Rhodes Scholarship
Prestigious Oxford grant
A Rhodes Scholarship is a prestigious international award funding graduate study at Oxford University.
Established in 1902 through the will of British colonial businessman Cecil Rhodes, it selects students based on academic achievement, leadership, and character.
Recipients are called Rhodes Scholars: She won a Rhodes Scholarship after graduating from Yale.
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