Rhodes Scholarship Allocations - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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, (by "Geographic Constituency" by year). Comparison of the two tables shows that the Rhodes Trust exercises considerable discretion in the award of Scholarships.

Background

Rhodes 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 specified in the Will

Rhodes' will initially alloted 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 alloted 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, (a considerably greater number than 57).

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:

Bangladesh (6 scholarships awarded, 1998–2004)
Ceylon and Sri Lanka (6 scholarships awarded, 1959–1974)
France ( 4, 1992–1994)
Greece ( 4, 1992–1994)
Ireland (11, 1992–1995)
Italy ( 5, 1992–1995)
Malaysia (26, 1961–2005)
Malta (41, 1921–1977)
Netherlands ( 1, 1993)
Singapore (20, 1984–2005)
Spain ( 2, 1994 & 1995)

The "Southern Africa" region has included a number of countries in addition to South Africa:

Botswana ( 4, 1996–2009)
East Africa ( 8, 1933–1953)
Ghana ( 4, 1960–1975)
Lesotho ( 2, 1998 & 2006)
Malawi ( 3, 2001–2004)
Namibia ( 2, 2003 & 2009)
Nigeria (14, 1962–1992)
Uganda (10, 1995–2004)

A detailed breakdown by region can be found at List of Rhodes Scholars/Complete List.

Note that Hong Kong (23, 1986–2009) is something of a "special case" — Rhodes Scholarship#Allocations contains the paragraph:

The scholarships for Hong Kong were abolished in July 1997 following its withdrawal from the Commonwealth (due to the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China). However, with the benefaction from the Lee Hysan Foundation (described by the Rhodes Trust as "substantial and generous"), the Rhodes Scholarships for Hong Kong are to be reintroduced.

Initial allocations

Code	Will	1903	Description
Aus	6	6	Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Ber	1	1	Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
Can	2	2	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Ger		5	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Nwf	1	1	Newfoundland Dominion of Newfoundland The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland... — initially separate from Canada
NZ	1	1	New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Rhd	3	3	Rhodesia Rhodesia Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
SA	5	5	"Southern Africa"
USA	32	32	USA
Tot	52	57	Total

Allocations

Code	Will	1903	Description
Aus	6	6	Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
Ban			Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
Ber	1	1	Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
Cey			Ceylon and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
Can	2	2	Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Fr			France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Ger		5	Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Gr			Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
HK			Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
Ind			India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Ire			Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
It			Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Jam	1	1	Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
Ken			Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
Mya			Malaysia
Mal			Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
NL			Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Nwf	1	1	Newfoundland Dominion of Newfoundland The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland... — initially separate from Canada
NZ	1	1	New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Rhd	3	3	Rhodesia Rhodesia Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
Pak			Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
SA	5	5	"Southern Africa"
Si			Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Sp			Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Uga			Uganda Uganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
USA	32	32	USA
Zam			Zambia Zambia Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
Zim			Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
Tot	52	57	Total

By region

Key and total numbers awarded by region (1902–2009)

		Number Awarded (1902–2009)	First Awarded	Last Awarded
Aus	Australia	688	1904	2009
Ber	Bermuda	94	1904	2009
Can	Canada	1,087	1904	2009
Fr	France	4	1992	1994
Ger	Germany	184	1903	2009
Gr	Greece	6	1992	1994
HK	Hong Kong	23	1986	2009
Ind	India	176	1947	2009
Ire	Ireland	11	1992	1995
It	Italy	5	1992	1995
Ja	Jamaica	102	1904	2009
Ken	Kenya	42	1986	2009
Mlt	Malta	41	1921	1977
My	Malaysia	26	1961	2005
NL	Netherlands	1	1993
NZ	New Zealand	201	1904	2009
Pak	Pakistan	64	1949	2009
Rh	Rhodesia	193	1903	1979
SA	"Southern Africa"	866	1902	2009
SC	(Other) "Sub-Continent" Bangladesh, Ceylon, Sri Lanka	12 6 5 1	1998 1959 1974	2004 1971 1974
Si	Singapore	20	1984	2005
Sp	Spain	2	1994	1995
USA	USA	3,168	1904	2009
VF	Rhodes Visiting Fellow	33	1970	1980
WI	"West Indies": Port Elizabeth British Caribbean Commonwealth Caribbean	53 7 10 36	1919 1962 1986	1931 1985 2009
Za	Zambia	51	1974	2009
Zi	Zimbabwe	56	1980	2009
	Not stated	8	2004
	TOTAL	7,217

By year

Total number of Scholarships awarded by year (1902–2009)

		1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920
		2	12	73	67	28	73	78	31	75	98	10	76	73	26	57	52	61	66	63
-
	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940
	62	62	64	65	64	66	67	66	66	67	69	67	66	67	69	68	67	67	71	31
-
	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960
	25	3	1	2	2	64	84	81	69	65	65	67	69	66	66	67	64	66	68	68
-
	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980
	67	71	66	69	70	70	69	69	69	70	74	71	75	75	72	73	71	70	69	71
-
	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
	70	73	71	71	76	77	79	77	76	80	79	94	92	88	93	85	86	93	91	92
-
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
	89	92	92	92	92	85	82	81	84

By region by year

Numbers of Scholarships awarded by Region by Year (1902–2009)

	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1902																			2										2
1903					5													2	5										12
1904	6	1	11		5						1					1		1	4				43						73
1905	6	1	8		5						1					1		2	5				38						67
1906	6	1	9		5						1					1			5										28
1907	6	1	9		5						1					1			5				45						73
1908	6	1	9		5						1					1		4	6				45						78
1909	6	1	9		5						1					1		3	5										31
1910	6	1	9		5						1					1		3	5				44						75
1911	6	2	16		12						1					1		4	10				46						98
1912	6		1								1					1		1											10
1913	6	1	9		7						1					1		3	5				43						76
1914	6	1	9								1					1		2	6				47						73
1915	6	1	9								1					1		3	5										26
1916	6	1	9								1					1		2	5				32						57
1917	5	1	8								1					2		2	5				28						52
1918	6	1	9								1					1		3	9				31						61
1919	6		10								1					1		3	8				36		1				66
1920	7		11								1					2		3	8				31						63
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1921	6	1	9								1		1			1		3	6				33		1				62
1922	6	1	10								1					1		3	8				32						62
1923	6	1	10								1					1		3	9				32		1				64
1924	6	1	9								1		1			1		3	9				34						65
1925	6	1	10								1					1		4	8				32		1				64
1926	5	1	11								1					2		3	10				33						66
1927	6	1	10								1		1			2		3	8				34		1				67
1928	5	1	12								1					2		3	9				33						66
1929	6	1	11								1					2		3	8				33		1				66
1930	7		10		2						1		1			2		3	9				32						67
1931	6	1	12		2						1					2		3	8				33		1				69
1932	6	1	11		2						1					2		3	9				32						67
1933	6	1	11		2						1		1					2	9				33						66
1934	6		11		2						1					3		4	8				32						67
1935	6	1	11		2						1					3		3	10				32						69
1936	6	1	11		2						1		1			2		1	11				32						68
1937	6		11		2						1					2		3	10				32						67
1938	6	1	11		2						1					2		4	8				32						67
1939	6	1	11		2						1		1			2		3	12				32						71
1940	6	1	11								1					2		2	8										31
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1941	5	1	9								1					2			7										25
1942		1											1						1										3
1943													1																1
1944		1											1																2
1945		1											1																2
1946	12	2	20								2		1			3		6	8										64
1947	6		11					2			1		1			2		3	10				48						84
1948	6	1	11					2			1		1			2		2	7				48						81
1949	6	1	11					1			1		1			3	1	3	9				32						69
1950	5	1	10					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				32						65
1951	6	1	11					1			1		1			1	1	2	8				32						65
1952	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				32						67
1953	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	10				32						69
1954	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				31						66
1955	6	1	11					1			1		1			1	1	3	8				32						66
1956	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8				32						67
1957	6	1	11					1			1					2	1	2	8				31						64
1958	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	7				32						66
1959	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			32						68
1960	6	1	11					1			1		1			2	1	3	9				32						68
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1961	6		11					1			1		1	1		2	1	3	8				32						67
1962	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	9	1			32		1				71
1963	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	6				32						66
1964	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	9				32						69
1965	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			32		1				70
1966	6	1	11					2			1		1	1		2	1	3	9				32						70
1967	6	1	11					2			1		1			2	1	3	9				32						69
1968	6	1	10					2			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			32		1				69
1969	6	1	11					2			1			1		2	1	3	9				32						69
1970	6		10		2			2			1		1			2	1	3	8				31	3					70
1971	6	1	11		2			2			1		1			2	1	3	8	1			33	1	1				74
1972	5	1	11		2			2			1		1			2	1	3	9				32	1					71
1973	6	1	11		2			2			1		1	1		2	1	3	9				32	3					75
1974	6	1	11		2			2			1		1			2	1	2	9	1			31	3	1	1			75
1975	6	1	12		2			2			1		1			2		2	7				32	3		1			72
1976	6	1	11		2			2			1			1		2	1	1	7				32	4		2			73
1977	6	1	11		2			2			1		1			2		2	8				32	1	1	1			71
1978	7	1	10		2			2			1					2		1	8				32	3		1			70
1979	7	1	11		2			2			1					2	1	1	8				31	1		1			69
1980	6		11		1			2			1			1		2			9				32	2	1	1	2		71
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
1981	8	1	11		2			2			1					2			8				32			1	2		70
1982	7	1	10		2			2			1					2	1		9				32	2	1	1	2		73
1983	6	1	12		2			2			1					2			10				32			1	2		71
1984	8	1	11		2			2			1			1		2			6		1		32		1	2	1		71
1985	7	1	10		2			3			1					2	1		10		1		32	2	1	1	2		76
1986	7	1	12		2		1	3			1	1				2	1		9		1		32		1	2	1		77
1987	7	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		11		1		32		1	1	2		79
1988	8	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		6		1		32	2	1	2	1		77
1989	8	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		9				32			1	2		76
1990	8	1	11		2		1	3			1	1		1		2	1		10		1		32		2	2	1		80
1991	8	1	11		3		1	4			1	1		1		2	1		9		1		32		1		2		79
1992	9	1	11	1	3	3	1	4	2	1	1	2		2		3	1		10		1		33	1	1	1	2		94
1993	9	1	11	2	4	2	1	4	3		1	2	1		1	3	1		9		1		31		2	1	2		92
1994	9	1	11	1	3	1	1	3	2	1	1	2		1		3	1		8		1	1	32		2	1	2		88
1995	9	1	11		3		1	4	4	3	1	2		1		3	1		11		1	1	31		2	1	2		93
1996	8		11		4		1	4			1	2		1		2	1		11		1		32		2	2	2		85
1997	9	1	11		4		1	4			1	2		1		3	1		11		1		31		2	1	2		86
1998	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	3		11	1	1		32		2	2	2		93
1999	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11	1	1		32		2	1	2		91
2000	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		10	1	1		32	1	2	2	2		92
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total
2001	9		11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11		1		32		2	1	2		89
2002	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11	1	1		32		2	2	2		92
2003	9	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	2		11	1	1		32		2	2	2		92
2004	9		11		4		1	6				2		1		3	2		9	1			31		1	2	2	7	92
2005	11	1	11		4		1	6			1	2		1		3	3		9		1		32		2	2	2		92
2006	11	1	11		2			5			1	2				3	1		10				32		1	2	2	1	85
2007	9	1	11		2		1	5			1	2				3	1		9				32		1	2	2		82
2008	9	1	11		2		1	5			1	2				3	1		9				32		1	1	2		81
2009	8	1	11		2		1	5			1	2				3	1		11				32		1	3	2		84
Total	688	94	1087	4	184	6	23	176	11	5	102	42	41	26	1	201	64	193	866	12	20	2	3168	33	53	51	56	8	7217
	Aus	Ber	Can	Fr	Ger	Gr	HK	Ind	Ire	It	Ja	Ken	Mlt	My	NL	NZ	Pak	Rh	SA	SC	Si	Sp	USA	VF	WI	Za	Zi		Total