Allocation of Rhodes Scholarships

Rhodes Scholarship Allocations — below is a table of allocations of Rhodes Scholarships by "Geographic Constituency" by year. "Geographic Constituency" is as defined by the Rhodes Trust.^[1]

Also included is a table of Scholarships awarded, (by "Geographic Constituency" by year). Comparison of the two tables shows that the Rhodes Trust exercises considerable discretion in the award of Scholarships.

Background

Rhodes died in 1902, and as specified in his will, the Rhodes Trust was set up soon after. Scholarships were to be awarded to citizens and/or residents of specified "Geographic Constituencies".

Allocations

Allocations specified in the Will

Rhodes' will initially allotted 52 scholarships to 9 geographic constituencies: Australia; Bermuda; Canada; Jamaica; Rhodesia; Newfoundland; New Zealand; Southern Africa and USA. In 1903, a further 5 scholarships were allotted to Germany.

Although 2 Scholarships were awarded in 1902, and 12 in 1903, the first "full" round of scholarships were not actually awarded until 1904, at which time 73 Scholarships were awarded, (a considerably greater number than 57).

Allocations specified by the Trustees

During the ensuing 100 years, the Trustees have added, at one time or another, approximately another 40 scholarships, though not all have continued. Some of these extended the scheme to Commonwealth countries not mentioned in the Will.^[2]

Currently, scholars are selected from 14 specified geographic constituencies,^[1] namely: Australia; Bermuda; Canada; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Jamaica & Commonwealth Caribbean; Kenya; New Zealand; Pakistan; Southern Africa; USA; Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Other countries or regions which have, at one time or another, nominated candidates include:

• Bangladesh (6 scholarships awarded, 1998–2004)
• Ceylon and Sri Lanka (6 scholarships awarded, 1959–1974)
• France ( 4, 1992–1994)
• Greece ( 4, 1992–1994)
• Ireland (11, 1992–1995)
• Italy ( 5, 1992–1995)
• Malaysia (26, 1961–2005)
• Malta (41, 1921–1977)
• Netherlands ( 1, 1993)
• Singapore (20, 1984–2005)
• Spain ( 2, 1994 & 1995)

The "Southern Africa" region has included a number of countries in addition to South Africa:

• Botswana ( 4, 1996–2009)
• East Africa ( 8, 1933–1953)
• Ghana ( 4, 1960–1975)
• Lesotho ( 2, 1998 & 2006)
• Malawi ( 3, 2001–2004)
• Namibia ( 2, 2003 & 2009)
• Nigeria (14, 1962–1992)
• Uganda (10, 1995–2004)

A detailed breakdown by region can be found at List of Rhodes Scholars/Complete List.

Note that Hong Kong (23, 1986–2009) is something of a "special case" — Rhodes Scholarship#Allocations contains the paragraph:

The scholarships for Hong Kong were abolished in July 1997 following its withdrawal from the Commonwealth (due to the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China). However, with the benefaction from the Lee Hysan Foundation (described by the Rhodes Trust as "substantial and generous"), the Rhodes Scholarships for Hong Kong are to be reintroduced.^[3]

Allocations tables

Initial allocations

Code	Will	1903	Description
Aus	6	6	Australia
Ber	1	1	Bermuda
Can	2	2	Canada
Ger		5	Germany
Nwf	1	1	Newfoundland — initially separate from Canada
NZ	1	1	New Zealand
Rhd	3	3	Rhodesia
SA	5	5	"Southern Africa"
USA	32	32	USA
Tot	52	57	Total

Allocations

Code	Will	1903		Description
Aus	6	6		Australia
Ban				Bangladesh
Ber	1	1		Bermuda
Cey				Ceylon and Sri Lanka
Can	2	2		Canada
Fr				France
Ger		5		Germany
Gr				Greece
HK				Hong Kong
Ind				India
Ire				Ireland
It				Italy
Jam	1	1		Jamaica
Ken				Kenya
Mya				Malaysia
Mal				Malta
NL				Netherlands
Nwf	1	1		Newfoundland — initially separate from Canada
NZ	1	1		New Zealand
Rhd	3	3		Rhodesia
Pak				Pakistan
SA	5	5		"Southern Africa"
Si				Singapore
Sp				Spain
Uga				Uganda
USA	32	32		USA
Zam				Zambia
Zim				Zimbabwe
Tot	52	57		Total

Awards tables

By region

Key and total numbers awarded by region (1902–2009)^[4]

		Number Awarded (1902–2009)	First Awarded	Last Awarded
Aus	Australia	688	1904	2009
Ber	Bermuda	94	1904	2009
Can	Canada	1,087	1904	2009
Fr	France	4	1992	1994
Ger	Germany	184	1903	2009
Gr	Greece	6	1992	1994
HK	Hong Kong	23	1986	2009
Ind	India	176	1947	2009
Ire	Ireland	11	1992	1995
It	Italy	5	1992	1995
Ja	Jamaica	102	1904	2009
Ken	Kenya	42	1986	2009
Mlt	Malta	41	1921	1977
My	Malaysia	26	1961	2005
NL	Netherlands	1	1993
NZ	New Zealand	201	1904	2009
Pak	Pakistan	64	1949	2009
Rh	Rhodesia	193	1903	1979
SA	"Southern Africa"[5]	866	1902	2009
SC	(Other) "Sub-Continent" Bangladesh, Ceylon, Sri Lanka	12 6 5 1	1998 1959 1974	2004 1971 1974
Si	Singapore	20	1984	2005
Sp	Spain	2	1994	1995
USA	USA	3,168	1904	2009
VF	Rhodes Visiting Fellow	33	1970	1980
WI	"West Indies": Port Elizabeth British Caribbean Commonwealth Caribbean	53 7 10 36	1919 1962 1986	1931 1985 2009
Za	Zambia	51	1974	2009
Zi	Zimbabwe	56	1980	2009
	Not stated	8	2004
	TOTAL	7,217

By year

Total number of Scholarships awarded by year (1902–2009)^[4]

		1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920
		2	12	73	67	28	73	78	31	75	98	10	76	73	26	57	52	61	66	63
-
	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940
	62	62	64	65	64	66	67	66	66	67	69	67	66	67	69	68	67	67	71	31
-
	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960
	25	3	1	2	2	64	84	81	69	65	65	67	69	66	66	67	64	66	68	68
-
	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980
	67	71	66	69	70	70	69	69	69	70	74	71	75	75	72	73	71	70	69	71
-
	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
	70	73	71	71	76	77	79	77	76	80	79	94	92	88	93	85	86	93	91	92
-
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
	89	92	92	92	92	85	82	81	84

By region by year

Numbers of Scholarships awarded by Region by Year (1902–2009)^[4]

	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1902																			2										2
1903					5													2	5										12
1904	6	1	11		5						1					1		1	4				43						73
1905	6	1	8		5						1					1		2	5				38						67
1906	6	1	9		5						1					1			5										28
1907	6	1	9		5						1					1			5				45						73
1908	6	1	9		5						1					1		4	6				45						78
1909	6	1	9		5						1					1		3	5										31
1910	6	1	9		5						1					1		3	5				44						75
1911	6	2	16		12						1					1		4	10				46						98
1912	6		1								1					1		1											10
1913	6	1	9		7						1					1		3	5				43						76
1914	6	1	9								1					1		2	6				47						73
1915	6	1	9								1					1		3	5										26
1916	6	1	9								1					1		2	5				32						57
1917	5	1	8								1					2		2	5				28						52
1918	6	1	9								1					1		3	9				31						61
1919	6		10								1					1		3	8				36		1				66
1920	7		11								1					2		3	8				31						63
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1921	6	1	9								1		1			1		3	6				33		1				62
1922	6	1	10								1					1		3	8				32						62
1923	6	1	10								1					1		3	9				32		1				64
1924	6	1	9								1		1			1		3	9				34						65
1925	6	1	10								1					1		4	8				32		1				64
1926	5	1	11								1					2		3	10				33						66
1927	6	1	10								1		1			2		3	8				34		1				67
1928	5	1	12								1					2		3	9				33						66
1929	6	1	11								1					2		3	8				33		1				66
1930	7		10		2						1		1			2		3	9				32						67
1931	6	1	12		2						1					2		3	8				33		1				69
1932	6	1	11		2						1					2		3	9				32						67
1933	6	1	11		2						1		1					2	9				33						66
1934	6		11		2						1					3		4	8				32						67
1935	6	1	11		2						1					3		3	10				32						69
1936	6	1	11		2						1		1			2		1	11				32						68
1937	6		11		2						1					2		3	10				32						67
1938	6	1	11		2						1					2		4	8				32						67
1939	6	1	11		2						1		1			2		3	12				32						71
1940	6	1	11								1					2		2	8										31
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1941	5	1	9								1					2			7										25
1942		1											1						1										3
1943													1																1
1944		1											1																2
1945		1											1																2
1946	12	2	20								2		1			3		6	8										64
1947	6		11					2			1		1			2		3	10				48						84
1948	6	1	11					2			1		1			2		2	7				48						81
1949	6	1	11					1			1		1			3	1	3	9				32						69
1950	5	1	10					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				32						65
1951	6	1	11					1			1		1			1	1	2	8				32						65
1952	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				32						67
1953	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	10				32						69
1954	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				31						66
1955	6	1	11					1			1		1			1	1	3	8				32						66
1956	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				32						67
1957	6	1	11					1			1					2	1	2	8				31						64
1958	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	7				32						66
1959	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			32						68
1960	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	9				32						68
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1961	6		11					1			1		1	1		2	1	3	8				32						67
1962	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	9	1			32		1				71
1963	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	6				32						66
1964	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	9				32						69
1965	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			32		1				70
1966	6	1	11					2			1		1	1		2	1	3	9				32						70
1967	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	9				32						69
1968	6	1	10					2			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			32		1				69
1969	6	1	11					2			1			1		2	1	3	9				32						69
1970	6		10		2			2			1		1			2	1	3	8				31	3					70
1971	6	1	11		2			2			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			33	1	1				74
1972	5	1	11		2			2			1		1			2	1	3	9				32	1					71
1973	6	1	11		2			2			1		1	1		2	1	3	9				32	3					75
1974	6	1	11		2			2			1		1			2	1	2	9	1			31	3	1	1			75
1975	6	1	12		2			2			1		1			2		2	7				32	3		1			72
1976	6	1	11		2			2			1			1		2	1	1	7				32	4		2			73
1977	6	1	11		2			2			1		1			2		2	8				32	1	1	1			71
1978	7	1	10		2			2			1					2		1	8				32	3		1			70
1979	7	1	11		2			2			1					2	1	1	8				31	1		1			69
1980	6		11		1			2			1			1		2			9				32	2	1	1	2		71
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1981	8	1	11		2			2			1					2			8				32			1	2		70
1982	7	1	10		2			2			1					2	1		9				32	2	1	1	2		73
1983	6	1	12		2			2			1					2			10				32			1	2		71
1984	8	1	11		2			2			1			1		2			6		1		32		1	2	1		71
1985	7	1	10		2			3			1					2	1		10		1		32	2	1	1	2		76
1986	7	1	12		2		1	3			1	1				2	1		9		1		32		1	2	1		77
1987	7	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		11		1		32		1	1	2		79
1988	8	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		6		1		32	2	1	2	1		77
1989	8	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		9				32			1	2		76
1990	8	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		10		1		32		2	2	1		80
1991	8	1	11		3		1	4			1	1		1		2	1		9		1		32		1		2		79
1992	9	1	11	1	3	3	1	4	2	1	1	2		2		3	1		10		1		33	1	1	1	2		94
1993	9	1	11	2	4	2	1	4	3		1	2	1		1	3	1		9		1		31		2	1	2		92
1994	9	1	11	1	3	1	1	3	2	1	1	2		1		3	1		8		1	1	32		2	1	2		88
1995	9	1	11		3		1	4	4	3	1	2		1		3	1		11		1	1	31		2	1	2		93
1996	8		11		4		1	4			1	2		1		2	1		11		1		32		2	2	2		85
1997	9	1	11		4		1	4			1	2		1		3	1		11		1		31		2	1	2		86
1998	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	3		11	1	1		32		2	2	2		93
1999	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11	1	1		32		2	1	2		91
2000	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		10	1	1		32	1	2	2	2		92
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
2001	9		11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11		1		32		2	1	2		89
2002	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11	1	1		32		2	2	2		92
2003	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11	1	1		32		2	2	2		92
2004	9		11		4		1	6				2		1		3	2		9	1			31		1	2	2	7	92
2005	11	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	3		9		1		32		2	2	2		92
2006	11	1	11		2			5			1	2				3	1		10				32		1	2	2	1	85
2007	9	1	11		2		1	5			1	2				3	1		9				32		1	2	2		82
2008	9	1	11		2		1	5			1	2				3	1		9				32		1	1	2		81
2009	8	1	11		2		1	5			1	2				3	1		11				32		1	3	2		84
Total	688	94	1087	4	184	6	23	176	11	5	102	42	41	26	1	201	64	193	866	12	20	2	3168	33	53	51	56	8	7217
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total

See also

• Rhodes Scholarship
• Rhodes House
• List of Rhodes Scholars

References and notes

1. Rhodes Scholarship constituencies
2. History of the Rhodes Trust and Rhodes Scholarship
3. The Rhodes Scholarship for Hong Kong — Memorandum for 2007
4. Rhodes Scholars, www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
5. The Rhodes Trust has defined "Southern Africa" to include South Africa, and at various times, Botswana, East Africa, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, and Uganda.