RHODES SCHOLAR

a holder of a Rhodes scholarship: a scholarship for study at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Cecil Rhodes (1853 - 1902), an English financier, established these grants to train potential leaders. They are designed for students from Germany, from nations formerly part of the British Empire and the United States. Rhodes scholars are chosen for ability, moral character and success in sports. —SHSBC Binder 26 Approved Glossary

a person who has been given a Rhodes scholarship, a scholarship founded through the will of British diamond merchant and statesman Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902). Rhodes scholars attend Oxford University (a world renowned university in Oxford, England) for two or sometimes three years and are chosen on the basis of ability, moral character and success in sports. Rhodes established the scholarship with the intention of training potential leaders of the future. Students from various nations formerly part of the British Empire as well as the United States and Germany partake in this program.a holder of a Rhodes scholarship a scholarship for study at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Cecil Rhodes (1853 - 1902), an English financier, established these grants to train potential leaders. They are designed for students from Germany, from nations formerly part of the British Empire and the United States. Rhodes scholars are chosen for ability, moral character and success in sports.