St. Clare's Scholar's Programme

We invite applications for our Scholars Programme from highly motivated students who would particularly enjoy an academic challenge in the fields of Philosophy, Religious Studies or Theology, Social Sciences or the Humanities.

The Scholars Programme is a joint initiative between St. Clare's and Blackfriars Hall, a Permanent Private Hall of Oxford University governed by the English Dominican Friars.

All Scholars acquire Oxford University Visiting Student status.

The Scholars Programme of study (15-18 units of academic credit)

  • One-to-one tutorial teaching at Blackfriars Hall in one course from the areas of Theology, Philosophy or Religion Studies or combination of one of the latter and Classics, Literature or History (six units of credit)
  • Three St. Clare's Liberal Arts courses (each equivalent to three units)
  • plus the option of the St. Clare's Seminar Series (three units)

Other benefits of the Scholars Programme

  • Access to all University of Oxford libraries, electronic databases, lectures and seminars, computing services (including OU email account) and computer services shop
At Blackfriars Hall
  • at least one lecture course at Blackfriars Hall;
  • access to language courses in Latin, Greek or Hebrew during the Autumn semester when an appropriate course is available;
  • membership of the Junior Common Room
  • invitations to Blackfriars social events

Application procedures

In addition to the completed application pack for Liberal Arts Programme entry, Scholarship Programme applicants must provide the following:
  1. Evidence of an A-/A grade average (3.6 GPA in the case of US undergraduates)
  2. A separate Scholarship Programme application letter
  3. An academic reference endorsing suitability for the Scholarship Programme
  4. Submission of an assessed essay or research paper from home university
  5. a profile of personal and academic interests
  6. a recent photograph

Oxford
student photo
Oxford
student photo