Fees & Applications
Programme fee
The programme fee for 2025 is £9,800. This is VAT exempt.
The programme dates are:
- Sunday 14 – Friday 19 September 2025 (Thinking Critically: Civilisation on the Edge)
- Sunday 21 – Friday 26 September 2025 (Thinking Clearly: Attention in a Cacophonous World)
- Arrival from Sunday evening and depart after breakfast on Friday
What this includes
- All accommodation, meals, learning materials, cultural and physical activities and trips within Oxford.
- Accommodation is for five nights from Sunday night through to Friday morning staying at Wadham College.
Fee reduction for early applications
There is a 25% reduction from the full fee for those who apply before 30th April 2025.
Alumni discount
There will be a 10% discount applied to applications from Wadham College or University of Oxford degree alumni.
Fee payments and timing
For information about when fees are due including deposit payments, please see our Terms & Conditions.
Programme scholarships
The Wadham Experience is a commercial initiative designed to support the long-term mission of the charity of Wadham College in teaching and research, and widening access to Higher Education and Oxford. As such, we have designed a number of scholarships to the Wadham Experience that will promote excellence across a wide variety of sectors and demographics.
Our scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis, and range from 10%, 25% and 50% awards through to a full scholarship.
To be considered, please tick the box in the application form and write a paragraph describing why you believe you should be considered for a scholarship and taking into consideration that the Wadham Experience is a Space to Think for Leaders, Thinkers and Doers. We will be awarding scholarships in the following categories:
- Women leading in their role or sector
- Richard Koch award for Entrepreneurs under the age of 35
- Innovators in not-for-profit or public sector organisations
Contact us with any questions: