Each year the University of Warwick continues to invest in postgraduate researchers by funding the Chancellor’s and Chancellor’s International Scholarships. In 2012/13 alone the University distributed over £3 million of funding via the Chancellor’s and Chancellor’s International Scholarships.
The Chancellor’s International Scholarships are allocated annually via a combined postgraduate research scholarship competition and are open to students of any nationality and to any discipline offered at Warwick.
Scholarship Description:
For 2014-15 entry the Warwick Graduate School expects to award around 25 Chancellor’s International Scholarships to the most outstanding international PhD applicants. Awards made for entry in Autumn 2014 will include both of the following:
- The full payment of overseas tuition fees (worth up to £17,130 at 13/14 rates)
- A maintenance stipend in line with RCUK rates (provisional £13,863* for full time award holders in 2014-15)
Subject for Study:
Chancellor’s and Chancellor’s International Scholarships are offered for in any field offered by the university whereas Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships are offered in the areas of History, Literature and Languages.
Eligibility
- Applicants for a Chancellor’s International Scholarship must also be applying for a PhD at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2014;
- Applicants must expect to be ‘overseas’ students for fees purposes, but there is no other nationality criteria;
- Applicants may be from any discipline at Warwick.
Scholarship Amount:
For Chancellor’s International Scholarships: Awards made for entry in Autumn 2014 will include both of the following: The full payment of overseas tuition fees (worth up to £17,130 at 13/14 rates). A maintenance stipend in line with RCUK rates (provisional £13,863* for full time award holders in 2014-15).
For Chancellor’s scholarships: Awards made for entry in Autumn 2014 will be up to 3.5 years* of full time funding and include both of the following: The full payment of overseas tuition fees (provisional £3,936 for full-time students in 2014-15) and A maintenance stipend in line with RCUK rates (provisional £13,863* for full time award holders in 2014-15)
For Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships:
Scholarships will be available at the level of £27,000 per annum for a maximum of three years. This includes full payment of the academic course fees and a maintenance payment of the remaining funds. The maintenance payment will be paid directly to the award holder to enable them to utilize the funds for research and training costs.
How to Apply
Chancellor’s International Scholarships will be awarded through a combined postgraduate research scholarship competition. The combined PGR scholarship competition allocates the following scholarships:
- Chancellor’s Scholarship
- Chancellor’s International Scholarship
- Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships
Applicants will be considered for all scholarships listed above for which they are eligible when applying to the postgraduate research scholarship competition.
To apply to the postgraduate research scholarship competition there is one application form required, via a single combined application form for postgraduate admission and for the scholarships.
Full details, including further information about how to apply for the combined PGR scholarship competition are listed on the Chancellor’s Scholarship webpage. Applicants are strongly advised to read the information listed on this page, including the ‘Guidance Notes for Applicants‘ fully before applying to the scholarship competition.
Application Deadline
The deadline for applications was 13th January 2014.
Applications are now open. No late applications will be accepted.
Results
Results of the PGR Scholarships Competition will be communicated through email by mid March 2014. Please do not contact the Graduate School before this date to enquire about results.
Further Information
Please note: due to the large volume of applications the Graduate School in unable to provide individual feedback to applicants.
Graduate School Enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0)24 7657 5533
Fax: +44 (0)24 7652 4170
Email: graduateschool@warwick.ac.uk
