PG Study: How to apply/Funding

Alex Malin - Admissions Service Manager (Postgraduate)Dan Pearson – Senior Assistant Registrar (Graduate School)

How to apply – PGT programmes

• Choose your course• Check the entry requirements• Complete the online application form• Pay the application assessment fee• Provide your supporting documents • A decision will normally be made within

4-6 weeks

How to apply – PGR programmes

• Begin to develop a research idea• Choose your department• Find a supervisor and make contact• Finalise your research proposal• Complete the online application form• Provide your supporting documents• A decision will normally be made within

6-8 weeks

Useful information

• Application deadline of the 31st July for applicants from outside of the EU

• The application assessment fee increases from 1st January 2015

• How to Apply guidance available online and in the application form itself

Further details

• Course information: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/

• Find a Supervisor:http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/researchapplicants/findasupervisor/

• How to Write a Research Proposal: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/gsp/prospective/applicationadvice/researchproposal

• Contact the PG Admissions Service

Scholarships and Bursaries

• Changing landscape for external funding via Research Councils

• Majority of funding at research-level but increasing focus on funding schemes for taught-programmes

• Graduate School, International Office, and external websites all hold rich details of studentships and terms+ conditions

• Funding without full-funding as an option

Master’s Funding• Research Councils provide limited funding at

Master’s level• International awards for particular nationalities –

Li Xiaoming (Chinese), Bright Futures (Hong Kong), Entente Cordiale (French)

• WTMSS – 71 awards in 2014 for students to widen access to PG study at Master’s level. Assessed via statement and other metrics such as home income, receipt of grants etc. Min £7050 towards fees + £4000 bursary.

PhD funding• CADRE scholarships – 12 x 3.5 year funded studentships.

£14,140 stipend + fees per annum (Home/EU)• Wolfson Foundation Scholarships – 4 x 3 year

studentships. £27,666 per annum inc fees and stipend (Home/EU - Language, Literature, History)

• Chancellor’s International Competition – 25 x 3.5 year studentships. £14,400 stipend + fees (International)

• All 3 scholarships available via the central PGR competition – apply via the Admissions Form by 12 January 2015

• Economic and Social History Researchers may be eligible for ESRC funding – via their competition

Funding without full-funding• Lots of smaller bursaries and grants available• Studying and working part-time• Unitemps and Student Ambassador roles• Residential Life Team• Career Development Loans

Useful websites• Graduate School Portal• International Office website – Searchable by

country • StudentFunder.com• www.findaPhD.com• www.findamasters.com