are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. A Rhodes Scholarship covers all University and College fees, a personal stipend and one economy class airfare to Oxford at the start of the scholarship, as well as an economy flight back to the student's home country at the conclusion of the scholarship.
Applications are now closed for the Rhodes entering Class of 2026
The deadline to submit an application to our office to request an endorsement for all constituencies was August 1, 2025.
Please note that there are different internal deadlines for different/non-Canadian constituencies. Please make sure you email our office to confirm your application deadline.
Please continue to check your email for more information on McGill's internal selection process.
Eligibility
Full-time students at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø who are available to study at Oxford University the year after applying are eligible for a Rhodes Scholarship.
A candidate must:
- be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (students who are attending a Canadian university on a student visa are not eligible to apply, but may be eligible for their respective countries);*
- be domiciled in Canada;*
- must be aged between 18 - 23 on October 1, 2025 (i.e you must have been born after October 1, 2000 and before October 2, 2007) OR
- must be under the age of 27 on October 1, 2026 (i.e. born after October 1, 1997) AND must have completed your first undergraduate degree on or after October 1, 2024
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.70 at the time of application; and
- have received an undergraduate degree of a sufficiently high standard to be admitted to postgraduate study at the University of Oxford before taking up the Scholarship.
*Students who are not applying through the Canadian constituency are responsible for looking up the eligibility requirements for the country/region they wish to apply through.
Application Deadline
Applications for Canadian Scholars open on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Applications for Canadian Scholars close on Friday, September 27, 2025.
The deadline for submitting references is Friday, October 4, 2025.
The deadline to request an endorsement letter from our office is Thursday, August 1, 2025 at 5pm. No late applications will be considered for endorsement under any circumstances.
Applications for Global Scholars open on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Applications for Global Scholars close on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
The deadline for submitting references is Thursday, July 31, 2025.
The deadline to request an endorsement letter from our office is Monday, June 30, 2025 at 5pm . No late applications will be considered for endorsement under any circumstances.
IMPORTANT: If you are planning to apply for a constituency other than Canada or the United States, to be considered for an endorsement you must submit your application a minimum of one month prior to your nation's application deadline. It is your responsibility to contact our office to ensure you are meeting all relevant deadlines. If you are applying for a constituency other than Canada, please email the Dean of Students Office to confirm your internal application deadline.
Applying
Please consult the available on the Rhodes website. All relevant information is listed on their , and we encourage you to carefully read the requirements.
McGill's Internal Review Process
In order to apply to the Rhodes Scholarship, all applicants must submit an endorsement letter from their undergraduate institution, regardless of whether they are applying for the Canadian Rhodes Scholarship or another nation's scholarship. For more information on requesting an endorsement letter, please see below.
Canadian Scholarship
51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill only endorse a maximum of two applicants for each Canadian region excluding Quebec. 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill endorse 2-4 applicants for Quebec.
Other Nations/Global Scholarship
51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill endorse a maximum of two applicants per Nation/Global Scholarship. This means that even though countries like the US have multiple scholarships available for different states, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill still only nominate a total of two applicants per nation. In certain extremely exceptional circumstances, we may endorse a third candidate for a Nation/Global Scholarship.
Endorsement Requests
All Rhodes applicants require an endorsement letter from the university they received their undergraduate degree from.
If you would like to be considered as an Internal 51³Ô¹ÏÍøRhodes finalist, we ask that you please deanofstudents [at] mcgill.ca (email us your request) by 5pm on Thursday, August 1, 2025. We will not accept any late applications.
In the email, please provide your:
- Name
- Student ID Number
- Degree granted (for 51³Ô¹ÏÍøgrads)
- Date degree was granted (for 51³Ô¹ÏÍøgrads)
- Degree pursued (for current 51³Ô¹ÏÍøstudents)
- Expected graduation date (for current 51³Ô¹ÏÍøstudents)
- Province or country to which you intend to apply
- Date of birth (in year/month/day format)
- Preferred pronouns (for the endorsement letter, if selected)
You are also required to submit the following documents to our office in a single PDF file:
- Your CV
- Your personal statement (as close to finished draft as possible)
- Your transcript (can be unofficial)
Please save the PDF using your name and the region you are applying from, for example "Jane Doe_Quebec"
We will not consider any applicant for an endorsement request without first reviewing the requested documents. Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, documents sent as multiple PDFs will not be considered.
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