Rhodes Scholars

Oxford scholarship winners

Rhodes Scholars are recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship, a prestigious international award funding graduate study at Oxford University.

Established by Cecil Rhodes's will in 1902, the scholarship selects students based on academic excellence, leadership, and character.

The term often appears as shorthand for exceptional achievement: She's no Rhodes Scholar suggests someone isn't particularly bright.

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