PhD fees and funding
Academic fees
The main source of information on fees payable for postgraduate study is the following page from the Postgraduate Study section of the University site. (Note that Statistics is a "Band 1" discipline for PhD fees.)
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That page gives rather little information about possible sources of funding for a PhD. For a PhD in Statistics there are several "regular" competitive sources of funding for students, many of which pay for academic fees plus a contribution to the living expenses of successful applicants. Some of those possible sources of funding are outlined below.
Funding your PhD
Here we list the main sources of funding. More details are given further down the page. For the MASDOC studentships, please see the separate MASDOC funding page.
Additional PhD studentship available, Subject to final approval of grant funding: see here.
Deadline passed for ESRC Collaborative Studentship: UK Specific Time Series Analysis for Official Statistics: 10 April 2012
Funding sources open to all applicants:
Funding sources open only to residents of the United Kingdom (UK) or European Union (EU):
UK/EU status is subject to certain residence requirements: for EPSRC funding see the EPSRC page on student eligibility for details. Funding sources open only to international students:
Funding sources open only to USA nationals: |
Application procedure for funds allocated by the Department of Statistics: if you wish to be considered for an EPSRC DTA studentship, for an ESRC DTC studentship, or for the Department of Statistics PhD bursary, please indicate which one(s) by checking the "Studentship" box in the "Finance" section of your PhD application form and then using the text boxes that appear there. Decisions on most of these awards will be made in three rounds (but note that there is a separate deadline for the ESRC funding):
You are advised to allow a minimum of four weeks from completing your application, including all references, to receiving an offer. For more information on these studentships see below; please address any questions to the Postgraduate Support Officer, stats dot pg dot support at warwick dot ac dot uk. |
EPSRC Doctoral Training Account (DTA) studentships
These studentships are available to UK and EU students, for an average of 3.5 years. Funding is awarded in the first instance for up to 3 years. Funding for an additional six months or year is provided on the basis of performance in the first 2.5 years.
These studentships cover academic fees at the Home/EU rate for EU citizens. For UK citizens who are ordinarily resident, a tax-free stipend is provided (in 2011-12 this is £13,590 plus an enhancement of £3,000, equivalent to a salary of nearly £21,000 under standard tax rates). Those EU citizens who meet EPSRC residence requirements (EPSRC residence requirements) are provided with the same tax-free stipend.
Application procedure: please see above.
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) studentship
A Collaborative Statistics and Social Science Studentship: UK Specific Time Series Analysis for Official Statistics is now available:
Details are here: (See the relevant ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide for full details of eligibility.)
ESRC-funded students will take part in APTS in their first year, and during their first two years will also participate in relevant parts of the DTC's core training programme in research methods for social science.
The application procedure is as described above. Applications should be made by 10 April 2012.
Students considered for this studentship will be called for interview the week commencing 16 April 2012
Department of Statistics PhD bursary
The Department of Statistics has a PhD bursary available for students starting during the academic year 2012–13.
The bursary will cover Home/EU or Overseas academic fees as appropriate, plus a maintenance allowance of £16,232. The student may be expected to carry out some tutorial duties. Subject to satisfactory performance, the bursary will be renewed at the end of the first year for up to a further two years.
Funds might also be made available from this source for successful PhD applicants who have only partial support from elsewhere.
The Department reserves the right not to award this bursary.
Application procedure: please see above.
Chancellor's Scholarships (formerly WPRS)
There are about 50 PhD studentships funded directly each year by the University, and awarded competitively across departments at Warwick. See the Chancellor's Scholarships page for more information, including how to apply. If you are planning to apply for a Chancellor's scholarship, please let the Department of Statistics know this by emailing stats dot pg dot support at warwick dot ac dot uk after submitting your PhD application form.
Other funding sources for international students
About 17 Chancellor's International Scholarships will be awarded to the most outstanding international doctoral applications to Warwick. The scholarships will cover full overseas tuition fees, academic fees plus a maintenance stipend in line with basic RCUK rates (£13,590 at 11/12 rates).
Many international graduate students come to Warwick with sponsorship from their own countries, either with government scholarships or funding through their employers. The University has a number of scholarships for students from specific countries, and also has access to international schemes such as the Fulbright Scholarships for graduate students from the USA. See the relevant Warwick Graduate School page for more information. The number of grants made under these schemes is very limited. In practice most non-EU students studying in the UK need to make financial arrangements from their own countries.
Contact:
Postgraduate Support Officer,
stats dot pg dot support at warwick dot ac dot uk
