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Oxford Msc Global Governance and Diplomacy 2026/27

Hi there! Just opening this space for those who have applied for this upcoming year so maybe we can share updates:smile:

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Reply 1

Hi, thank you for starting this thread! When do you think we’ll hear back? Judging by timelines in the website, sometime from next week to 10 February…?

Reply 2

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by Anonymous
Hi, thank you for starting this thread! When do you think we’ll hear back? Judging by timelines in the website, sometime from next week to 10 February…?

Did you receive an email about the St. Cathrine scholarships? In the message they mentioned that we should expect to hear about the results around the 20th February so it'll be an extra week and a half I guess

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by Anonymous
Hi, thank you for starting this thread! When do you think we’ll hear back? Judging by timelines in the website, sometime from next week to 10 February…?
Hi! Yeah, I expected anything from 27th Jan - 10th February but as Olah said, they sent an email for the St. Cathrine scholarships saying it could be around 20th February. Honestly I'm just trying not to be so nervous, I saw last year's thread and people were going crazy about the deadlines so I'm hoping it's better this year :smile:

Reply 4

Ah, I didn’t receive that email (I applied to a different college), thank you so much for sharing the info! I’ve started keeping an eye on the upload button (there’s a theory that you can find out your application outcome early by checking the website’s technical code once the “upload extra documents” button disappears), but I guess it’s still way too early. Just need to be patient for now :smile:

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by Anonymous
Ah, I didn’t receive that email (I applied to a different college), thank you so much for sharing the info! I’ve started keeping an eye on the upload button (there’s a theory that you can find out your application outcome early by checking the website’s technical code once the “upload extra documents” button disappears), but I guess it’s still way too early. Just need to be patient for now :smile:

Are you sure you haven't received the email? They said they sent it to all applicants, that is strange.

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by delimnex
Hi! Yeah, I expected anything from 27th Jan - 10th February but as Olah said, they sent an email for the St. Cathrine scholarships saying it could be around 20th February. Honestly I'm just trying not to be so nervous, I saw last year's thread and people were going crazy about the deadlines so I'm hoping it's better this year :smile:

I saw that too! Everyone seemed so stressed, Am really trying to avoid that! Have you guys applied to any other masters, or just Oxford?

Reply 7

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by Anonymous
I saw that too! Everyone seemed so stressed, Am really trying to avoid that! Have you guys applied to any other masters, or just Oxford?

Oxford and Sciencespo 🙂 what about you?

Reply 8

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by Anonymous
Oxford and Sciencespo 🙂 what about you?

Same! Which Sciencespo masters did you apply for?

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by cornoclogs
Same! Which Sciencespo masters did you apply for?

International Governance and Diplomacy! Did you apply for the November 30th deadline? I got the admissibility email about a week ago :smile:

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by Anonymous
International Governance and Diplomacy! Did you apply for the November 30th deadline? I got the admissibility email about a week ago :smile:

Amazing!! No, I'm applying to a Double Degree, deadline is tomorrow!

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by cornoclogs
Amazing!! No, I'm applying to a Double Degree, deadline is tomorrow!

I see!! Good luck :smile:

Reply 12

I wasn't sure if they meant the 20th of Feb for all the courses, because I am aware others had a Jan deadline. Because 10 weeks is this week. So idk

Reply 13

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by Anonymous
I wasn't sure if they meant the 20th of Feb for all the courses, because I am aware others had a Jan deadline. Because 10 weeks is this week. So idk

I think it was 8-10 weeks from when the deadline for your specific course is, but in past years I know that they've superseded this set date by a couple of weeks, so it turned into 11-12 weeks instead. I think we'll probably hear back by the end of feb

Reply 14

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by Anonymous
I wasn't sure if they meant the 20th of Feb for all the courses, because I am aware others had a Jan deadline. Because 10 weeks is this week. So idk

I emailed admissions, and they said we should get it next week

Reply 15

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by Anonymous
I emailed admissions, and they said we should get it next week
Oh! Nice, seems like they will go for the 20th then. Thanks for the update and good luck to all of us! Hopefully we’re getting in/becoming classmates 😉

Reply 16

does anyone know what the admissions rate is? also whether they take undergrads, or mainly students with experiencE?

Reply 17

I saw something saying 12%. I’m applying with only undergrad and no relevant work experience so I’m in the same boat. Hopefully my 90 diss carries me through 😬

Reply 18

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by Anonymous
does anyone know what the admissions rate is? also whether they take undergrads, or mainly students with experiencE?
There’s 350-500 applications depending on the year and 25/26 spots!

Reply 19

Yeah it would be interesting to know if they prefer more experienced individuals on GGD as they have the MSt in Diplomatic Studies which is aimed towards early-career diplomats. GGD is obviously more academic-orientated so they I'd believe they also accept applicants with less experience but as the admission rate is low the competition is tough.

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