The Rhodes Scholarship provides funding for graduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Rhodes Scholars come to the UK for two or more years and can apply to study most full-time postgraduate courses offered by Oxford University. Established in 1902, the Rhodes Scholarship was a visionary project for its time and over a hundred years later, it is one of the oldest and most prestigious international scholarship programs in the world.

One of the founding aims of the Scholarship was to identify young leaders from around the world who, through the pursuit of education together at Oxford, would forge mutual understanding and fellowship for the betterment of humankind. The criteria that determined the first Rhodes Scholars in 1902 hold true today:

• Literary and scholastic attainments (academic excellence)
• Energy to use one's talents to the full (as demonstrated by mastery in areas such as sports, music, debate, dance, theatre, and artistic pursuits, particularly where teamwork is involved)
• Truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship
• Moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one's fellow beings.

Students wishing to compete at the national level for this award must first receive UTEP’s nomination. Interested students must submit their application materials by the UTEP Campus Nomination Deadline and an internal committee will then select the nominees. Please see below for more information.

VISIT THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITE