Ellison Scholars Undergraduate Programme 2026 for study at the University of Oxford (Fully Funded) – Scholarship Opportunities

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Application Deadline: 31 July, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2026 Ellison Scholars Undergraduate Programme. Alongside their studies at the University of Oxford, Ellison Scholars work on cutting-edge EIT projects that aim to tackle global challenges through technology. These research and innovation projects, conducted as summer internships, are central to the Scholars programme and we seek exceptionally talented individuals with strong collaboration skills and the ambition to make a real impact.

Scholars collaborate with each other and with world-leading experts to solve real-world problems, while pursuing a fully-funded undergraduate degree in any discipline at one of the world’s top universities – the University of Oxford. Places on this programme are extremely limited and highly competitive.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants will need to meet the University of Oxford’s entry requirements for their chosen undergraduate course. They must:

Applicants who do not meet these criteria are strongly dissuaded from applying for this scholarship opportunity.

Internships for undergraduate Ellison Scholars

For ten weeks of each “long vacation” (summer) between academic years, undergraduate Ellison Scholars will work with EIT teams on existing EIT programs that aim to solve big global problems through science and technology. Those internship projects will span one or more of the following Humane Endeavours, which provide focus areas for what EIT is trying to solve:

• Health & Medical Science
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Clean Energy & Climate Change
• Government Innovation in the Era of AI

Scholars will bring their relevant skills, experiences or interests in areas such as AI & data, economics & policy, generative biology, robotics, engineering,chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, mathematics, medicine and law into the internship projects.

Application Timeline:

May – July 2025

Application window opens on 1 May and closes on 31 July.  

Check eligibility and apply

Semi-finalist selection

September – October 2025 

Semi-finalists are selected and invited to submit their applications to the University of Oxford. Applicants must follow the University’s separate and independent admissions process.

Finalists identified

January – February 2026

Semi-finalists who receive an offer of admission from the University of Oxford automatically progress to the finalist stage. Finalists are invited to interviews conducted by the EIT Faculty of Fellows.

Ellison Scholars announced

March – April 2026

Ellison Scholars are selected, onboarded and announced. Supported by the Ellison Scholars team as they prepare for their arrival in Oxford.

Scholars begin their studies

October 2026

Ellison Scholars start their first academic year at the University of Oxford and their engagement with EIT Oxford.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Ellison Scholars Undergraduate Programme