Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarship

Applicants of the Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

• Apply for a PhD at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2023; or
• Be currently enrolled in the first year of a PhD or MPhil/PhD at the University of Warwick;
• Be assessed as 'overseas' for fees purposes. There are no other nationality criteria;
• Be from any discipline at Warwick.

Applicants must note that the Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship cannot be deferred to the next academic year. Therefore, applicants planning to commence their program in 2023 should only apply for the scholarship.

The university has specific guidelines for the application procedure for Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship.

Once the applicants have received conditional/unconditional offer of admission to the University of Warwick, they must complete their applications for the scholarship program.

The step-by-step application process for Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship is given below:

1. Read the Chancellor’s International Scholarship guidelines notes for applicants.
2. Start your Warwick Scholarship application form.
3. Submit the course application before December 12, 2022.
4. Submit the scholarship application before December 14, 2022.
5. Upload required supporting documents by January 5, 2023.
   • References
   • Transcripts
   • TOEFL or IELTS score
   • Personal Statement
   • Research project

Applicants must note that the scholarship form consists of three questions, which each applicant must answer. The questions are:

• Describe yourself in 300 words.
  • Do mention your publications and if you have received any accolades for the same.
  • This may cover your academic progress, your skills, strengths and expertise, and also about the professional journey you had while pursuing the subject
• Explain your project and engagement with the subject in 300 words.
  • In this, you must highlight your interest in the chosen subject area for the research.
  • You must include your inspiration/influence and previous works.
• Summary of the research project in 500 words.
  • Focus on the outline of your research project, your plan of action, time period, etc.

NOTE: Refer to the Guidelines notes to know more about what kind of questions will be asked in the application.

The selection process for Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship is well-defined by the university.

Each department is asked to nominate their strongest applications and provide the officials with a nomination statement. This statement will

• contextualize the candidate’s application and references.
• outline the candidate’s strength and suitability with the department.

Due to the limited number of Warwick scholarships available, every department is allocated a fixed number of nominations.

The final decision of Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship recipients will be made by each faculty. Within every faculty, there are a number of independent Faculty Assessors.

All the applicants will be informed of the result, on their scholarship application, by email by start of March 2023. However, international applicants are advised to start their UK Tier 4 visa process by then.