St Antony’s College, Oxford, in partnership with the international integrated energy company Eni, is offering Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Angolan students at an African university the opportunity of a fully funded scholarship, including fees and living expenses, to undertake postgraduate study at the Master’s level, at the University of Oxford.

St Antony’s College specializes in international relations, politics, economics, history and anthropology. Eni Scholars will be drawn from a pool of applicants holding conditional offers of admission to the following one- or two-year taught Master’s programmes:

•MPhil Development Studies •
MPhil Economics
•MSc African Studies
•MSc Economics for Development
•MPhil Economic & Social History
•MPhil International Relations
•MSc Economics & Social History
•MSc Global Governance & Diplomacy


The central objective of the Eni Scholars Programme is to provide future African leaders with a unique opportunity to pursue world-class postgraduate training at the University of Oxford.

During the selection procedure for the Eni Scholarship, consideration will be given to qualified students who can demonstrate that they do not otherwise have the financial means to continue their studies at Oxford.

Additional consideration will also be given to any student who has clear ambitions to use their accumulated learning to benefit their native country after graduation.

To find out more please visit http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/eni/scholars.html.

To apply, please visit http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/postgraduate_courses/

Applications for entry in 2012-13 are now open and will close on 9 March 2012.