These pages list department- and subject-specific funding available to postgraduate students in the Arts from a variety of internal and external sources. The University of Warwick is not responsible for external funding schemes.
Arts Faculty (Interdisciplinary)
Centre for Cultural Policy Studies
Department of Classics and Ancient History
- Please check here again for opportunities and visit the Department Website. We suggest potential PhD students also consider a Chancellors application.
Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies
Department of Film and Television Studies
Department of French Studies
Department of German Studies
Department of History
History of Art
- AHRC PhD Scholarship
- PhD Studentship
Italian Studies
- Delmas Foundation Funding (for research in Venice and the Veneto)
- British Italian Society Rooke Memorial Prize
- Association for the Study of Modern Italy Postgraduate Essay Prize
School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies (see also IATL, above.)
- Funding from the Society for Theatre Research
- IATL Student as Producer Fund: Performance Grants
- MA International Performance Research Funding
- Applicants from certain Eastern European countries to the MA Creative and Media Enterprises, MA Global Media and Communication, or MA International Cultural Policy and Management can apply for an OSF/Warwick Scholarship
- Centre for Cultural Policy Studies International Bursaries
- Centre for Cultural Policy Studies Doctoral Scholarship
Humanities Research Centre Doctoral Fellowship Competition
Arts Faculty and Department of Philosophy
Closing Date: 15.00 Wednesday 2 March 2011
Eligibility: All full time and part time PhD students supervised in Faculty of Arts or Department of Philosophy. Applicants must be within a certain specified period of study; please check details on webpage linked below.
Award: Research budget of £400 plus conference budget of £600.
The HRC announces a competition for 3 internal Doctoral Fellows. Each Fellow will receive a research budget of £400 and a conference budget of £600 to organise a one-day interdisciplinary Post-Graduate Conference during the academic year 2011-2012.
Please find full details here.
Humanities Research Fund
This fund provides support for doctoral students in the Faculty of Arts presenting a paper at a conference. Please see further details.
Department of Film and Television Studies: Society for Cinema and Media Studies
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies has a number of awards available, including some for doctoral students. Only members of the Society are eligible. For further details please visit the Society's website.
Department of French Studies: PhD Studentship
The Department of French Studies at the University of Warwick is delighted to announce that it has 3 fully-funded PhD studentships (academic fees at home/Euro rates + maintenance) to award to outstanding candidates commencing full-time doctoral study in October 2012. One of these is an AHRC doctoral award; the other two are departmental awards. In addition, candidates applying for doctoral study in the Department will be eligible, in open competition with candidates from other departments in the Arts Faculty, for one of the three prestigious Wolfson Foundation Scholarships recently awarded to the University in the areas of History, Literature and Languages. They will also be considered for the University-wide Chancellor's scholarship competition which awards 45 scholarships each year. The competitions are combined; applicants only apply once and will be considered for all awards for which they are eligible. More information about the application process can be found here: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/gsp/scholarship/funding/phd/.
To be considered for these awards, you must have applied by 31 January 2012.
The Department of French Studies at Warwick maintains a dual strategy of encouraging new work in traditional areas of literary, textual, and historical scholarship across a wide chronological range and promoting the development of original interdisciplinary work in established and emerging areas of French and francophone culture, society and thought. The Department has consistently been judged as one of the leading centres for research in French Studies in the UK. More information about postgraduate study in the Department can be found here:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/french/prospective/pg/
Potential candidates should make contact initially with the Department's Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Katherine Astbury: katherine.astbury@warwick.ac.uk
Department of French Studies: Other Funding Available
The Department of French Studies maintains a list of various sources of funding available for PhD students in this field. We strongly recommend you look at this list here.
Department of German: Godfrey Carr Fund for Excellence in Warwick German
The Godfrey Carr Fund for Excellence in Warwick German, established in 2005 with generous support from ALDI and departmental alumni, currently provides financial support up to a maximum of £1000 to offset the cost of postgraduate fees.
To be eligible for funding from the Godfrey Carr Fund you must also be able to demonstrate that you have applied - or will be applying - to any other external sources of funding for which you are eligible. Please consult the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Christine Achinger.
Department of History: PhD Studentship in History of Medicine in the Modern Period
The Centre for the History of Medicine is delighted to advertise a Home/EU fees only equivalent Doctoral Studentship in the field of the History of Medicine in the Modern period.
The successful candidate will also receive a bursary of £3000 (£1000 per annum in each of the first 3 years for full-time students or pro rata for part-time students), to defray research expenses. After a successful MPhil to PhD upgrade the post holder will be offered the opportunity for paid teaching of undergraduate seminars within the Department of History. Other opportunities for paid research work may become available depending on the successful candidate’s interests.
Applicants will be considered for either a January 2012 or October 2012 start date.
Eligibility:
Candidates must have successfully completed a Taught MA or MA by Research within the history of medicine or associated field.
Please be advised that applications for funding to the Doctoral Studentship will not be considered without an accepted application to the MPhil/PhD in History. Details can be found at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/postgraduate/research/intro
Application Procedure:
Applicants to send to T.Horton@warwick.ac.uk the following information:
1. A cover letter and brief C.V. (no more than 3 pages);
2. Details of your research proposal for doctoral study, including research questions and indications of source base for the project (no more than 2 pages);
3. Correspondence details for 2 academic references (whom we may contact during the application process).
The deadline for all information to be submitted is 12 noon, Friday 11th November 2011. (Hard copies may also be posted for the deadline to the address below).
Department of History: PhD Studentship (AHRC funded) in 'Empire Loyalists,' Department of History
Please visit the History department website here for full details of this exciting studentship opportunity.
Department of History: Leverhulme Trust-Funded Phd Studentship
Please visit the History department website here for full details of this exciting opportunity.
Department of History: Funding for Taught Master's Degrees
The History Department will offer two MA bursaries (covering course fees at the Home/EU rate) for study in 2011-12. To apply please complete the MA Bursary Application Form by the noted deadline.
The Callum MacDonald Memorial Bursary is intended to support postgraduate students in their research. It may be used either to fund a specific research project or to cover the costs of presenting a paper at a conference. Students may apply for up to £500.00.
For Further Information and to apply please see: Details (inc. Application Form)
department of history of art: AHRC Scholarship
Awards available: 1
Funding Details: Fees and maintenance at RCUK Level; maintenance of around £13,500.
Length of Award: 3 years (PhD)
Eligibility: Only Home (UK and EU) students are eligible to apply for this award.
Further Details:
The History of Art department at the University of Warwick is able to offer an ARHC scholarship for PhD study to applicants from the UK and EU for entry in 2012/13. The award will cover a maximum of three years’ tuition fees at the home/EU rate and maintenance of about £13,500 per annum. Applicants will also be considered for the Chancellor’s Scholarships, funded by the University of Warwick to the same level as the AHRC award. Overseas applicants may apply for the Chancellor’s International Scholarship.
History of Art is a dynamic and friendly department with a thriving postgraduate culture spanning research interests from the medieval period to the contemporary. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants wishing to pursue research on Italian Baroque art, British art and architecture, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, modern German art, contemporary art, and on aesthetics and art theory. Details of individual staff research interests can be found at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/arthistory/research/staffinterests/
For information about funding and eligibility, please visit the University of Warwick Graduate School pages: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/gsp/scholarship/funding/phd
For informal enquiries about applications and research proposals, please contact Dr Rosie Dias (Rosemarie.Dias@warwick.ac.uk)
Application Details: Apply directly through PG Admissions.
Deadline: 30.01.2012
PhD Scholarship, History of Art
The Department of History of Art at the University of Warwick is able to offer a studentship for PhD study for entry in 2012/13. The award will cover a maximum of three years' tuition fees at the home/EU rate (currently £3,900 per annum) and an annual maintenance stipend of £10,000. The successful recipient will be required to undertake a maximum of six hours of teaching across the academic year during their second and third years of study. Overseas students will also be considered for the studentship, but their fees will be subsidised at the prevailing rate for home / EU students.
History of Art is a dynamic and friendly department with a thriving postgraduate culture spanning research interests from the medieval period to the contemporary. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants wishing to pursue research on Italian Baroque art, British art and architecture, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, modern German art, contemporary art, and on aesthetics and art theory. Details of individual staff research interests can be found at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/arthistory/research/staffinterests/
You will have a good undergraduate degree, and be in possession (or close to completion) of a Masters degree or equivalent in Art History, or a related field. All students who apply (or have already applied) for entry in October 2012 by 30 April 2012 will automatically be considered for this award.
Awards available: 1 award available
Funding Details: Fees waiver at Home/EU rate, plus stipend of £10,000 per annum.
Length of Award: 3 years (PhD)
Application Details: For informal enquiries about applications and research proposals, please contact Dr Rosie Dias (Rosemarie.Dias@warwick.ac.uk)
Deadline: 30th April 2012
Department of Italian Studies: British-Italian Society
The British Italian Society gives Rooke Memorial Prizes for work in Italian Studies at British universities. Further details can be found at the Society's website.
Department of Italian Studies: Association for the Study of Modern Italy Postgraduate Essay Prize
This is a prize worth £300 and the possibility of inclusion in the journal Modern Italy. Further details are available on the Association's website.
School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies: Society for Theatre Research
The Society for Theatre Research makes awards of up to £2000, normally including some to PhD students, to support research into the history and practice of British theatre. Please find further details on the Society's website.
Centre for Cultural Policy Studies Doctoral Scholarship
The Centre for Cultural Policy Studies is offering a new Doctoral Scholarship for entry in 2012-13. The scholarship scheme is open to both EU and Overseas candidates.
The scholarship will be equivalent in value to the total course fee payable by a UK/EU student or half the total course fee payable by an overseas student.
The scholarship will be annually renewable for a three-year period, subject to satisfactory progress.
To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates must: (a) have received an unconditional offer for entry on to CCPS MPhil/PhD programme by January 31st 2012 and (b) have not been awarded a scholarship by any other awarding body that is equivalent to or in excess of the value of the CCPS Scholarship.
The research theme for the doctoral scholarship is determined each year by the doctoral scholarship committee. This year priority will be given to candidates putting forward proposals for research in the general area of culture and international relations. This includes, though is not restricted to, culture and conflict, culture and war, culture and diplomacy, culture and development, culture and tourism, culture and nationalism, culture and religion.
All candidates who meet the criteria above will automatically be considered for the CCPS scholarship, on the basis of the information submitted to the University as part of their application and in the light of the recommendation from the candidate’s proposed supervisor.
The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of the CCPS Doctoral Scholarship Committee (DSC), on the basis of the following factors: (a) The candidate’s academic track record; (b) The quality of the candidate’s application for entry to the University; (c) Letter of recommendation from the candidate’s proposed supervisor; (d) relevance to the scholarship's designated priority area.
The successful candidate will be notified before the end of February 2012.
For full details please see the Centre for Cultural Policy Studies website.
Centre for Cultural Policy Studies MA Home Scholarship 2012
The Centre for Cultural Policy Studies is pleased to offer one part-fee bursary of £5,000 for study on one of the Centre’s MA programmes to an eligible Home student (i.e. an applicant who is a British citizen and resident in the UK.) Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Academic excellence and or / professional knowledge and expertise;
2. Potential to make a positive contribution to the Centre’s postgraduate community and to student learning on the course, based on professional, academic and / or cultural background;
3. The applicant must have been offered a place on one of the Centre’s three MA programme by 1st May 2012 and must be a British citizen and resident in the UK.
Applicants will be shortlisted initially by the Centre Scholarship Committee against these criteria on the basis of their standard application forms.
Shortlisted applicants will then be contacted by 11th May and invited to write a short statement outlining their suitability to the chosen MA programme and explaining how they meet the selection criteria.
The successful applicants will be notified of their award around 31st May 2012. Successful applicants will be asked to confirm acceptance of the bursary within two weeks of receiving notice of their award.
Centre for Cultural Policy Studies MA Regional Scholarships 2012
We are particularly keen to encourage MA applicants from the following regions: North America and the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe.
The Centre offers one part-fee bursary of £5,000 per MA programme (MA in International Cultural Policy and Management, MA in Creative and Media Enterprises and MA in Global Media and Communication) to successful applicants from these regions. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Academic excellence and or / professional knowledge and expertise;
2. The potential to make a positive contribution to the Centre’s postgraduate community and to student learning on the course, based on professional, academic and / or cultural background;
3. All applicants must have been offered a place on one of the Centre’s three MA programmes by 1st May 2012 and must be a national of one of the following territories: North America and the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe.
Applicants will be shortlisted initially by the Centre Scholarship Committee against these criteria on the basis of their standard application forms.
Shortlisted applicants will then be contacted by 11th May and invited to write a short statement outlining their suitability to the chosen MA programme and explaining how they meet the selection criteria.
The successful applicants will be notified of their award around 31st May 2012. Successful applicants will be asked to confirm acceptance of the bursary within two weeks of receiving notice of their award.
Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies: Arthurian Postgraduate Awards
The Eugene Vinaver Trust, in association with the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society and under the terms of the Barron Bequest, offers a number of annual awards for postgraduate research in any field of Arthurian Studies.
The awards are open to graduates of any university in the British Isles, including those of the Republic of Ireland. They may be held at any university in the British Isles, including those of the Republic of Ireland, except Owens College, University of Manchester.
The awards, currently of £1250, are intended as a contribution to postgraduate fees. Preference will be given in the making of awards to support for full research degrees. Students who are awarded a grant for the coming year may apply for grants in future years on a basius of parity with those applying for the first time.
There is no standard application form. Instead, a leaflet is available giving details of information to be supplied by applicants in typed or word-processed form. The leaflet is available on the website of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society.
The closing date for receipt of applications for the following academic year is 30 April.
Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning: Student as Producer Fund: Performance Grants
Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (works with all disciplines at Warwick)
Closing Date: Friday 22 October for Autumn term/ Friday 3 December for Spring term
Eligibility: All undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking a performance-based project.
Award: Up to £200.
These grants support students undertaking performance-based research to set up a public performance, develop a script, or gain technical assistance. Please see full details here.
