Chancellor’s
International Scholarship

The University of
Warwick is committed to being able to ensure as many academically outstanding
students as possible from around the world are able to study here.

The Chancellor’s
International Scholarsh
ips are allocated annually via a combined postgraduate
research scholarship competition and are open to all overseas students in any
discipline offered at Warwick.

Applications
for Chancellor’s International Scholarships 2017/18 entry will open on 1 August
2016. Before submitting an application we would strongly advise reading ‘Guidance
notes for applicants‘.

Award
Details

For 2017/18 entry
there will be 25 Chancellor’s International Scholarships available to be
awarded to the most outstanding international PhD applicants. Awards made for
entry in Autumn 2017 will include both of the following:

The
full payment of overseas tuition fees (worth up to £19,740 at 16/17 rates,
this figure is likely to increase with inflation for 2017/18)
A
maintenance stipend in line with RCUK rates (provisional £14,539* for full
time award holders in 2017/18)
Length
of funding: 3.5 years unless you are already in your first year of study
when you apply then the length of funding will be reduced accordingly

* Please note this is a RCUK
provisional predicted figure and is subject to change.

Eligibility

Applicants
for a Chancellor’s International Scholarship must also be applying for a
PhD at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2017;
Students
currently enrolled on a PhD or MPhil/PhD at the University of Warwick may
apply in their first year of registration only.
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.

Essential
Reading

We strongly
advise that all applicants read the guidance listed below before completing an
application form.

PGR
Scoring Criteria (PDF Document)
Guidance
notes for applicants (PDF Document)

Please note due to
the volume of enquiries the Graduate School is unable to send any application
materials to potential applicants.

How
to Apply

Applicants should
read the guidance notes carefully before completing the application form.

New
applicants can apply for the Chancellor’s International Scholarship by
completing the Joint
Postgraduate Admissions and Scholarship Application form. If you are
eligible for this scholarship you will be asked if you would like to be
considered for funding as part of your application to the University.
Please select YES at this point and you will be invited to complete
further information that will form the basis of your application for this
Scholarship.
If you
are in the first year of your PhD or applied before 1st August 2016 and
would like to be considered for this Scholarship to fund the remainder of
your studies please complete the Single
Scholarship Application form.

Application
Deadline

The Application
deadline for this year’s competition is 23:59pm (GMT) on Wednesday 18th January 2017

All supporting
documents (references and transcripts) must be uploaded by Wednesday 1st
February 2017 at the latest.

Please note no late
applications will be accepted.

Results

Results of the PGR
Scholarships Competition will be communicated through email by mid March 2017.
Please do not contact the Graduate School before this date to enquire about
results.