St Cross Sonia Hawkes Scholarship in European Medieval Archaeology, AD 400-1500

St Cross College is pleased to offer the Sonia Hawkes Scholarship in Medieval Archaeology in partnership with the School of Archaeology to research students who will begin studying for a DPhil in Archaeology at the University of Oxford in October 2025 and whose research concerns the archaeology of medieval Europe, c. AD 400-1500. This may include research topics dealing with long-distance interactions between Europe and other parts of the globe. The Scholarship covers the course fee and an annual grant towards living costs equivalent to the published UKRI rates (currently £19,237 for 2024-2025) for the three years of full fee liability.

Application criteria

All applicants who have submitted their DPhil course application by 12 pm (UK time) on 28 January 2025 will be considered automatically.

The Scholarship is only tenable at St Cross College. All eligible applicants will be considered for this Scholarship regardless of which college (if any) you state as your preference on the graduate application form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to St Cross College in order to take up the Scholarship.

The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.