University of Warwick PhD Scholarships

The Warwick Doctoral College PGR Scholarship Competitions are described as central scholarships under the Doctoral College for Autumn entry, with applicants submitting a single scholarship application and being automatically considered for all Doctoral College funding for which they are eligible. The page states that all scholarships include full payment of academic fees and a maintenance stipend, plus other support outlined in the document.

The competitions cover entry to Warwick Postgraduate Research courses including PhD, MPhil/PhD, EngD, and entering the PhD stage of an MRes+PhD. The general eligibility criteria apply to applicants from any discipline, any nationality, and any fee status, with some schemes adding additional eligibility requirements (for example, project remit, asylum-related status, self-identification, passport/residency criteria, or specific application routes).

Selection is based on eligibility across the schemes: applicants submit one scholarship application and are automatically considered for all Doctoral College funding for which they are eligible. Offer and result communication is by email, and the page states that scholarship results were communicated by email for the referenced competition results.

All scholarships include provisions for study mode (full-time or part-time depending on visa status), up to 40 days annual leave per year (pro-rata for part-time PGRs), support to suspend studies temporarily if needed, access to additional support for disabled PGRs, and personal and professional development opportunities. Scheme durations are stated per scheme, and some schemes include opportunities to apply for financial support towards the cost of immigration to the UK, plus short term, family, and medical leave options.

• Apply for a Postgraduate Research Course at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2026.
• Eligible courses include: PhD; MPhil/PhD; EngD; entering the PhD stage of an MRes+PhD.
• Start in the academic year 2026/27; scholarships cannot be deferred to a future academic year.
• Not be a current Postgraduate Research student unless a specific scheme explicitly allows it.
• Unless otherwise stated, be from any discipline.
• Unless otherwise stated, be of any nationality or fee status.
• Chancellors Scholarships: applicants may propose a research project from any discipline, or an interdisciplinary research project co-supervised across more than one academic department and aligned to either a Research Spotlight or a Research Centre.
• AHRC Doctoral Scholarships: applicants must be proposing a research project in the AHRC research remit.
• Doctoral Access Scholarships - Sanctuary: applicants must demonstrate one of the UK government asylum-related statuses listed, or be supported by the Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA).
• Doctoral Access Scholarships - Pathway: applicants must self-identify as being either Black or of Black heritage.
• Monash-Warwick Alliance Joint Scholarships (MWA): applicants must apply to Warwick for a Monash Warwick Joint PhD to begin in Autumn 2026.
• China Scholarship Council-Warwick Joint Scholarships (CSC): applicants must meet CSC eligibility criteria set out by CSC; must hold a People’s Republic of China passport (Hong Kong or Taiwan applicants are not eligible); and must either be permanently resident in China or studying overseas (those working overseas are not eligible).
• CSC: applicants must hold an unconditional offer for a full time PhD at the University of Warwick commencing in October 2026 by 22 January 2026 (with completion of a degree or obtaining ATAS clearance accepted as outstanding conditions), or be in the first 12 months of enrolment of a PhD or MPhil/PhD at the University in October 2026.
• CSC: CSC will consider applications from any research area, but has identified 12 CSC Priority Areas.

• Full payment of academic fees.
• A maintenance stipend to support living costs (stipend value detailed per scheme; the page references “prevailing UKRI rate” for multiple schemes and a “prevailing CSC rate” for CSC elements).
• Opportunity to study either full-time (100%) or part-time (60%), dependant on visa status.
• Up to 40 days annual leave per year (pro-rata for part-time PGRs).
• Support to suspend studies temporarily if needed.
• Access to additional support for disabled PGRs.
• Personal and professional development opportunities designed to enhance postgraduate research experience and outcomes.
• Chancellors Scholarships (Faculty & Interdisciplinary): maintenance stipend paid at the prevailing UKRI rate for 3.5 years; one-off Research, Training and Supporting Grant (RTSG) of £5,000; for eligible scholars, opportunity to apply for financial support towards the cost of immigration to the UK; paid short term, family and medical leave options.
• AHRC Doctoral Scholarships: maintenance stipend paid at the prevailing UKRI rate for 3.5 years; one-off RTSG of £5,000; paid short term, family and medical leave options.
• Doctoral Access Scholarships - Sanctuary: maintenance stipend for 4 years at the prevailing UKRI rate; one-off Researcher Training Support Grant of £5,000; opportunity to apply for additional financial support towards the cost of immigration to the UK; paid short term, family and medical leave options.
• Doctoral Access Scholarships - Pathway: maintenance stipend paid at the prevailing UKRI rate for 3.5 years; one-off Research, Training Support Grant (RTSG) of £5,000; opportunity to apply for financial support towards the cost of immigration to the UK; paid short term, family and medical leave options.
• Monash-Warwick Alliance Joint Scholarships (MWA): maintenance stipend for 3.5 years at the prevailing UKRI rate for the years spent at Warwick, and in line with Australian government rates for the year spent at Monash; one-off RTSG of £5,000 plus a one-off travel allowance of £3,000; opportunity to apply for financial support towards the cost of immigration to the UK; paid short term, family and medical leave options.
• China Scholarship Council-Warwick Joint Scholarships (CSC) (up to 30): from CSC, maintenance stipend at the prevailing CSC rate for up to 4 years (less any time enrolled on the PhD before the start of the scholarship) and return international airfare between the UK and China; from Warwick, stipend enhancement to the prevailing UKRI rate for up to 4 years (less any time enrolled on the PhD before the start of the scholarship).

1. Read the Applicant Guidance Notes.
2. Submit your course application by the course application deadline.
3. Receive an automated email with a 7 digit applicant ID number (allow at least 48 hours for this to arrive).
4. Register your ITS applicant account (the Doctoral College cannot help with issuing of ID numbers).
5. Submit your scholarship application and any required supporting documents by the scholarship application deadline.
6. Results of the Scholarships will be communicated by email by 2 March 2026.

• Any required supporting documents (as part of the scholarship application).