FELIX SCHOLARSHIPS 2015
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD / UNIVERSITY OF READING /
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Notes for Applicants
1.
Up to six Felix Scholarships will be offered at each of the three institutions above for Indian
graduates taking up places in September/October 2015 for:
(i)
Taught postgraduate Master’s courses (MSc, MAgrSc, MA, LLM, etc.) = 1 or 2
academic years or
(ii)
Master’s degrees by research (MPhil) = 2 academic years or
(iii)
Doctoral degrees by research (PhD/DPhil) = 3 academic years
Please note that not all of the above programmes are available at each institution.
Felix Scholarships are intended for scholars who would be unable, without financial
assistance, to take up their place and who have not studied outside their home country. You
should ensure that you apply for the correct course, as applications for an extension of a
course or other additional funding will not be considered. Candidates must not, once
installed at the relevant university, apply for any scholarship that would interfere with the
tenure of the Felix Scholarship.
2.
Application for a Felix Scholarship can be made through only one of the three academic
institutions. Candidates must already have submitted a formal application for admission
through one of the institutions before applying for a Felix Scholarship.
3.
Felix Master’s alumni who have obtained a Distinction can apply for a PhD/DPhil Felix
scholarship. Exactly the same criteria and application process will apply to Felix Master’s
alumni as apply to any other candidate applying for a PhD/DPhil scholarship. Only one such
scholarship will be granted to each university per year. Candidates should take into account
the fact that because the results of Master’s examinations are notified after the
commencement of an academic year, it is possible there will be a one-year gap between
finishing a Master’s course and commencing a PhD/DPhil course.
4.
Candidates must apply direct to either Oxford or Reading or SOAS for admission to the
course they wish to study. Detailed advice on such matters as course application forms,
arrangements for fieldwork, etc., will be available on request from any of the three
institutions (but about their own courses only). Applications for admission to courses should
be submitted as early as possible.
5.
The Felix Scholarships will cover full fees, living costs, a return air fare, and provide
additional allowances for books, equipment, warm clothing etc. Spouses’ costs will not be
met. Candidates must be Indian nationals and not currently be living or studying
outside of India and must have not previously studied for one year or more outside
India. Candidates must have at least a first class Bachelor’s degree from an Indian
university or comparable institution. Exceptionally those with an upper second-class
degree at the Bachelor’s level may be considered if they hold a first class degree at
the Master’s level. Those who already hold degrees from universities outside India
are not eligible to apply. Those who already hold a Master’s Degree cannot apply for
a Master’s Degree scholarship. Those who already hold a PhD/Phil cannot apply for
a PhD/DPhil scholarship. Those who have already taken up a scholarship to pursue
PhD studies at an Indian university are also not eligible for a Felix Scholarship.
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SUBJECTS
Oxford:
Archaeology, Anthropology, Applied Statistics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry,
Computation, Development Economics, Development Studies, Earth Sciences,
Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Ethnology and Museum Ethnography,
European Literature, Fine Art, Forestry, Geography, History, Human Biology, Law,
Management Studies, Mathematics, Materials, Medicine, Microbiology, Music,
Oriental Studies, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiological Sciences, Plant
Sciences, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Social Policy and Social
Work, Sociology, Statistics, Theology, Zoology.
Reading: Agriculture, Policy and Development, Archaeology, Biological Sciences, Business
Informatics and Systems, Chemistry, Classics, Clinical Language Sciences,
Computer Science, Construction Management and Engineering, Cybernetics,
Economics, Education, Electronic Engineering, English Language and Applied
Linguistics, English Literature, Environmental Sciences, Film, Theatre and Television,
Finance and Capital Markets, Fine Art, Food Biosciences, French Studies,
International Business and Strategy, Italian Studies, Law, Leadership, Organisation
and Behaviour, Marketing and Reputation, Mathematics and Statistics, Meteorology,
Pharmacy, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Real Estate
and Planning, Typography.
SOAS:
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Anthropology, Economics, History, Law, Linguistics, Music, Politics, Development
Studies, Area Studies, Asian and African Languages/Literature, Art and Archaeology,
Religious Studies, Media Studies, Financial and Management Studies, Cultural
Literary & Postcolonial Studies, International Studies & Diplomacy, Gender Studies
Candidates should note that an application can be made to only one institution.
Candidates for the Felix Scholarships at Oxford should not complete the application form.
Instead they should check the Felix Scholarship box in the Scholarships section of the
University’s Application Form for Graduate Study when applying for admission to their
course. Candidates elected for interview must also complete a short questionnaire. This
will be sent to them when they are short listed for interview.
Oxford:
Graduate Admissions
and Funding
Tel: (0)1865 280487, Fax: (0)1865 270077
University of Oxford
Wellington Square
Oxford OX1 2JD, UK.
www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding
www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/aq
Web address:
Online enquiries:
Candidates for the Felix Scholarships at Reading and SOAS must complete application
forms. The completed application form (together with only the supporting material
specifically requested in the application form) should be returned to the address given
below for the academic institution in which the candidate wishes to study. There is no need
to send additional supporting material with the scholarship application form.
Reading: The Graduate School
Tel: (0)118 378 6169, Fax: (0)118 378 4252
University of Reading
Old Whiteknights House
Reading RG6 6AH, UK.
www.reading.ac.uk/gs-felix.aspx
c.robson@reading.ac.uk
Web address:
E-mail address:
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SOAS:
The Scholarships Officer
Tel: (0)20 7074 5091, Fax: (0)20 7074 5089
Registry, SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG, UK.
www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships
scholarships@soas.ac.uk
Web address:
E-mail address:
8.
The closing dates for the receipt of Felix Scholarship application forms are as follows:-
Reading:
30 January 2015
SOAS:
30 January 2015
Oxford:
Candidates applying to the University of Oxford do not need to complete the Felix
application form but must have applied for their chosen course of study by the
appropriate January Application Deadline. These vary slightly between courses, so
applicants
should
visit
the
University’s
online
course
guide
(www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate_courses/courses_guide/) to check the
relevant January Application Deadline for their course.
Only those candidates who have been accepted for admission will be considered for short listing.
Short listing by all three universities will take place in March and April 2015.
9.
Short listed candidates will be invited for interview in India between April and June 2015.
Candidates cannot be considered for an award without an interview.
10.
Candidates who are interviewed and subsequently offered a Felix Scholarship for entry in
September/October 2015 are not permitted to defer the award. Any scholars unable to
commence at the academic institution concerned for the session 2015-16 will lose his/her
scholarship.
11.
Felix Scholarship scholars are expected to complete their course of study within the time
frame set by the individual universities. It is anticipated that scholars should be able to
accumulate, by proper financial management, enough savings from the maintenance
allowances paid to personally fund any extension required in order to complete their course.
12.
It is anticipated that scholars who undertake extended fieldwork trips during their course of
study should be able to accumulate, by proper financial management, enough savings from
the maintenance allowances paid during fieldwork trips to personally fund all expenses
incurred in order to facilitate their fieldwork.
13.
It is a condition of the Felix Scholarship that candidates, when accepting a scholarship,
undertake to return to their country of origin on completion of their course of study so as to
make a contribution to that country. Each candidate will be expected to sign a letter of
undertaking to this effect.
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FELIX SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM 2015
to be completed by candidates for Reading and SOAS only
Please read the Notes for Applicants carefully before completing this form. Complete the form in
black ink or typescript. Information must be included on the application form itself. Do not
enclose a curriculum vitae, list of publications or example of your work. No enclosures, other than
those requested, will be accepted. Applicants can apply to only one of the three institutions listed.
Completed application forms must reach the appropriate address as set out in paragraph 7 of the
accompanying Notes by no later than the dates stated in paragraph 8 of the accompanying
Notes.
Section 1: Personal Information
University Application ID Number (if known):
Surname/Family name (as in passport):
First names(s):
Title: Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms/Rev/Dr
Nationality:
Male/Female
Date of Birth:
Married/Single
Number and ages of children (if any):
Address for correspondence:
Permanent address (if different):
Telephone number:
Fax number (if any):
E-mail address:
Next of kin (full name and relationship):
Spouse’s occupation (if married):
If you have any dependants, what financial If you have any dependants is it your intention
arrangements will you make for them during that they will accompany you to the UK?
your absence on the course?
Father’s full name:
Father’s occupation:
Mother’s full name:
Mother’s occupation:
Are there any individuals who are totally or
mainly dependent on your mother or father? (If
so, please list their names and relationship to
you in the box opposite.)
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Past and present employment. (Please give If you are currently employed, will you be
dates and continue on a separate page if released from your present employment for
necessary.)
study? (Please attach proof of this if you have
it.)
Have you ever travelled abroad? (If so, give Do you have any needs that require special
details of the purpose and the country/countries arrangements?
visited.)
Section 2: Course Information
Which course have you applied for?
Indicate the qualification you wish to obtain
(e.g. MPhil, DPhil):
Date of application:
Length of course:
Date of entry to your course of study:
Name the University and department, institute, Proposed future profession in your own country
sub-faculty or faculty in which you propose to
work and provide a statement as to why you
wish to study at that particular institution
(Please continue on a separate page if
necessary)
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If you are applying for a research degree, describe in no more than 450 words, and in terms
easily understood by a non-specialist, the area of your proposed research. (Please continue on a
separate page, if necessary.) Please send a copy of your research proposal. If you are
applying for a Masters degree, describe in no more than 450 words why you wish to take the
course.
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Section 3 – Academic and Other Information
Please provide details of secondary and higher education, including current study, and
qualifications obtained or expected. Please send a copy of your Bachelor’s or Master’s
transcript only and supply a written academic reference from either your Master’s or
Undergraduate institution.
Institution
From:
To:
Qualification & Subject
Result/Class
of Degree
Section 4: Financial Information
Please give details of any funds you have already firmly secured for fees and living costs for
each year of your course. State the value in UK £, not in your local currency.
Please write £0 in any boxes where you do not expect to receive funding from that source, and
NA in any columns representing years after your course will have finished.
Sources
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Own income/savings
Parents/other relatives and friends
Your government
Scholarship
(please specify)
Student loans
Other (please specify)
Will you be able to take up the offer of a place without funding from this scholarship? Yes/No
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Section 3: Declaration
Please read the following statements carefully. By ticking this box you confirm your acceptance of
these statements.


I confirm that the information I have provided on this form is (to the best of my knowledge)
true, accurate, current and complete; and I agree to notify the University promptly if any
information contained on this application form should change, in order to keep it true,
accurate, current and complete.
I understand that the University reserves the right to audit the accuracy of the data which I
have provided, by seeking proof of the answers I have given. I understand that if I am unable
to supply satisfactory proof when requested, and to the timescale requested, any scholarship
awarded under this scheme may be withdrawn.
PLEASE NOTE: All decisions taken relating to these scholarships rely on the information you
have provided on this form, as well as on your course application form and on the supporting
materials supplied by you and your referees. This information will be held and used for the
purpose of processing your application for the Felix Scholarships.
If the University believes that any information or statement contained on your scholarship
application form may not be true, accurate, current and complete, it may take any necessary
steps to verify that information or statement and retains the right to amend or reject your
application for these scholarships.
If you have been made an offer of a Felix Scholarship by the University, and the University
believes that any information or statement contained on your scholarship application form may
not be true, accurate, current and complete, then the University may in these circumstances
withdraw or amend that offer. If you have been admitted as a student, you may be subject to
disciplinary action which could result in your expulsion from the University and your College.
The University aims to offer financial assistance to as many well-qualified candidates as
possible, and we expect that you will continue to pursue other funding applications. You must
notify the University by email if you are awarded other funding that is to be used towards the
same costs as these scholarships (University and college fees, living expenses and flights). If
you do not disclose this information, any scholarship you may be offered may be put at risk.
In the course of completing this scholarship application form, you have provided the University
with personal data. The consent set out below explains how your personal data may be
processed by the University.

I consent to the collection, processing, sharing and use of relevant personal data by the
University for the purposes of processing my application for these scholarships, for possible
auditing of the responses I have provided, for administration, and (where applicable) for
research conducted by the University (including linking my scholarship application to my
course application and to my student record, if I become or continue to be a student of the
University), subject to the provisions of the UK Data Protection Act 1998.

I understand that such personal data may be used and shared with third parties, some of
which may be located overseas (including outside the European Economic Area), for these
purposes. Personal data will be shared with the Felix Scholarship selection panel in India for
the purposes of evaluating your application.
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
I understand that the University will normally only discuss my scholarship application with me,
unless I have nominated a third party agent on my course application.

I understand that if any information or statement provided on or to support this scholarship
application form is not true, accurate, current and complete, the University may process and
use this fact as relevant personal data. Such data may be used and shared with third parties,
including Higher Education institutions, some of which may be located overseas (including
outside the European Economic Area), to the extent necessary for the purpose of preventing
fraudulent or dishonest applications for funding.
Please tick this box here to confirm acceptance of the statements in this Declaration
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Section 5 – Activities and Interests
Give details of posts of responsibility, and say whether at school/university/college or elsewhere
Give details of your main extra-curricular activities and interests. What do you contribute and what
do you get out of them? Indicate the level to which each has been pursued.
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I wish to be considered for the award of a Felix Scholarship. I confirm that it is my intention to
return to work or study in my own country at the end of my course of study, and that the
information given above is complete and true.
Signature …………………………………………………
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Date ………………………
Checklist
Please check the boxes to confirm the following
I have applied for admission at Reading
I have enclosed a copy of my Bachelor’s, Master’s transcript
I have enclosed an academic reference from my Master’s or Undergraduate institution.
I have made two copies of the application form (one to keep for myself, one to send with
the original)
I have applied for admission at SOAS
I have enclosed a copy of my Bachelor’s, Master’s transcript
I have enclosed an academic reference from my Master’s or Undergraduate institution.
I have made two copies of the application form (one to keep for myself, one to send with
the original)
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