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Fees, funding & scholarships
Find out about our fees, funding, and scholarship opportunities for the MSc in Clinical Embryology.
*** Scholarship Application deadline Tuesday, 2 December 2025 ***
Fees
Course fees cover your teaching as well as other academic services and facilities provided to support your studies. Unless specified, course fees do not cover your accommodation, residential costs or other living costs. The fees for this course are charged on an annual basis.
To see the latest course fees, please refer to the course on the graduate admissions pages.
Budgeting for your studies
There are two elements that you should be aware of when calculating the cost of your studies:
- course fees
- living costs
Course fees cover academic services and facilities provided to support your studies. They do not cover your accommodation or other living costs.
For further information from the University about budgeting, fees and financial assistance, please visit the University fees and funding website.
Scholarships for MSc in Clinical Embryology
The Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health is offering two full departmental scholarships for applicants to the MSc in Clinical Embryology, starting in October 2026.
The two full scholarships will cover:
- Course fees (Home/Overseas Fee Status)
- Living costs of up to £20,000 for the duration of the one-year course
Eligibility criteria
All MSc in Clinical Embryology applicants who submit their completed graduate studies application form by 12 noon (UK time) on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 are eligible.
Applicants who apply after the deadline of 12 noon (UK time) on Tuesday 2 December 2025 are not eligible.
Selection Criteria
- Academic achievement and excellence, demonstrated through degree results, previous University prizes and awards, and other academic achievements.
- Potential to make an outstanding contribution to the field of ART.
Please note that your graduate admissions application, including your personal statement, CV references and your performance at the admissions interview will be considered as part of the scholarship application process.
Applying for a scholarship
In addition to your graduate application for the course, you will need to complete the MSc in Clinical Embryology Scholarships Application Form in order to be considered for the Scholarships.
Download the MSc scholarship application form
The application form should be emailed to msc.embryology@wrh.ox.ac.uk by 12:00 (UK time) on Tuesday, 2 December 2025.
Successful applicants will be notified by the end of March 2026.
Funders
The University offers a variety of scholarship programmes based on academic excellence, to give the brightest applicants from around the world the opportunity to pursue postgraduate study.
Please refer to the University’s dedicated funding pages for information about how to apply for Oxford scholarships requiring an additional application. Organisations that have funded current and/or past students include:
- AfOx Graduate Scholarships
- Clarendon Fund
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
- Felix Scholarship Scheme
- FROST Scholarship
- Hill Foundation
- Rhodes Scholarships
- Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Scholarship
- Santander Graduate Award Scheme
- The Rotary Foundation
- Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme
Division Funding
Please note that to be considered for Divisional funding, candidates applying to start this course in October 2026 must have submitted their University application by December 2025. All applications received by this date will automatically be considered for Divisional funding from a number of sources.
Loans
If this is your first master's degree, Postgraduate Master's Finance may be available from the UK government to contribute towards course fees and/or your living costs.
For further details, please click here. For information on US Loans, please refer to the US Loans page
Alternative funding
You can explore other sources of funding on the University's pages funding and fees page.
More information about the course
Course structure
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Course provision
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