Warwick Doctoral College PGR Scholarship Applicant Guidance
Submit Your Course Application
- You must submit your course application via the Universal Admissions System before you can access the scholarship application.
- When prompted for scholarship or funder contact information, enter:
- Doctoral College Doctoralcollege@warwick.ac.uk
- If you鈥檝e already submitted your course application without this, don鈥檛 worry鈥攊t is not essential.
ITS Account Setup
After submitting your course application:
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You鈥檒l receive an email within 48 hours containing:
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Your 7-digit student ID
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Instructions to register your ITS applicant account
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Once registered, you鈥檒l be able to access the scholarship application system.
Need Help?
For ITS issues, contact: helpdesk@warwick.ac.uk, +44 24765 73737
Scholarship Application
Before you can begin a scholarship application, you must have:
- Submitted your postgraduate research course application.
- Received a 91影视破解版 Student ID number (SID).
Starting your Scholarship Application
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- You will be taken to the Select Scholarship page, where you can review your personal details and qualifications. This information is imported from your course application, so you do not need to enter it again
- Select the course that your scholarship application should be linked to.
Important: You must select the correct course. If you later withdraw from or decline the course linked to your scholarship application, your scholarship application will also be withdrawn.
Completing the Application
Departments and Faculty Assessors responsible for assessing applications will follow the PGR Scholarship Competency-Based Assessment Criteria.
Please note:
- Faculty Assessors will only have access to your scholarship application and supporting documents.
- Assessors will not have access to your course application, CV, or full research proposal.
- Responses should be written for a broad academic audience and may be read by assessors from outside your discipline.
- Use plain English wherever possible and avoid unnecessary jargon.
- A bibliography is not required.
Application Questions
The scholarship application consists of three main elements:
- A Person & Preparedness statement about you, your achievements and your readiness for doctoral study.
- A research title/question.
- A Project & Place statement about your proposed research and why Warwick is the right place to undertake it.
| In 500 words or less, describe how you meet the 鈥疨erson & Preparedness competencies. This section should focus on you as a researcher, your achievements, experience, skills, motivation, and your preparedness for doctoral study. |
| Research question/title (20 words)
Provide a concise title or research question for your proposed project.
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In 800 words or less, describe how you meet the鈥�Project & Place competencies.
You may wish to provide a brief overview of the research area, the proposed project, and why Warwick is an appropriate environment in which to undertake the research. This section will be reviewed by assessors who do not have access to your course application and who may not be from your disciplinary background. Descriptions should be written in plain English and be free from unnecessary jargon. |
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Additional Funding Opportunities
If you wish to be considered for any of the following funding opportunities, please ensure that you complete the associated question. Important: If you do not wish to be considered, enter N/A in the relevant question box. Every question box must contain a response before the system will allow you to submit your application. |
| If you would like to also be considered for an鈥� Interdisciplinary Chancellor鈥檚 Scholarship, in 300 words or less, please describe how you meet the scholarship criteria. |
| If you would like to also be considered for a Doctoral Access Scholarship (Pathway), in 300 words or less please describe how you meet the Pathway Programme criteriaLink opens in a new window. |
| If you would like to also be considered for China Scholarship Council funding, in 300 words or less please describe how you meet the CSC eligibility criteria. |
| Your references, degree certificates and transcripts will automatically import from your course application. However, some funding streams require additional supporting documents to be uploaded. If you wish to also be considered for a Doctoral Access Scholarship (Sanctuary), please upload evidence of a relevant Home Office Status. |
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Are there any funding streams for which you鈥痙o not鈥痺ish to be considered?
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| In 300 words or less, please let us know if there is if there is anything else about your application or personal circumstances that we should be aware, such as a need for reasonable adjustments relating to a disability. This statement will not be used to assess your application and is to help us understand how best to support you. |
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Declaration
I confirm that all information and written content submitted as part of this application is my own work, except where properly acknowledged and that I have not presented the work of another person as my own. |
Submitting your scholarship application
You will be able to review your application before submitting and the system will prevent you from submitting your application if you have not completed your application properly and will notify you of any issues. You will not be able to amend your application once it has been submitted. You will be sent a confirmation of submission email containing a link which will take you directly to your application. We recommend you bookmark this page so you can visit it directly.
Supporting Documents
Please read this section carefully
The documents you need to provide, and where you need to provide them, depend on whether you are
- Applying for a Warwick postgraduate research (PGR) course; or
- Already a Warwick PGR student applying for China Scholarship Council (CSC) funding
If you are applying for a Warwick PGR course
Please do not upload the following supporting documents directly to your scholarship application:
- degree certificates;
- transcripts; or
- references.
These documents will be imported from your linked Warwick course application, which is managed by Postgraduate Admissions.
The scholarship application asks all applicants to provide referee information. However:
- the scholarship system will not send separate reference requests to the referees entered on the scholarship application;
- references will be collected and managed by Postgraduate Admissions through the course application; and
- the references submitted for the course application will be imported for scholarship assessment.
You should advise the referees providing references for your course application that the references will also be used for scholarship assessment. References should provide relevant, evidence-based information about your capability, preparedness and potential for doctoral study.
If you are already a Warwick PGR student and are applying for China Scholarship Council (CSC) funding
The scholarship portal is only open to current Warwick PGR students applying for CSC funding.
Current Warwick PGR students applying for CSC funding must use the scholarship application to:
- provide details of their referees in the referee section; and
- upload any new degree certificates or transcripts that were not included with their original course application.
Only current Warwick PGR students applying for CSC funding will have reference requests sent through the scholarship application system.
This reference process does not apply to applicants for any other scholarship. References for all other applicants are handled by Postgraduate Admissions through the course application process.
Current Warwick PGR students applying for CSC funding should advise their referees that their references will be used for scholarship assessment. References should provide relevant, evidence-based information about the applicant's capability, preparedness and potential for doctoral study.
Doctoral Access Scholarship (Sanctuary)
If you wish to be considered for a Doctoral Access Scholarship through the Sanctuary route, you must upload evidence of an eligible Home Office status directly to your scholarship application.
1. Asylum Seeker
Please upload either:
- a scanned copy of your ARC, or Application Registration Card; or
- your most recent Bail 201 letter.
2. Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave to Remain or Limited Leave to Remain
Please upload:
- a scanned copy of your current visa; and
- a copy of the Home Office decision on your asylum application, or other evidence showing that your visa resulted from an asylum claim.
Document deadlines
Course application deadline
If you are applying for a Warwick PGR course, you must submit your course application by 7 December 2026 at 16:59 GMT.
You should submit your course application as early as possible. Postgraduate Admissions cannot request your references until you have submitted your course application and provided your referee details.
Scholarship application deadline
All applicants must submit their scholarship application by 10 December 2026 at 16:59 GMT.
All required supporting documents, other than references, must also be submitted through the correct application process by this deadline. This includes:
- degree certificates;
- transcripts; and
- evidence of an eligible Home Office status for the Doctoral Access Scholarship through the Sanctuary route.
- Reference deadline
All references used for scholarship assessment must be submitted by 21 December 2026 at 16:59 GMT.
This is two weeks after the course application deadline.
If you are applying for a Warwick PGR course
References must be submitted through the course admissions process. References entered on the scholarship application will not generate separate reference requests.
Applicants should submit their course application as early as possible to allow sufficient time for Postgraduate Admissions to request and receive references.
If you are already a Warwick PGR student and are applying for China Scholarship Council (CSC) funding
References must be submitted through the scholarship application system.
Current Warwick PGR students applying for CSC funding should enter their referee details as early as possible to allow their referees sufficient time to respond.
Please note: Scholarship assessment begins immediately after the scholarship application deadline of 10 December 2026 at 16:59 GMT. Applicants should therefore ensure that referees have sufficient time to submit their references before assessment begins.
Problems viewing imported documents
In some cases, the following message may appear next to a supporting document imported into the scholarship application:
"There was a problem loading this PDF."
Please do not worry if this message appears. It will not affect the assessment of your scholarship application.
Document queries
If you have questions about your documents, references, or the documents held with your course application, please contact Postgraduate Admissions by:
The Doctoral College cannot upload documents on behalf of applicants or accept supporting documents by email.
Assessment Process
Assessment Process
Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarships are highly competitive, with significantly more applicants than available awards. Applications are assessed according to how strongly they align with the Person & Preparedness and Project & Place assessment criteria.
You should read the full Warwick Postgraduate Research Scholarships 2027 assessment criteriaLink opens in a new window to understand how applications are considered.
The University does not use a numerical scoring matrix to assess individual applications. Instead, candidates are ranked according to their alignment with the assessment criteria, first by their academic department and then by their faculty.
Once the scholarship application deadline has passed, applications are considered through the following stages.
1. Academic department nomination
The academic department linked to your selected course will review eligible scholarship applications from candidates intending to study in that department.
Each department has a limited nomination quota and will nominate its strongest candidates. For each nominated candidate, the department will provide:
- a numerical ranking; and
- a contextual nomination statement explaining how the candidate meets the assessment criteria.
The nomination statement will consider:
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the strength of the scholarship application;
- the evidence provided in the references;
- the candidate鈥檚 capability, preparedness and potential;
- the quality, significance and feasibility of the proposed project;
- the fit between the project and the department;
- the suitability and strength of the proposed supervision; and
- how the proposed supervisory arrangements will enable the candidate to succeed during the doctoral programme.
2. Faculty assessment
Because faculties include a wide range of disciplines, faculty assessors place particular emphasis on Person & Preparedness. Academic departments are best placed to assess the detailed quality, feasibility and disciplinary alignment of Project & Place.
Faculty assessors will use the departmental rankings and nomination statements as key sources of evidence when comparing candidates across the faculty. They will also consider whether the proposed supervision arrangements and research environment are sufficient to support the candidate and project.
The faculty will provide a numerical ranking of its nominated candidates. A high departmental ranking does not guarantee the same position in the faculty ranking because candidates must be compared across a broader range of departments and disciplines.
3. Allocation panels
Final award decisions and reserve lists will be confirmed by allocation panels. A separate panel will be convened for each scholarship funding stream.
Candidates will be considered for all funding streams for which they are eligible, provided that:
- their academic department has nominated them;
- they have completed any additional statement required for the funding stream;
- they have uploaded any required supporting evidence; and
- neither the candidate nor the nominating department has opted out of that funding stream.
Final decisions will be based primarily on faculty rankings, considered alongside the aims and eligibility requirements of each scholarship.
Where necessary, panels may also take account of relevant secondary considerations, including:
- the distribution of awards across constituent departments and faculties; and
- equality impact.
Being nominated by a department or ranked by a faculty does not guarantee that a scholarship will be awarded.
Receiving your application outcome
The Doctoral College will contact all applicants by the published offer release date. The outcome will confirm whether you have:
- been offered a scholarship;
- been placed on a reserve list; or
- been unsuccessful.
Please do not contact the Doctoral College to request an outcome before the published offer release date.
Due to the high number of applications received, we are unable to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Frequently asked questions:
Please send us an email at doctoralcollege@warwick.ac.uk including your full name and applicant ID number.
No, once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. Therefore, you must check your application in its entirety before submitting. The Doctoral College cannot make any changes to your application.
No, you must have an offer of admission in place to receive a scholarship offer.
The scholarship assessors will not review CVs as part of the scholarship competitions, please do not upload your CV to your scholarship application.
You should contact the Postgraduate Admissions team to challenge the decision on your fee status. Querying your Fees statusLink opens in a new window
Current PGRs who are in the first 12 months of study can only be considered for the China Scholarship Council funding, which as additional eligibility criteria. All our scholarship schemes are open to applicants who are due to start in October 2027 only. Students on 2+4 schemes in WBS and Economics may apply if they are about due enter the +4 PhD element of their course in October 2027.
For ITS issues, contact: helpdesk@warwick.ac.uk, +44 24765 73737
Please note that the Doctoral College cannot help with issuing of ID numbers.
We recognise that it can take time for references to be submitted by referees. References must be submitted by 21 December 2026 at 16:59 GMT. However, applicants and referees should note that the assessment process begins immediately after the scholarship application deadline.
All other supporting documents (degree certificates, transcripts, MWA joint supervision statement, home office status), must be submitted by the scholarship application deadline: 10 December 2026 at 16:59 GMT.
Yes you can. From your draft application, select the "request help" button in the top right-hand corner of your screen. You can then send us a message and choose whether you want to authorise us to view your draft application. Please note that Doctoral College staff will not provide guidance on the academic content or writing of an application.
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