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.
Also included is a table of Scholarships awarded,. Comparison of the two tables shows that the Rhodes Trust exercises considerable discretion in the award of Scholarships.

Background

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.

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.
Currently, scholars are selected from 14 specified geographic constituencies, 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:
The "Southern Africa" region has included a number of countries in addition to South Africa:
A detailed breakdown by region can be found at List of Rhodes Scholars#Complete List.
Note that Hong Kong is something of a "special case" — Rhodes Scholarship#Allocations contains the paragraph:

Allocations tables

Initial allocations

Allocations

Awards tables

By region

;Key and total numbers awarded by region


Number
Awarded

First
Awarded
Last
Awarded
AusAustralia68819042009
BerBermuda9419042009
CanCanada1,08719042009
FrFrance419921994
GerGermany18419032009
GrGreece619921994
HKHong Kong2319862009
IndIndia17619472009
IreIreland1119921995
ItItaly519921995
JaJamaica10219042009
KenKenya4219862009
MltMalta4119211977
MyMalaysia2619612005
NLNetherlands11993-
NZNew Zealand20119042009
PakPakistan6419492009
RhRhodesia19319031979
SA"Southern Africa"86619022009
SC "Sub-Continent"
Bangladesh,
Ceylon,
Sri Lanka
12
6
5
1

1998
1959
1974

2004
1971
1974
SiSingapore2019842005
SpSpain219941995
USAUSA3,16819042009
VFRhodes Visiting Fellow3319701980
WI"West Indies":
Port Elizabeth
British Caribbean
Commonwealth Caribbean
53
7
10
36

1919
1962
1986

1931
1985
2009
ZaZambia5119742009
ZiZimbabwe5619802009
Not stated82004-
TOTAL7,217--

By year

;Total number of Scholarships awarded by year
1902190319041905190619071908190919101911191219131914191519161917191819191920
2127367287378317598107673265752616663
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19211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940
6262646564666766666769676667696867677131
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19411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960
253122648481696565676966666764666868
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19611962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980
6771666970706969697074717575727371706971
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19811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
7073717176777977768079949288938586939192
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20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
899292929285828184

By region by year

;Numbers of Scholarships awarded by Region by Year
AusBerCanFrGerGrHKIndIreItJaKenMltMyNLNZPakRhSASCSiSpUSAVFWIZaZiTotal
190222
190352512
19046111511144373
1905618511253867
1906619511528
190761951154573
1908619511464578
19096195113531
1910619511354475
1911621612114104698
19126111110
1913619711354376
191461911264773
1915619113526
191661911253257
191751812252852
191861911393161
1919610113836166
192071112383163
AusBerCanFrGerGrHKIndIreItJaKenMltMyNLNZPakRhSASCSiSpUSAVFWIZaZiTotal
19216191113633162
1922611011383262
19236110113932164
1924619111393465
19256110114832164
19265111123103366
192761101123834167
1928511212393366
19296111123833166
19307102112393267
193161122123833169
19326111212393267
19336111211293366
1934611213483267
193561112133103269
1936611121121113268
19376112123103267
19386111212483267
1939611121123123271
19406111122831
AusBerCanFrGerGrHKIndIreItJaKenMltMyNLNZPakRhSASCSiSpUSAVFWIZaZiTotal
194151912725
19421113
194311
1944112
1945112
1946122202136864
194761121123104884
194861112112274881
1949611111131393269
1950511011121383265
1951611111111283265
1952611111121383267
19536111111213103269
1954611111121383166
1955611111111383266
1956611111121383267
195761111121283164
1958611111121373266
19596111111213813268
1960611111121393268
AusBerCanFrGerGrHKIndIreItJaKenMltMyNLNZPakRhSASCSiSpUSAVFWIZaZiTotal
1961611111121383267
196261112112139132171
1963611121121363266
1964611121121393269
196561112112138132170
19666111211121393270
1967611121121393269
196861102112138132169
1969611121121393269
19706102211213831370
19716111221121381331174
197251112211213932171
1973611122111213932375
197461112211212913131175
197561122211227323172
1976611122112117324273
1977611122112283211171
19787110221218323170
197971112212118311169
198061112112932211271
AusBerCanFrGerGrHKIndIreItJaKenMltMyNLNZPakRhSASCSiSpUSAVFWIZaZiTotal
1981811122128321270
1982711022121932211273
19836112221210321271
1984811122112613212171
198571102312110132211276
198671122131121913212177
19877111213111211113211279
19888111213111216132212177
19898111213111219321276
19908111213111211013222180
199181113141112191321279
1992911113314211223110133111294
19939111242143121131913121292
199491111311321121318113221288
19959111314431213111113121293
1996811414121211113222285
19979111414121311113121286
199891114161213311113222293
199991114161213211113221291
2000911141612132101132122292
AusBerCanFrGerGrHKIndIreItJaKenMltMyNLNZPakRhSASCSiSpUSAVFWIZaZiTotal
2001911416121321113221289
200291114161213211113222292
200391114161213211113222292
200491141621329131122792
20051111141612133913222292
2006111112512311032122185
20079111215123193212282
20089111215123193211281
200981112151231113213284
Total68894108741846231761151024241261201641938661220231683353515687217
AusBerCanFrGerGrHKIndIreItJaKenMltMyNLNZPakRhSASCSiSpUSAVFWIZaZiTotal