This page lists all the financial support that is available to current Balliol students. Please use the filters to find the support for which you may be eligible. The interim financial aid lead is Nicola Trott. If you experience any financial difficulties while you are at Balliol or have any financial aid enquiries, please contact the Student Finance Officer at student.finance@balliol.ox.ac.uk. For other information relating to finances, please see Financial Information.
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Academic Excellence: Scholarships and Exhibitions
Undergraduates who have excelled academically may be nominated first to Exhibitions and afterwards, with continuing excellent performance, to Scholarships.
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Student Maintenance Grants
A College-based scheme to assist any Balliol student experiencing unexpected financial hardship.
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Georgina Horlick Childcare Bursaries
Childcare bursaries available to children at the Balliol Day Nursery whose parents are Balliol students. -
Balliol-Bodley Scholarship
A graduate scholarship that enables a suitable graduate student to work as an intern at the Bodleian Library. -
TeachFirst Awards
Bursaries to assist past or present Balliol students who have a place on the TeachFirst training programme. -
Phizackerley Senior Scholarship in the Medical Sciences
A Scholarship open to all Balliol postgraduates reading for the DPhil in subject related to the Medical Sciences.
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William Westerman Pathfinders Awards
A scheme that funds Balliol students to travel in North America or Asia, staying with Old Members of the College.
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Graduate Project Grants
Awards to Balliol postgraduates for academic projects, research, conferences or travel. -
Undergraduate Academic Project Grants
Grants to support projects such as travel for research, internships and academic-related projects. -
Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Grants
Grants for interdisciplinary research projects. -
Maximilianeum Exchange Scheme
A scheme that offers a free place to a Balliol student who wishes to spend a year at the University of Munich. -
University Hardship Fund
Funding provided by the University to help any student who experiences unforeseen financial hardship.
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Balliol Short Term Loans
Loans designed for Balliol students with minor cashflow problems.
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Oxford Bursaries
Non-repayable bursaries for Home (UK) and EU undergraduates with qualifying household incomes who are not eligible for, or do not take up, a Crankstart Scholarship. -
Grants for Special Academic Purposes
Grants to Balliol students for special academic purposes, such as medical electives and modern languages year abroad.
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Reading Parties
Financial support which assists students participating in reading parties such as those at the Chalet des Anglais in the French Alps. -
Crankstart Scholarship
A University programme of financial support for new UK undergraduate students from low-income backgrounds. This award was previously known as the Mortiz-Heyman Scholarship. -
Foreign Language Study Grant
Modest grants to assist Balliol students of any subject with foreign language courses taken at the University Language Centre.
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Vacation Study Grants
Small grants to undergraduates who are undertaking academic study during the Easter vacation and living in College accommodation, to help with living costs.
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Academic Excellence: Subject Prizes
Prizes for outstanding academic achievement by Balliol undergraduates in particular areas. -
Balliol Team Sports Funding
Funding available to Balliol team sports. -
Oxford University Society Awards
A number of regional alumni groups in the UK and overseas make awards to students from their area currently studying at Oxford.
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Thesis Binding Grants
Small grants towards the costs of binding copies of a DPhil thesis are available to Balliol DPhil students who have received Leave to Supplicate. -
Floreat Grant
Small grants to Balliol students to support participation in extra-curricular activities.
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Student Support and Hardship Grants
Grants to assist Balliol students who experience unexpected financial difficulties. -
Prizes
Prizes for outstanding achievement in poetry, satire and other pieces of work outside normal academic work.
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Record PLC Social Responsibility Grant
Grants for undergraduates taking part in projects that aim to have a positive impact on individuals, communities, or society in general. -
Mexico Explorers
Funding towards travel in Mexico for up to two Balliol students at the end of their degree -
Gender Expression Fund Grant
A College-based fund to provide financial assistance for students whose welfare would be benefited by the purchase of gender-affirming items.
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Andrew Mason Memorial Scholarship
A grant from the Andrew Mason Memorial Fund may be made each year to a Balliol undergraduate of any nationality, for a summer vacation research project/internship in the sciences (including Engineering, Mathematics and Economics).