If you wish to discuss this section of the application form, or anything to do with disability, please
contact the Disability Office in any of the following ways:
Telephone +44 (0) 1865 280459; Fax: +44 (0) 1865 280300
E-mail: disability@admin.ox.ac.uk; Web: http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/

SECTION N: SUPPORTING MATERIALS

This form may only be used to apply for one programme of study. If you wish to apply to more than one you
must use a separate application form for each, and supply the required supporting materials separately
with each application. The Graduate Admissions Office will not make copies for you and may return
application forms that do not clearly identify only one programme.

First, you should check the requirements of the particular programme of study to which you are applying using
the instructions and table overleaf. You should then read the instructions below for each type of supporting
material for further guidance.

If TWO copies of the application form and supporting material required by your programme of study are
not received by the closing date of the final relevant gathered field, your application will not be
considered. It is your responsibility to ensure that all the materials are submitted in time. The Graduate
Admissions Office will not copy materials for you, and any delay caused in the processing of your
application by the late submission of these materials may result in your application not being considered.
Any materials sent separately should always be sent to the Graduate Admissions Office.

We require at least one original copy of all official transcripts, and language/other test certificates per
individual application. A copy will only be accepted in lieu if attested by a notary public to be a true version of
the original. Materials should be in English unless stated otherwise. The translation of transcripts must be
approved by an official translator or the relevant issuing body. Your referees are requested to provide two copies
of their reference letters.

Supporting material will not be returned.

Some departments will consider an application before certain supporting materials are received (e.g. a third
reference or CV). If you encounter difficulty in assembling the full set of materials stated overleaf, you are
advised to check with the Graduate Admissions Office to see if this applies in your case.

REFERENCES:
Ensure that your referees are willing to provide a reference on your behalf, and provide their details. Academic
references are required, usually from individuals who have taught you on previous degree courses and are
familiar with your work. Ordinarily this would include at least one from your most recent degree course if you
have studied for more than one qualification. A character reference alone is not acceptable. Applicants for
Continuing Education programmes of study should note the advice on references given on page 15 of these
notes of guidance, and contact the relevant departments. References from a relative are not accepted.

Please forward to each of your referees the envelopes marked ‘letter of reference’, or a copy of the reference
sheet available on the web (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gao/printapply.shtml). Please ensure that each of your
referees provides two copies of references in a sealed envelope, and that they have signed across the seal and
covered their signature with a clear adhesive tape.

If someone identified by you on your application form is subsequently unable to act as a referee, your
application will be processed on receipt of the required number of copies of a reference from another person.
However, you should be aware that any substitute referee should also be able to comment on your academic
performance and suitability for graduate study.

TRANSCRIPT(S):
All candidates should submit a detailed official record of their higher education up to the present, including
programmes of study taken and standards achieved. If official transcripts can not be issued by your previous
institution, you should nonetheless ask the appropriate office (usually the Registry or, in the case of Oxford
students, your college authorities) for an official record setting out in detail the elements of the programme of

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study you have taken and, if possible, the standard achieved (in the case of Oxford graduates, a statement of
marks achieved in individual honours papers will suffice). A document such as a degree certificate certifying
that you have been awarded a qualification does not meet this requirement. If the policy of your institution is
that the transcript should remain confidential, you should ask for it to be sent directly to the Graduate
Admissions Office, and ensure that it arrives by the deadline advertised for the gathered field in which you wish
your application to be considered.

CV/RÉSUMÉ:
A recent summary of relevant achievements should be submitted with your supporting materials.

WRITTEN WORK:
Please check below whether or not the programme of study you wish to apply to requires written work, and
ensure that you include it with your application. Please note: a single piece of written work should be around
2,000 words in length, and not significantly longer. It may be a clearly-defined extract from a longer piece of
work if you prefer.

Where two pieces of written work are required they should be on separate topics.

Any written work supplied must enable assessors of an application to make a judgement about your suitability
for your chosen programme of study, and it is your responsibility to supply the appropriate amount and type of
written work.

It is preferable that you make your own translation of your written work into English, however, where written
work has been translated you must ensure that this fact, and the person and method of translation, is clearly
identified.

Applicants for courses in Evidence-Based Social Work are advised that they may be asked to complete a brief
piece of additional written work relevant to Evidence-Based Social Work, which will be sent out to applicants
after the first stage of screening of applications.

GRE/GMAT:
All applicants for courses which state these admissions tests as a requirement are advised to take them, and
where an option is given the GRE is preferred. Applications submitted for programmes in Economics and
Economics for Development from candidates holding, or currently studying for a UK undergraduate degree
will be considered without a GRE score result at the applicant’s request.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Some of the requirements listed in section N above do not apply in all cases, for example non-academic
references which describe your suitability and aptitude for the programme of study to which you are
applying may be acceptable for some courses and transcripts may not required of some applicants for
Diplomas and Certificates. You should check with the contact given in the Prospectus to clarify the
specific requirements. The minimum materials required should otherwise be included with your
application (see the table overleaf). All applicants should contact their departments as some have
particular requirements for the information to be included in a reference. You should do this in good time
to ensure your application and supporting materials are submitted by the relevant deadline.

Specific programmes have provided the following additional instructions:

International Human Rights Law: An Essay of c500 words indicating what research and professional work you
have conducted in international human rights law, your reasons for applying to the course, and your career
objectives is required. You may use Section L on the application form for this purpose if you wish.

Postgraduate Certificate & M.Sc.Bioinformatics: Application requires 2 references, and evidence of support
from the candidate’s company (this is not relevant if the candidate is self-employed). Ordinarily you will be
called for an interview, usually conducted face to face with at least two members of the team.

Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural Practice: 1 piece of written work that should be on a subject related to
Architectural History, though need not be if this is not possible to arrange.

P.G. Cert. in Psychodynamic Counselling, & P.G. Dip/M.St. in Psychodynamic Practice: A CV is not required.

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Standard Requirements: African Studies B Modern History C
Anthropology C Modern Languages C
You are expected to supply: Archaeology C Music
• 3 academic references, usually from individuals Archaeological Science C All except M.Phil. Musicology & C
who have taught you on previous degree courses and Biochemistry A Performance
are familiar with your work. Ordinarily this would Byzantine Studies (M.St. & M.Phil.) C M.Phil. Musicology & Performance E
include at least one from your most recent degree Chemistry (all sub-departments) A Oriental Studies C
course if you have studied for more than one Classics C Pathology A
qualification. Pharmacology A
Clinical Medicine A
• Transcripts of previous higher education results. Philosophy
Comparative Philology C
• A current CV/résumé D.Phil. & M.Litt. B
& General Linguistics
Computing A B.Phil. & M.St. C
Advice on completing the statement of study plans/ Physics (all sub-departments) A
Criminology C
research proposal is given in the appropriate section (L)
Development Studies (except Economics C Physiology A
of the notes above.
for Development.) Plant Sciences A
Earth Sciences A Politics C
Please note: if your first language is not English you are
Economics for Development D Russian & East European Studies C
required to submit certification of an IELTS, TOEFL or
Cambridge CPE test result. Economics D Social Policy & Social Work C
Educational Studies C Socio-Legal Studies B
Engineering Science A Sociology C
English Language & Literature C Statistics A
Additional Requirements: Environmental Change Institute A Theology C
Experimental Psychology B Women’s Studies C
Different subjects will require more than the minimum Fine Art F Zoology A
set of supporting materials above. Check the list below Forced Migration C
against the table of subjects. You may assume that for Geography & The Environment C
all courses within a subject the stated requirement History of Art & Visual Culture C Continuing Education:
applies, unless specific courses are named. History of Science, Medicine and C All Cont. Ed. courses unless stated below A
Technology P.G. Cert. in Architectural History B
Human Anatomy & Genetics A M.Sc. App. Landscape Archaeology C
A = No additional requirements. International Relations C M.Sc. English Local History C
B = 1 piece written work Latin American Studies C M.Sc. Professional Archaeology C
C = 2 pieces written work Law (except Criminology) B M.St. Psychodynamic Practice C
D = 2 pieces written work & GRE Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training A D.Phil. English Local History C
E = 2 pieces of written work, 30 min tape of live D.Phil. Archaeology C
Management Studies:
performance
(Research. & M.Sc. in Management G
F = 2 pieces of written work, photographic portfolio of
Research or Industrial Relations)
recent work
Materials A
G = 2 pieces of written work & GMAT or GRE
Mathematics A

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SECTION O: DECLARATION
You must sign this declaration.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION:

Once your have signed the declaration you should double-check that you have enclosed or have arranged to send
all the supporting material required for your chosen programme of study.

Your completed application form and supporting material should then be sent to:

The Graduate Admissions Office,

University Offices,
Wellington Square,
Oxford,
OX1 2JD.

Where possible you should ensure that you include all the supporting materials you have indicated as enclosed
in section N of the form. You should also complete and return with your application the acknowledgement card
(to be addressed to yourself). If your form was printed from the web, you are welcome to include a self-
addressed postcard of your own.

When to send the form

The academic year starts in October. Applications for admission must be submitted according to the
timetable on page 18 of these notes of guidance.

Please note that whilst more that one gathered field may be shown for a particular programme of study, you
should attempt to submit your application with its supporting material for the earliest possible gathered field as
there is no guarantee that places will be available for a later gathered field.

Candidates intending to apply for any sort of financial support or Research Council funding should ensure that
their completed university application is received in time to meet the strict deadlines of the funding bodies to
which you are applying. Information about deadlines for various funding bodies and scholarships may be found
in the Fees, Expenses and Funding section of the Graduate Studies Prospectus (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp).

After we have received your application

When your application form is received by the Graduate Admissions Office, the self-addressed card you have
completed will be posted to you to acknowledge receipt. Please note that receipt of this card does not guarantee
that your application will be processed or assessed. If the form is incorrectly completed, or if required
supplementary materials have not arrived in the Graduate Admissions Office by the advertised closing date for
the gathered field in which you wish your application to be assessed, your application may not be processed.
Your application will be held in the Graduate Admissions Office until all the necessary supporting material has
been received. It is your responsibility to make sure that any required supporting material not enclosed with
your application is sent to the Graduate Admissions Office at the earliest opportunity and is clearly identified
with your full name and the programme of study to which you are applying. Any delay in receiving supporting
material may jeopardise the assessment of your application.
Once your application form and all supporting material have been received they will be forwarded for
consideration by the appropriate admitting body for the programme of study you have chosen when the gathered
field deadline date has passed.
The appropriate faculty or department will make one of four decisions.
• Reject
• Offer with conditions
• Offer with no conditions
• Reconsider if there is a further gathered field or place on a waiting list if the date of the last
gathered field has passed.

If the decision is that you should receive an offer with or without conditions attached you will be informed that
you have a guaranteed college place. However, at this stage in the application process no information will be
known about which college will accept you. Within approximately six weeks you will receive a letter from the
college that has accepted you. The college will require evidence of your ability to meet University and College
fees, and to support yourself and anyone accompanying you for the duration of your programme of study.

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HUMANITIES Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 The five gathered field deadlines are:
Byzantine Studies (M.St. & M.Phil.) Y Y N/A N/A N/A 1: Friday 26th November 2004
Classics Y Y N/A N/A N/A 2: Friday 14th January 2005
Comparative Philology & General Linguistics Y Y N/A N/A N/A 3: Friday 18th March 2005
English: All except Old English & Medieval N/A Y N/A N/A N/A 4: Friday 27th May 2005
English: Old English & Medieval N/A Y Y N/A N/A 5: Friday 5th August 2005
Fine Art N/A Y N/A N/A N/A The shaded 'Y' fields indicate which gathered fields will be used.
Modern History (includes Hist. of Art/Science) Y Y N/A N/A N/A However, all applicants, and especially Continuing Education applicants, should
Modern Languages Y Y Y Y Y check for alterations to guidelines and deadlines at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/updates.shtml.
Music Y Y N/A N/A N/A
Oriental Studies N/A Y N/A Y N/A MEDICAL SCIENCES Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5
Philosophy N/A Y N/A N/A N/A All subjects and courses Y Y Y Y Y
Theology: All except M.Th.) Y Y N/A N/A N/A
Theology: M.Th. N/A Y N/A Y N/A SOCIAL SCIENCES Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5
Women's Studies Y Y Y Y Y African Studies Y Y Y Y N/A
Development Studies (inc. Economics. for Dev.) Y Y N/A N/A N/A
LIFE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 Economics (except Economics. for Dev.) N/A Y N/A Y N/A
All subjects and courses Y Y Y Y Y Educational Studies Y Y Y Y Y
Forced Migration N/A Y N/A N/A N/A
MATHS & PHYSICAL SCIENCES Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 International Relations N/A Y N/A N/A N/A
MSc courses Latin American Studies Y Y Y N/A N/A
Applied & Computational Maths Y Y Y Y N/A Law: All except M.Sc. Criminology N/A Y N/A N/A N/A
Applied Statistics Y Y Y Y Y Law: M.Sc. Criminology N/A Y Y Y N/A
Computer Science N/A Y Y Y N/A Management Studies (except MBA, EMBA & MFE) Y Y Y Y N/A
Math. Modelling & Sci. Comp. Y Y Y Y N/A Politics N/A Y N/A N/A N/A
Maths & Fdns of Com Sci Y Y Y Y Y Russian & East European Studies Y Y Y N/A N/A
Theoretical Chemistry Y Y Y Y Y Social Policy/Social Work Y Y Y Y N/A
Sociology Y Y Y Y Y
Research programmes
All Chemistry Y Y Y Y Y CONTINUING EDUCATION Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5
Computing Laboratory Y Y Y Y Y Archaeology (MSc: Appl Landscape & Professional) N/A N/A Y Y Y
Earth Sciences Y Y Y Y N/A Archaeology (D.Phil.) N/A N/A Y Y N/A
Engineering Science Y Y Y Y Y Architectural History N/A N/A N/A Y Y
Life Sciences Interface DTC Y Y Y Y N/A Bioinformatics Y Y Y Y Y
Materials Y Y Y Y Y Clinical Supervision N/A N/A N/A Y Y
Mathematics Y Y Y Y Y Cognitive Therapy (Diploma) N/A N/A N/A Y N/A
Statistics Y Y Y Y Y Cognitive Therapy (Advanced Diploma & MSc) N/A N/A N/A N/A Y
English Local History (MSc) N/A N/A Y Y Y
Physics Sub-depts English Local History (D.Phil.) N/A N/A N/A Y N/A
Astrophysics Y Y Y N/A N/A Evidence Based Health Care Y Y Y Y Y
Atmospheric Y Y Y Y N/A International Human Rights Law N/A N/A Y N/A N/A
Atomic and Laser Y Y Y Y Y Mathematical Finance N/A N/A N/A N/A Y
Condensed Matter Y Y Y Y Y Psychodynamic Studies (Cert & Diploma) N/A N/A N/A Y Y
Particle Y Y Y Y N/A Psychodynamic Studies (MSt) N/A N/A Y Y N/A
Theoretical Y Y Y Y Y Software Engineering Y Y Y Y Y

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 GAO2005
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD WD176-074

APPLICATION FORM FOR GRADUATE STUDY 2005-6

YOU MUST REFER TO THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES OF GUIDANCE BEFORE For office use only
COMPLETING THIS FORM. ANY ERRORS RESULTING FROM A FAILURE TO
DO SO MAY DELAY CONSIDERATION OF YOUR APPLICATION. YOU MAY
TYPE OR PRINT ONTO THE FORM, OR WRITE IN BLOCK CAPITALS USING
BLACK INK. COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO
CONSULT THE GRADUATE STUDIES PROSPECTUS
(http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/)
SECTION A: YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS
PREFIX (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss etc.) FIRST NAME

MIDDLE NAME(S) FAMILY NAME

PREVIOUS NAME PREFERRED USED NAME

GENDER: MALE £ FEMALE £ DATE OF BIRTH: day _ _ / month _ _ / year _ _ _ _

MARITAL STATUS

£ Single £ Married £ Partner £ Divorced £ Widowed

SECTION B: CONTACT INFORMATION

HOME ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (if different)

POSTAL/ZIP CODE: POSTAL/ZIP CODE:

COUNTRY COUNTRY

EFFECTIVE DATES FOR CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

EMAIL (if you use more than one, please designate a primary address)

PHONE NUMBER PHONE TYPE (i.e. mobile, daytime/evening number, fax)

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SECTION C: PROGRAMME OF STUDY (for entry in October 2005)
Is English your first language? £ YES £ NO
Research Applications:
If you wish to apply for a research degree, please select the qualification you wish to work towards.
£ M.Sc. by research £ M.Litt. £ D.Phil.
Please state the Department or Faculty in which you wish to work and a suggested title for your research proposal here.

Department/Faculty:

Title:

Taught Applications:
If you wish to apply for a taught degree, please select the qualification, and then give the full programme title as stated in the
Graduate Studies Prospectus 2005-6 (http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp).

£ M.St. £ M.Sc. by coursework £ M.Phil. £ B.Phil. £ M.F.A. £ B.C.L. £ M.Juris.

£ Postgraduate Diploma £ Postgraduate Certificate £ Diploma £ M.Th.

Title of course (e.g. ‘Modern History’, ‘Diagnostic Imaging’ etc.):

If applicable, give the option you wish to follow within the programme of study named above (e.g. Within the M.St. English
Language & Literature: ‘1900-present day’):

College Choice:
All applicants must specify one college only:

SECTION D: NATIONALITY & CITIZENSHIP

COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY COUNTRY OF BIRTH (if different)

COUNTRY OF LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS

COUNTRY from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy)

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SECTION E: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If required for an interview or visit, please indicate dates of availability.
Where did you find out about this course?
£ Internet £ Brochure £ Prospectus £ Recommendation £ Visit £ Other (please specify):
If you have applied for a taught Master’s course, do you intend to apply for admission to a research degree afterwards?

£ YES £ NO £ UNSURE
Would you be interested in college accommodation if it is available? £ YES £ NO
Please provide additional information about those who will be accompanying you, if any:

No. of adults:

Gender and date of birth of all children:

To which other institutions have you applied?

Institution Name: Location:

SECTION F: ADMISSION TEST RESULTS

Please enter details about any admission tests that you have taken (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge CPE, GRE and GMAT)

Test type Date taken Overall result Constituent scores where

given, e.g. TOEFL

SECTION G: DETAILS OF CURRENT & PREVIOUS HIGHER EDUCATION

Previous University/ Dates Qualification Main subject Result (including
Institution Attended From To obtained or expected grade/classification)

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SECTION H: HONOURS & ACTIVITIES
List any Honours, Awards or Publications which might be relevant to this application:
Honour Type Date Awarded

Please also provide details of activities you participate in which might be relevant to this application:

Activity Dates
from to

SECTION I: WORK & RESEARCH IN WHICH YOU HAVE PARTICIPATED

Dates
Employer/Institution Position/Outline of responsibilities
from to

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SECTION J: GENERAL FUNDING – FOR ALL APPLICANTS
Please give details of funding you have already secured, along with the names of other sources to which you have applied, or to
which you intend to apply, to support your studies at Oxford.

Funding Source Status Expenses Covered Period Covered Amount Notification Date
(if not secured)
£ Intend to apply
£ Applied for
£ Secured
£ Intend to apply
£ Applied for
£ Secured
£ Intend to apply
£ Applied for
£ Secured
£ Intend to apply
£ Applied for
£ Secured
SECTION K: FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY
This form also serves as an application form for the scholarships listed below. If you are not an international student, please go
directly to Section L.
Once you have carefully checked that you are eligible, please tick the scholarship(s) for which you wish to be considered.

£ Artal £ Clarendon Fund £ Dulverton £ Jenkin’s Memorial

£ Karim Rida Said Foundation £ K C Wong £ Noon Foundation £ Oppenheimer Fund

£ Raffy Manoukian £ Sasakawa £ Scatcherd European

Proposed future career

For candidates for the Karim Rida Said and Noon Foundation Scholarships only

FAMILY DETAILS

Father’s Full Name: Father’s Occupation:

Mother’s Occupation: Occupation of spouse (if married):

Age and Occupation of any brothers/sisters: Do you have any relatives in the UK? £ YES £ NO

For Karim Rida Said applicants only

Are you related or married to a former/current Karim Rida Said scholar? £ YES £ NO

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SECTION L: STATEMENT OF STUDY PLANS/RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Research applicants: Applicants for programmes of study leading to a D.Phil., M.Litt., M.Sc. by research or M.St. in research
methods, or for the M.St. Legal Research must include in their statement an outline of the proposed research. The amount of detail
appropriate will vary between different subject areas, and applicants may wish to seek further advice from the department or faculty
via the contact details in the prospectus. Some specific advice has been included in the notes of guidance. In many cases the
statement should give an outline of how you propose to structure and undertake your research, including, where possible, a
preliminary title for your thesis. In others it will simply describe the preparatory reading and coursework that has motivated your
choice of subject area.
Taught course applicants: Candidates for courses which contain an element of research (such as the M.Phil.) are advised to include
some indication of the likely area of their thesis.
All applicants should set out a brief statement of their reasons for wishing to take the particular course they are applying for.
This statement may be continued over both pages if necessary.

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SECTION L (CONTINUED)

SECTION M: SPECIAL NEEDS

Having first consulted Section M of the notes of guidance, please enter the code in the box most appropriate to you:

0 You are not disabled

1 You have a disability and are in receipt of a UK Student Disability Allowance
2 You have a disability and are NOT in receipt of a UK Student Disability Allowance:

If you have indicated that you have a disability, please enter the code in the box from the list of statements below which is most
appropriate to you.

1 Dyslexia 6 Mental health difficulties

2 Blind/partially sighted 7 An unseen disability e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, asthma
3 Deaf/have a hearing impediment 8 Multiple disabilities (please specify below)
4 Wheelchair user/have mobility difficulties 9 A disability not listed above (please specify below)
5 Personal care support necessary 10 Autistic Spectrum Disorder

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SECTION N: SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Supporting materials are required from all graduate applicants
Check the Graduate Studies Prospectus and the Notes of Guidance very carefully to ensure that you understand which supplementary
materials must accompany your application, and the number of copies of your application form and supplementary materials you
must submit. Any delay in sending the correct materials to the Graduate Admissions Office may result in your application not being
considered.

Compulsory for all programmes of study:

Referee Name Address of Referee Relationship to Two copies

Applicant enclosed

1.
£

2.
£

3.
£

Transcript/s £

A current CV/résumé £

EITHER
Applicants for taught Master’s courses must complete a Statement of Study Plans in Section L above £
OR
Applicants for a Research Degree must complete a Research Proposal in Section L above £
Additional items may be compulsory for an application to your programme of study. Please consult the Graduate Studies
Prospectus & Notes of Guidance for details:

Written work 1 £

Written work 2 £

English Proficiency Score (IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge CPE) £

Test results (GRE, GMAT) £

SECTION O: DECLARATION
I understand that information provided on this form will be held on the University’s administrative computer system for
the purposes of student administration subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) and I agree that this
application form and supporting materials may be passed by the University of Oxford to colleges.
I confirm that the information I have given in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and accurate.

SIGNATURE: DATE:

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APPENDIX TO APPLICATION FORM GAO2005

ETHNIC BACKGROUND

The University is required under statute to seek and return information about the ethnic
background of all its applicants for HESA (the British Government’s Higher Education Statistics
Agency). The information provided is used to monitor rates of participation in Higher Education
by particular groups of people.

This information will not form part of any assessment of your application.

Please enter in the box below the appropriate code which best describes your ethnic background.

11 White – British

12 White – Irish

13 White – Scottish

14 Irish Traveller

19 Other White background

21 Black or Black British – Caribbean

22 Black or Black British – African

29 Other Black background

31 Asian or Asian British – Indian

32 Asian or Asian British – Pakistani

33 Asian or Asian British – Bangladeshi

34 Chinese or other ethnic background – Chinese

39 Other Asian background

41 White and Black Caribbean

42 White and Black African

43 White and Asian

49 Other Mixed background

80 Other ethnic background

If you do not wish to specify your ethnic background please enter code 98.
Instructions to referees and applicants for Graduate admission 2005-2006

To the referee:

You have been asked to supply a reference on behalf of an applicant to a programme of

graduate study at the University of Oxford. We would be most grateful if you could let us
have your comments on this applicant’s academic fitness and general suitability for their
proposed programme of study, and for any other information you consider to be relevant to
this application. If you have knowledge of the applicant’s recent study it would be helpful if
you could indicate the standard attained. References marked ‘Strictly Confidential’ will be
treated as such, subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Further information
on how the university deals with references can be obtained by e-mailing:
data.protection@admin.ox.ac.uk

Please send two copies of your reference and include your title, and the name and address of
your institution. Please seal the envelope, sign across the seal, and cover your signature with
clear adhesive tape, before returning it to the applicant (not the Graduate Admissions Office)
to submit with his/her application.

To the Applicant:

Please ensure each referee provides two copies of a confidential reference on your behalf, and
that these are returned to you in a signed and sealed envelope in good time for your
application to reach the Graduate Admissions Office by the closing date of the gathered field
in which you wish to apply.

Please also ensure that the envelope is returned unopened with your application form.