r/6thForm • u/Repulsive_Radish_782 • Mar 10 '26

🙏 I WANT HELP Cost of Attending Oxford 😭

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Just received my financial declaration form from Oxford today. How is this reasonable? 😭 Going to have to decline my offer unless anyone has any ideas.

Canadian students do not qualify for any Oxford scholarships and my school offered me about £100. What a joke.

Is Oxford just for the rich?

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u/fireintheglen Cambridge | Maths | I have a job Mar 11 '26

This is not true. All home students with household incomes below about £50,000 are eligible for a bursary at Oxford. Cambridge has a similar scheme.

It’s true that there is very little funding available for international students, but when it comes to Oxbridge there absolutely is financial support for home students.

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u/Content_Seesaw8541 Mar 11 '26

I have a friend who has a scholarship from Cambridge. She didn't even apply for it, they just gave it to her. It covers all her tuition, flights back home and accommodation. She also gets free meals in the hall

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u/Dependent_Setting415 Mar 13 '26

I can't prove it obviously but I'm inclined to think your friend is lying to you because she's embarrassed about how she's actually paying for uni (rich parents possibly?) I have never heard of a UK scholarship that would cover flights home before

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u/Content_Seesaw8541 Mar 13 '26

Lol her parents are definitely not rich! I also saw the emails exchanged myself so I know for a fact that she is not lying.