As an academic institution, Corpus recognises and rewards those who achieve academic success. 

Scholarships/Exhibitions

Over the academic year, there are different awards made for academic excellence:

  • Scholarships – £200 a year awarded to students who achieve excellent marks (Firsts or Distinctions (equivalent of an A* or A)) in any examinations before their final exams (see below for information about exams). 
  • Exhibitions – £100 a year awarded to students who are working consistently well and at a level just below first class. These are awarded at the recommendation of a student's tutor. 

Prizes

  • Fox Prizes – £500 awards for those students who achieve excellent results in their first-year exams and are ranked in the top 5% across the University (see below for information about exams).
  • Sidgwick Prize – one prize of £150 is awarded to a second-year student who is consistently producing excellent work.

There are also prizes in History, Medicine, Classics, Philosophy, and Law, each worth £150. In addition, students who achieve excellent marks in their Collections (see below) are awarded book prizes of £25 or £50.

Examinations

At Oxford, examinations fall into distinct categories: 

  • Collections: these are examinations taken at the beginning of term by undergraduates, testing the work done in the previous term. Undergraduates usually sit one or two Collections a term but this can vary. 
  • Mods (short for Moderations): these are a set of examinations at the end of the first part of the Law degree. 
  • Hon Mods (short for Honour Moderations): these are a set of examinations sat at the end of the fifth term by Classics students. 
  • Prelims (short for Preliminary Examination): these are a set of examinations sat at the end of the first year that qualify a student to continue their studies to the second year. 
  • Finals: as one might guess, these are the last exams an undergraduate student will undertake to complete their degree.