Scholarships

DIRECT DONOR

3 Scholars

ENDOWMENT

24 Oxford-Hoffmann and Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholars

DIRECT DONOR

3 Scholars

In less than five years thanks to the generosity of our first Chairman and Co-founder André Hoffmann and match funding from our partner the University of Oxford, the Trust raised nearly £30 million for an endowment, which will allow for about 30 graduate scholars per year in perpetuity to accept an offer to study at one of the world’s greatest universities.

The Trust continues to benefit from the generous support of other institutional and individual donors and partners both at Oxford and within the broader WHT network enabling us to support the brightest and best students from developing and emerging economies. We have been working in partnership with Chevening UK since 2018 who have supported 21 scholars in this time. In 2022 we will mark the 10th Anniversary of our Partnership with the Louis Dreyfus Foundation who will have supported 88 scholars.

This year we agreed a new partnership to support up to 3 Hualan Scholars from China each year.

In my programme we study changes in the environment from very different perspectives. I aspire to take this knowledge and experiences back to my region towards helping to build climate change resilience. I am eternally grateful to the Louis Dreyfus Foundation and the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust for giving me “ this opportunity.”

Simant Verma

India, MSc Environmental Change and Management, Louis Dreyfus-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholar, Worcester College