THE WEIDENFELD-HOFFMANN SCHOLARSHIPS
AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme
Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme
Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme
Please note:
You only have to fill in this questionnaire once. If you are applying for more than one graduate
course, you must upload this questionnaire with each graduate course application.
If you are a current Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar already studying at the University of Oxford,
you do not need to complete this questionnaire – please see our guidance for Continuing
Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholars.
1. Personal Data:
Name & Surname
Date of Birth
Gender (M/F)
2. Choice of graduate course and college at the University of Oxford:
Name and duration of chosen graduate course
Preferred college (if any)
3. Please list the name and location of the universities you have attended to date,
and the degrees and results you have received:
Name and location of the University
Years attended
(MM/YY)
Degree
obtained
Grade obtained
4. Professional experience: list your two most significant recent jobs
Organisation, Country
Position
Time frame
(MM/YY)
I.
Main responsibilities:
II.
Main responsibilities:
5. Please provide details of all the other scholarships (both Oxford & non-Oxford)
for which you have applied:
Name of scholarship
Location
Please answer the following questions in no more than 200 words per question:
1. Why have you decided to apply for your chosen course and the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann
Scholarships & Leadership Programme at this point in your career?
2. Outline your professional objectives after graduation, where you see yourself in 15 years’
time and how the Scholarship (both the Leadership Programme and your chosen course)
can contribute to you achieving this.
3. Outline a challenge or problem (political, economic, cultural, environmental, etc.) facing
your country that you feel you can make a realistic contribution to addressing and how
you would do this.
4. Outline a personal challenge you have overcome or an achievement that you feel
demonstrates your leadership potential.
Notes to applicants:

Please check that you have converted this document to a PDF format (see our FAQs for
guidance) before uploading it along with your main Oxford University application.
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Preference will be given to Master’s course applicants. Candidates applying for a DPhil
must be able to demonstrate how their DPhil studies will benefit their future career in
leadership.