Centre for Applied Linguistics
- The Centre suggests potential PhD students also consider a Chancellors Scholarship application
Centre for Employment Research
- Please check here again for opportunities and visit the Department Website. We suggest potential PhD students also consider a Chancellors Scholarship application
Department of Economics
Department of Philosophy
Warwick Business School
Warwick Institute of Education
Department of Politics and International Studies
Department of Sociology
School of Health and Social Studies
- Please check here again for opportunities and visit the Department Website. We suggest potential PhD students also consider a WPRS application
School of Law
Economic and Social Research Council, Warwick Medical School
Department of Philosophy: MPhil/PhD Fellowships in Philosophy
The Philosophy Department offers a number of fully funded MPhil/PhD fellowships each year. Please find full details on the Philosophy Department website.
Warwick Business School Scholarships and Bursaries (for PHD Students)
Warwick Business School offer a number of scholarships and bursaries to support PhD students.
Please find details on the WBS website.
Warwick Business School Scholarships (for taught Master's)
Warwick Business School offers a number of scholarships to support students on their taught Master's courses.
Please find details on the WBS website.
Warwick Business School: IKON Research Scholarships
The IKON (Innovation, Knowledge & Organizational Networks) Research Centre invites applications for doctoral research scholarships to run for 3 years (subject to satisfactory progress) starting in October 2011. These new scholarships provide £10000pa which may be used towards Warwick University PhD fees (currently £3390 at UK/EU level) and/or living expenses. Successful applicants will be able to fully participate in the IKON Research Centre activities. Find out more here.
Warwick Institute of Education: Phd Scholarship
The Warwick Institute of Education funds one PhD Scholarship, paying amounts in line with the UK Research Councils, open to applicants of all nationalities for PhD study in the Institute. This will be available for applications from April 2012. See further details.
Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS): Fully Funded Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate
Along with our full partners, the Free University of Brussels and the Universities of Rome and Geneva, PAIS at Warwick is a providers of the EU’s first fully-funded Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Degree Programmes. Please find full details here.
Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS): East Asia Fellowship
Full details and the application form can be found on the PAIS website.
Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS): MA Scholarships
PAIS is delighted to confirm that nine awards of 50% of tuition fees each are available for students commencing MA/Diploma study in 2012-13. The award will automatically be deducted from the winners' tuition fees.
Candidates must apply for admission to the University no later than Thursday 31 May 2012. Find out more on the PAIS website.
Department of politics and international studies (pais): esrc doctoral training centre (pais pathway)
In recognition of the strength of its research and postgraduate training in a range of social sciences, the University of Warwick has recently been awarded a Doctoral Training Centre by the Economic and Social Research Council. One scholarship award will be offered under the PAIS training pathway for 2012-13.
The competition is open to Home/EU candidates; full details on eligibility can be found on the PAIS website.
These studentships will provide tuition fees and a maintenance grant; full details about the award can be found on the PAIS website.
department of politics and international studies (pais): esrc doctoral training centre (security, conflict and justice pathway)
In recognition of the strength of its research and postgraduate training in a range of social sciences, the University of Warwick has recently been awarded a Doctoral Training Centre by the Economic and Social Research Council. As a result of this, PAIS will be jointly responsible for the Security, Conflict and Justice Pathway. Confirmation of SCJ pathway award(s) will be published here shortly.
The competition is open to Home/EU candidates; full details on eligibility can be found on the PAIS website.
These studentships will provide tuition fees and a maintenance grant; full details about the award can be found on the PAIS website.
Department of Sociology: Postgraduate Bursaries for Warwick Alumni
Sociology offer support of £500-£1000 for Warwick Alumni applying to their postgraduate courses. See details on the Sociology website.
School of Law: Taught Master's Scholarships for Applicants from Africa and Latin America
The School of Law is offering 2 scholarships this year to applicants from Africa and Latin America which will cover 50% of the tuition fees (approximately £5,000 depending on the total fee). These scholarships are available for the LLM International Economic Law, LLM International Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, and LLM International Development Law and Human Rights. Please find full details on the School of Law website.
School of Law: ESRC Collaborative Studentship
Investigating Cuts and Changes to Legal Advice Services – Centre, for Human Rights in Practice
This ESRC-Funded Collaborative PhD will examine the impact of the imminent cuts to legal advice services, particularly on the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. It will also examine the different models that are being developed to deal with these cuts by particular legal advice providers.
The project is a collaboration between the Centre for Human Rights in Practice in the School of Law at the University of Warwick, the Law Centres Federation and Coventry Law Centre. It will involve working closely with these institutions. The academic supervisor will be Dr. James Harrison. The successful candidate will be expected to start in October 2012.
This studentship is available to Home and EU students, according to fee status, that meet Research Council eligibility requirements based on residency. It will pay the full fees for the successful candidate along with a tax free maintenance allowance in line with the UK Research Council standard stipend (£13,925 in 2011/12).
There will also be opportunities to do work within the Centre for Human Rights in Practice and the School of Law, depending on qualifications and experience.
The University of Warwick has been awarded prestigious Doctoral Training Centre status by the ESRC. The DTC is run by the University's Graduate School and the successful applicants will acquire their postgraduate training from the provision of the DTC.
Awards available: 1 award available
Funding Details: Fees and maintenance at RCUK level
Length of Award: 3 years (PhD)
Application Details: For more details about the subject of the PhD, the application process and the qualifications and experienced required, please click here.
Deadline: 30th April 2012
School of Law: PhD Studentships
Warwick Law School invites applications for two Postgraduate Research Scholarships to cover three years of doctoral research at the University of Warwick. The scholarship will provide full fees at the University’s Home/EU fee level along with a maintenance stipend in line with the UK Research Council standard stipend (£13,925 in 2011/12). Applications are invited from candidates who may have an interest in any area of law provided the Law School has appropriate supervisory capacity in that field. Further details of the Law School and its research interests can be found on the website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/.
The successful candidate will be expected to conduct seminar teaching and associated tasks on the Law School’s undergraduate programme.
Awards available: 2 awards available
Funding Details: Full fees at the University’s Home/EU fee level along with a maintenance stipend in line with the UK Research Council standard stipend (£13,925 in 2011/12).
Length of Award: 3 years (PhD)
Application Details: The deadline for application for the scholarships is 30th April 2012, please note potential candidates should have submitted all documents to the University by this date. In order to be considered for a scholarship it is expected that candidates will be able to demonstrate, by means of the application form, that they have also applied for alternative sources of funding.
Further details of the University’s application process for can be found on the University’s website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/
Deadline: 30th April 2012
ESRC Collaborative PHD Studentship:
Project Title: Health care system design and the integration of information and medical technology in rural South Africa: a critical analysis
Collaborative partner: GE Healthcare and the School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
The Social Science and Systems in Health research unit of the Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick will host a collaborative studentship with GE Healthcare and the School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
The project for this studentship is a critical analysis of the potential for innovation in health system design, implementation and normalisation in rural South Africa, including appropriate use of information and medical technology. Situated within the field of Health Policy and Systems Research, with a focus on low and middle income countries, the project will draw on multiple theories and perspectives in relation to health care systems and a range of methodologies including interviews, documentary analysis and secondary analysis of health related data.
Field work for the project will be undertaken throughout the second year of study at the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance Site. At this Site an annual census has been undertaken for nearly twenty years with around 90,000 people in the Bushbuckridge rural sub-district in the North East of South Africa. See: http://www.wits.ac.za/acadennic/healthipublichealth/agincourt/10398/1inc.html. The research unit that manages the site is part of the School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand. The research will consider the Agincourt Site as a case study with synthesis of theory, policy and data analysis.
The studentship will provide one return air fare for travel from UK to South Africa plus local travel expenses for fieldwork. The student will be expected to reside solely in close proximity to the Agincourt Site for the duration of the second year of study. The student will be given assistance in identifying appropriate accommodation.
Awards available: 1 award available
Funding Details: This studentship will provide full fees and an annual tax-free maintenance grant to the student of approximately £13,590 for up to three years.
Length of Award: 3.5 years (PhD)
Eligibility: This studentship is available to Home and EU students, according to fee status, that meet Research Council eligibility requirements based on residency. Potential applicants who are uncertain as to their eligibility should contact socialsciencesdtc@warwick.ac.uk.
Application Details:
Students for this award should have attained an Honours degree, class 2.1 or above, in a related discipline, and have passed, or expect to have passed by Autumn 2012, a Masters qualification from an ESRC recognised research training course or a Masters degree which includes a substantial research element at 60% or above, or equivalent research experience in a work setting. Previous experience of health systems research, as well as experience of living and/or working in a low or middle income setting will be an advantage. Drivers licence essential.
The academic contact for enquiries regarding this studentship is Professor Frances Griffiths, email: f.e.griffiths@warwick.ac.uk.
In your application you should explain your motivation and suitability for the award and include some reflections on how the project might be approached. If shortlisted you will be asked to expand on this writing.
For further details about this award please go to: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/study/researchdegrees/fs/wmsbasedfundedphdstudentships/
Deadline: 31st May 2012
