The Office of the Dean of Students will be closed Friday, July 11, 18, and 25.

On Friday, August 1, 8, 15, and 22, a case manager will be available online for booked appointments.

Rhodes Scholarship

Rhodes Entering Class of 2026 - Applications are now openÌý

Please continue to check your email for more information on 91ºÚÁÏÍø's internal selection processÌý

The deadline to submit an application to our office to request an endorsement for ALL constituencies is 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.

About the Rhodes Scholarship

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.

Application Deadlines

Applications for Canadian Scholars open on Sunday,ÌýJune 1, 2025.Ìý

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 isÌýThursday, 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.ÌýIt 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.

Eligibility

Full-time students at 91ºÚÁÏÍø who are available to study at Oxford University the year after applying are eligible for a Rhodes Scholarship.

A candidate must:

  1. 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);*
  2. be domiciled in Canada;*
  3. must be aged between 18 - 23 on October 1, 2025Ìý(i.e you must have been born after October 1, 2000 and beforeÌýOctober 2, 2007)ÌýOR
  4. must be under the age of 27 on October 1, 2026Ìý(i.e. born after October 1, 1997) AND must have completed yourÌýfirstÌýundergraduate degree on or after October 1, 2024
  5. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.70Ìýat the time of application; andÌý
  6. 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.

Applying

Please consult the Information for available on the Rhodes website. All relevant information is listed on their , and we encourage you to carefully read the requirements.

91ºÚÁÏÍø's Internal Preparatory Process

In order to apply to the Rhodes Scholarship, all applicants must submit an Endorsement letter from their undergraduate institution, regardless if they are applying for the Canadian Rhodes Scholarship or another nation's scholarship. For more information on requesting an Endorsement Letter, please see the tab to the left.

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Canadian Scholarship

Due to the high volume of applications received, 91ºÚÁÏÍø will only endorse a maximum of two applicants for each Canadian Region excluding Quebec, in which we will endorse 2-4 applicants.

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Other Nations/Global Scholarship

91ºÚÁÏÍø will 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, 91ºÚÁÏÍø will still only nominate a total of two applicants per nation. In certain extremely exceptional circumstances, we may endorse a 3rd candidate for a nation/global scholarship, but this happens rarely.Ìý

Endorsement Requests

All Rhodes Applicants require an Endorsement Letter from theÌýuniversity in which they received their undergraduate degree.Ìý

If you would like to be considered as an Internal 91ºÚÁÏÍø Rhodes Finalist,Ìýwe ask that you pleaseÌýdeanofstudents [at] mcgill.ca (email usÌýyour request) by 5pm on Thursday, August 1, 2025.ÌýWe will not accept any late applications.

In the email, please provide your:

  • Name
  • Student ID Number
  • Degree granted (for 91ºÚÁÏÍø grads)
  • Date degree was granted (for 91ºÚÁÏÍø grads)
  • Degree pursued (for current 91ºÚÁÏÍø students)
  • Expected graduation date (for current 91ºÚÁÏÍø students)
  • Province or country to which you intend to applyÌý
  • Date of birth (in year/month/day format)
  • Preferred pronouns (for the endorsement letter, if selected)

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You are also required to submit the following documents to our office in a single PDF file, saved inÌýyour full name and region which you are applying to:

  • Your CV
  • Your personal statement (as close to finished draft as possible)
  • Your transcript (can be unofficial)

Example of PDF saved name: "Jane Doe - Quebec"

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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, any application not in a single PDF file will not be considered.ÌýÌý

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91ºÚÁÏÍø is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous Peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. 91ºÚÁÏÍø honours, recognizes and respects these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which we are located. For information about some of the Indigenous initiatives at 91ºÚÁÏÍø please visit the website for theÌýOffice of Indigenous Initiatives.Ìý


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