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Country of study
United Kingdom · Oxford
Degree already held
Bachelor’s
Target level
Doctorate
Fields of study
Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Minimum grade
A first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours; for US degrees, a minimum overall GPA of 3.6 out of 4.0.
Work experience
Professional experience, especially research experience in artificial intelligence, is valuable and will be taken into consideration as a substitute for an academic qualification.
Other conditions
  • You may submit a contextual statement to give more context about your personal circumstances; it is used during the assessment and selection process.PreferredOrganisation’s wording: We recognise that the socio-economic contextual data that we routinely collect via the application form may not fully capture an individual student's personal circumstances or educational trajectory, so if any of the criteria circumstances listed below apply, we encourage you to submit a statement providing additional details on your situation personal circumstances, using the contextual statement form.
  • No GRE or GMAT scores are required.Organisation’s wording: No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.
  • Do not include a research proposal; instead answer the specific questions in the statement of purpose.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: You should not include a research proposal in your application form. Instead of the research proposal we are asking for a number of specific questions to be answered in the Statement of Purpose.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

Paid
Tuition, plane ticket, insurance and visa fees
Length of the funding
48 months
Application fee
£20

Application steps

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  1. Step 1: Submit your application via the University of Oxford admissions portal, following the guidelines carefully.To do at the same time as: step 2, step 3 and step 4
    With whom
    University of Oxford
  2. Step 2: Register three referees.To do at the same time as: step 1, step 3 and step 4
    With whom
    Your referees
  3. Step 3: Upload your official transcript(s).To do at the same time as: step 1, step 2 and step 4
    With whom
    You
    Documents to provide
    • Official transcript(s)
  4. Step 4: Write and upload your statement of purpose in the required format (three sections with the stated word counts).To do at the same time as: step 1, step 2 and step 3
    With whom
    You
    Documents to provide
    • Statement of purpose
  5. Step 5: Attend the interview (online), normally in February or March after initial shortlisting.
    With whom
    The CDT and EIT

Where to apply

University of Oxford (opens in a new tab)

Official title (in English): EIT Centre for Doctoral Training in Fundamentals of AI

Verified on 1 November 2026

Apply on the official website (opens in a new tab)

Official website of University of Oxford: foaicdt.ox.ac.uk