6*
5*
YEAR ONE
2*
3*
YEAR TWO
YEAR THREE& ABOVE
1*
4*
1st Pod Day
The first CSLP Pod Day is focused on building community across the class and within the learning pod. The pod day centres on shared activity and reflective practice to build and enrich each individual’s capacity, but more importantly enable the Pod to explore and trust each other’s knowledge, skills, and experience in order to better transform into a wise-circle of trusted advisors, thought partners, and maybe even friends. These pods are shaped as a consistent learning environment that is enhanced by the rich diversity of Scholars, not just in terms of identity, but also disciplinary expertise and socio-cultural richness. Therefore, enabling depth of connection, and a wide pool of shared knowledge to draw on as they engage with and learn together while in Oxford.
4th Pod Day
The fourth and final pod day threads together the CSLP journey in each pod and for each individual by creating spaces for Scholars to explore their ‘why’ and the values that underpin their vision for their trajectories as they prepare to leave Oxford/move to the next phase of their work. It centres spaces for reflection, intentionality, and mutual respect in navigating difficult decisions, holding on to the value of disagreement as a site of learning. This pod day helps Scholars share and bring intentionality alongside openness for future possibilities in their trajectory to the next part of their journey, and an invitation to build wise-circles that are composed of different knowledges, different ideas, but also mutual respect for the learning those perspectives can enable.
Scholar programme
Year one
Throughout Year One, Scholars embark on an immersive and profoundly reflective journey living internationally in Oxford among like-hearted Scholars worldwide. They have dined together, organized cultural and celebratory events alongside one another, and shared vital Oxford memories throughout their first year as Scholars.
Scholars Elect
Scholars Elect from around the world participate in thoughtful dialogue with our excellent selection committees and in accordance with the selection criteria for the Rhodes Scholarships. Their engagement spans a range of topics, academic fields, and importantly, their navigation of questions of character, service in and to communities in the world, and their work towards deepening their expertise and broadening their capacities to lead.
Upper Years Programming
With nearly 50% of each class staying on in Oxford for their Dphil, the programme for upper-years continues to enable Scholars to connect with new and younger classes through year-long inter-class shared activities such as cultural programmes, networking activities and engagement with the wider community of Alumni on their visits to Oxford.
2nd Pod
The second pod day brings the class together to participate in shared understanding of systems in the world. It deepens their existing collaboration and offers safe avenues of practice through playing with complex systems which can range from ecological patterns to migration, or from resource scarcity to democratic processes, or even local and community systems. The pod day facilitates a safer understanding of differences in perspective, postionalities, and ideas by enabling each Pod to explore systems within the world and systemic leadership to work with complexity and challenges in the communities they work in.
Scholar programme
Year two
The second year for scholars is often about “going deeper” rather than wider. Scholars focus on deepening their communities of choice, extracurriculars, studies, and experiences they have grown to love in Oxford and at Rhodes House.
Closing Gathering
The closing gathering is a celebratory moment marking the CSLP journey thus far, and will be shaped to mark the unique trajectory of each Class. Many previous classes have used the closing gathering to reflect on conversations that have been had, conversations that did not have the space, time, and understanding to mature, and to point towards shared paths in the journey ahead with gratitude.
Mandatory Programme
At the heart of the Character, Service, and Leadership Programme is the CSLP Framework that enables Scholars to cultivate the self, to be intentional about our internal compass, be reflective and cultivate a constantly improving awareness of ourselves in relationship to our journeys through life, and to the embedded inequities of power around us. It focuses on working with others, by enabling us to see and appreciate complex intersections within and between communities and individuals, and to deepen our commitment to mutuality, and service to communities. Lastly in its focus on the world, it gives us the tools to recognise the historical and on-going inequities impacting people and communities, how peoples’ experience of the world are different and contribute to a fuller understanding of the many way in which challenges are experienced in the world.
Engaging with Communities
Rhodes Scholars bring with them a wide range of connections to communities from across the world. These are further enhanced through opportunities while in Oxford to connect with local communities from the Old Fire Station, to AfOx, Oxford Hub, and more. Through the programme Scholars also connect out into wider communities in the UK, for instance in the City of Manchester on the LEI trip to Manchester engaging with the city’s role in the industrialisation and the complex transatlantic linkages born of the cotton trade, other trips include the LEI trip to Brixton, the annual trip to Patagonia, and the Southern Africa Trip in 2025.
These opportunities provide Scholars ways to connect into the Character, Service, and Leadership framework by offering avenues to volunteer, build wider connections with local communities, and learn from different knowledges and experiences alongside each other.
3rd Pod Day
At the third pod day Scholars have a chance to participate in and alongside communities and learn to tackle challenges that are live for our community partners from in and around Oxford. This pod day enables a hands-on approach, and the development of collaborative problem-solving as each pod engages with different challenges from our community partners which require inter-disciplinary skills. It focuses on an understanding of mutuality, enabling individuals to enhance the broader skills needed to develop into more effective, compassionate, and knowledgeable leaders in their areas of influence as they embark on their second year in Oxford.
Scholar programme
Year three & above
Rhodes Scholars embarking on DPhils or longer academic degrees continue participating in Rhodes Programming and Events. Often, Upper-Year Scholars work as Scholar Program Facilitators (SPFs) and support incoming Scholars by welcoming them to Oxford and the community.
Welcome Weeks
The start of term in Oxford brings each new Class of Rhodes Scholars together, often meeting one another and upper years classes for the first time. A core part of this activity is a chance to dive deeper into the work of understanding the self, creating new communities, and reflecting on the journey and their work in the world. Alongside a busy schedule of activities and networking, this is the first time Scholars meet their CSLP learning pod, a unique learning environment, each a potential wise circle made up of the incredible diversity of thought, expertise, and experience as they embark on their CSLP learning journey. The starting point for each CSLP learning pod facilitates deeper connections that move beyond their ‘Linkedin self’, and explore shared and differing ideals, values, and perspectives in their journey as Rhodes Scholars.
ScholarProgramme2026
Clive
Created on February 3, 2026
Start designing with a free template
Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:
View
Explainer Video: Keys to Effective Communication
View
Explainer Video: AI for Companies
View
Corporate CV
View
Flow Presentation
View
Discover Your AI Assistant
View
Urban Illustrated Presentation
View
Geographical Challenge: Drag to the map
Explore all templates
Transcript
6*
5*
YEAR ONE
2*
3*
YEAR TWO
YEAR THREE& ABOVE
1*
4*
1st Pod Day
The first CSLP Pod Day is focused on building community across the class and within the learning pod. The pod day centres on shared activity and reflective practice to build and enrich each individual’s capacity, but more importantly enable the Pod to explore and trust each other’s knowledge, skills, and experience in order to better transform into a wise-circle of trusted advisors, thought partners, and maybe even friends. These pods are shaped as a consistent learning environment that is enhanced by the rich diversity of Scholars, not just in terms of identity, but also disciplinary expertise and socio-cultural richness. Therefore, enabling depth of connection, and a wide pool of shared knowledge to draw on as they engage with and learn together while in Oxford.
4th Pod Day
The fourth and final pod day threads together the CSLP journey in each pod and for each individual by creating spaces for Scholars to explore their ‘why’ and the values that underpin their vision for their trajectories as they prepare to leave Oxford/move to the next phase of their work. It centres spaces for reflection, intentionality, and mutual respect in navigating difficult decisions, holding on to the value of disagreement as a site of learning. This pod day helps Scholars share and bring intentionality alongside openness for future possibilities in their trajectory to the next part of their journey, and an invitation to build wise-circles that are composed of different knowledges, different ideas, but also mutual respect for the learning those perspectives can enable.
Scholar programme
Year one
Throughout Year One, Scholars embark on an immersive and profoundly reflective journey living internationally in Oxford among like-hearted Scholars worldwide. They have dined together, organized cultural and celebratory events alongside one another, and shared vital Oxford memories throughout their first year as Scholars.
Scholars Elect
Scholars Elect from around the world participate in thoughtful dialogue with our excellent selection committees and in accordance with the selection criteria for the Rhodes Scholarships. Their engagement spans a range of topics, academic fields, and importantly, their navigation of questions of character, service in and to communities in the world, and their work towards deepening their expertise and broadening their capacities to lead.
Upper Years Programming
With nearly 50% of each class staying on in Oxford for their Dphil, the programme for upper-years continues to enable Scholars to connect with new and younger classes through year-long inter-class shared activities such as cultural programmes, networking activities and engagement with the wider community of Alumni on their visits to Oxford.
2nd Pod
The second pod day brings the class together to participate in shared understanding of systems in the world. It deepens their existing collaboration and offers safe avenues of practice through playing with complex systems which can range from ecological patterns to migration, or from resource scarcity to democratic processes, or even local and community systems. The pod day facilitates a safer understanding of differences in perspective, postionalities, and ideas by enabling each Pod to explore systems within the world and systemic leadership to work with complexity and challenges in the communities they work in.
Scholar programme
Year two
The second year for scholars is often about “going deeper” rather than wider. Scholars focus on deepening their communities of choice, extracurriculars, studies, and experiences they have grown to love in Oxford and at Rhodes House.
Closing Gathering
The closing gathering is a celebratory moment marking the CSLP journey thus far, and will be shaped to mark the unique trajectory of each Class. Many previous classes have used the closing gathering to reflect on conversations that have been had, conversations that did not have the space, time, and understanding to mature, and to point towards shared paths in the journey ahead with gratitude.
Mandatory Programme
At the heart of the Character, Service, and Leadership Programme is the CSLP Framework that enables Scholars to cultivate the self, to be intentional about our internal compass, be reflective and cultivate a constantly improving awareness of ourselves in relationship to our journeys through life, and to the embedded inequities of power around us. It focuses on working with others, by enabling us to see and appreciate complex intersections within and between communities and individuals, and to deepen our commitment to mutuality, and service to communities. Lastly in its focus on the world, it gives us the tools to recognise the historical and on-going inequities impacting people and communities, how peoples’ experience of the world are different and contribute to a fuller understanding of the many way in which challenges are experienced in the world.
Engaging with Communities
Rhodes Scholars bring with them a wide range of connections to communities from across the world. These are further enhanced through opportunities while in Oxford to connect with local communities from the Old Fire Station, to AfOx, Oxford Hub, and more. Through the programme Scholars also connect out into wider communities in the UK, for instance in the City of Manchester on the LEI trip to Manchester engaging with the city’s role in the industrialisation and the complex transatlantic linkages born of the cotton trade, other trips include the LEI trip to Brixton, the annual trip to Patagonia, and the Southern Africa Trip in 2025. These opportunities provide Scholars ways to connect into the Character, Service, and Leadership framework by offering avenues to volunteer, build wider connections with local communities, and learn from different knowledges and experiences alongside each other.
3rd Pod Day
At the third pod day Scholars have a chance to participate in and alongside communities and learn to tackle challenges that are live for our community partners from in and around Oxford. This pod day enables a hands-on approach, and the development of collaborative problem-solving as each pod engages with different challenges from our community partners which require inter-disciplinary skills. It focuses on an understanding of mutuality, enabling individuals to enhance the broader skills needed to develop into more effective, compassionate, and knowledgeable leaders in their areas of influence as they embark on their second year in Oxford.
Scholar programme
Year three & above
Rhodes Scholars embarking on DPhils or longer academic degrees continue participating in Rhodes Programming and Events. Often, Upper-Year Scholars work as Scholar Program Facilitators (SPFs) and support incoming Scholars by welcoming them to Oxford and the community.
Welcome Weeks
The start of term in Oxford brings each new Class of Rhodes Scholars together, often meeting one another and upper years classes for the first time. A core part of this activity is a chance to dive deeper into the work of understanding the self, creating new communities, and reflecting on the journey and their work in the world. Alongside a busy schedule of activities and networking, this is the first time Scholars meet their CSLP learning pod, a unique learning environment, each a potential wise circle made up of the incredible diversity of thought, expertise, and experience as they embark on their CSLP learning journey. The starting point for each CSLP learning pod facilitates deeper connections that move beyond their ‘Linkedin self’, and explore shared and differing ideals, values, and perspectives in their journey as Rhodes Scholars.