Jardine Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships

Who can apply

A national or resident of at least 7 years of Cambodia, the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam
In the early stages of their career at the time of application
In a satisfactory state of health
Already provisionally accepted to postgraduate study at Oxford or Cambridge, and applying through one of the Foundation's eight partner Colleges
Selection also weighs leadership ability and potential, commitment to community contribution, and financial need
Myanmar nationals should separately check the UK government's current "visa brake" policy before applying, since it has refused Student visa applications made from outside the UK by Myanmar nationals since 26 March 2026, regardless of any Oxford or Cambridge offer or scholarship already secured

You cannot apply straight to the Foundation

The routing is the whole story here, and it catches people who assume they can apply straight to a foundation with money to give away. You cannot. Funding depends entirely on being accepted by one of eight partner Colleges first: Exeter, Oriel, The Queen’s, and Trinity at Oxford, or Downing, Magdalene, Peterhouse, and Trinity at Cambridge. A scholarship award is not confirmed until that place is secured.

Three separate paths, on three separate clocks

There are actually three separate paths into this funding, and they run on different clocks. The standalone Jardine Postgraduate Scheme goes through a partner College’s own admissions office. The jointly funded Jardine-Oxford route requires you to submit your University of Oxford graduate application by Oxford’s own December or January course deadline, after which a shortlisted candidate is invited to apply for the scholarship itself. The jointly funded Jardine-Cambridge route works the same way through the Cambridge Trust. You can apply to both the standalone scheme and a jointly funded one, but that means two separate applications, not one that covers both.

A near-complete funding package

When it comes through, the funding is close to complete: University tuition, College fees, an annual stipend for board and lodging paid in three instalments (with a larger first payment to cover initial costs), the UK Immigration Health Surcharge, and a return economy flight. It runs for up to four years of full-time study.

Eligibility is nationality-and-residency based, with one live UK-wide caveat

Eligibility is nationality-and-residency based rather than open worldwide: you need to have been a national or resident of one of eleven listed Asian countries and territories for at least seven years, be early in your career, and be in good health. Selection weighs leadership potential and community contribution alongside academics, and financial need is also considered. Myanmar is on that eligible list, so Myanmar nationals should separately check the UK government’s current “visa brake” policy on gov.uk before applying: since 26 March 2026 it has refused Student visa applications made from outside the UK by Myanmar nationals, regardless of any Oxford or Cambridge offer or scholarship already secured.

The Foundation runs other schemes too, including one in Vietnam

Worth knowing if you’re weighing your options: the Foundation ended its separate Oxford and Cambridge undergraduate scheme, with the last awards going to students starting in autumn 2026. That change affects undergraduates only. The postgraduate routes described here, along with the Foundation’s undergraduate schemes at the University of Hong Kong and Universitas Gadjah Mada, continue. The Foundation also runs a separate Jardine-Fulbright Scholarship Scheme, unrelated to the Oxford and Cambridge routes above, covering full tuition for the Master in Public Policy programme at Fulbright University Vietnam, worth checking if a UK postgraduate degree isn’t specifically what you’re after. If you’re weighing this against another major Cambridge Trust-linked scholarship, the Cambridge Trust Postgraduate Scholarships cover a much wider applicant pool and set of courses, worth checking alongside the Jardine-Cambridge route specifically.