Prospective Students

Departmental information for prospective students can be found here.

The University admissions webpage has a wide range of information targetted for prospective students. Here is a selection of useful resources, such as how to apply, student funding and information on colleges and courses on Mathematics.

Meet some Mathematics undergraduate students at the Wall of 100 Faces; short videos, usually 1 minute or less, of current students talking about some aspect of their time at Oxford. 

Karyn Cooke	Ben Calverley
Aletta Warne	Kevin Minors

USEFUL RESOURCES FOR PROSPECTIVE	UNDERGRADUATES	GRADUATES
	Undergraduate Prospectus	Postgraduate Prospectus
	Mathematical Institute Undergraduate Open Days	Mathematical Institute Graduate Open Days
	PodOxford
	Students with Disabilities	Accessing Disability Support Guide for Graduate Students

Funding opportunities for female students

• Dervorguilla Scholarships. New scholarship for women graduates to commence their higher studies in the academic year 2013-2014 at Balliol College, Oxford.
• Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowships.  For women from developing countries or emerging economies. 
• FFWG Funds for Women Graduates. Foundation grants (academic excellence) and emergency grants (for unforseen financial difficulties) for women studying or researching in Great Britain. 
• The British Federation of Women Graduates offers scholarships to women studying in final year of their PhD in the UKIFUW.
• International Fellowships and Grants. For female graduate students or postgraduate researchers pursuing their research at a different country than their undergraduate studies.
• The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship. For women studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics, or a closely related technical field.
• Women’s Careers Foundation. For women over 21 years, citizens of the United Kingdom. Grants of around £250 are additional funding to that already secured by the applicant. Preference is given to applicants who are hoping to find employment at the end of their course. Applications for help with a second degree or PhD course are not considered, but master students are.
• The Broadlands Home Trust. Grants for young girls under the age of 22. Applications welcome from parents on behalf of daughters or from girls themselves. Grants are usually for educational purposes but also help young women starting out on their careers.

Funding opportunities for disabled students (For additional information, including funding, alternative examination arrangements and discussing and assessing your needs, go to the University's Disability Advisory Service website)

• The Mike Devenney Scholarship helps talented and independent minded disabled students, both undergraduate and postgraduate with some of the costs of studying at higher education institutions. They may be able to assist with fees, equipment and/or accommodation costs.
• The Snowdon Trust  assists physically and sensory disabled people to access vocational and academic courses in the UK by awarding grants. These can be for equipment and essential study needs which cannot be met through other funding channels.
• Google Europe & Israel Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. Funding for disabled students studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Informatics, or a closely related technical field.
• Disabled students' allowance. Non means-tested allowance aimed at helping people with a disability or learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia) to study on the same basis as other students. Graduate students should contact the University Disability Advisory Service.
• SpLD (Specific Learning Difficulties) Fund. The SpLD fund can help towards the cost of a diagnostic assessment for dyslexia, dyspraxia or another specific learning difficulty carried out by an educational psychologist on the Proctors’ Panel. It may also be used to provide two sessions of specialist study skills tuition, which can help with strategies for addressing some of the difficulties associated with having an SpLD. (The SpLD Fund Form).
• AG Bell College Scholarship Awards Program for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired. International scholarship several scholarships for full-time students who are deaf and hard of hearing and who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited mainstream college or university. This is a merit-based scholarship program with award selection being extremely competitive. The number and value of awards varies from year to year.
• Birkdale Trust for Hearing Impaired Ltd. Offers financial grants to young people who have a hearing impairment and are residents of the UK.
• Gallaudet Graduate Fellowship Fund. Provides financial assistance to deaf and hard of hearing students who wish to pursue graduate studies at a university other than Gallaudet.

For more specific good practice resources follow these links:

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