M4C October 2025 New Starters
Welcome to Warwick!
We are looking forward to welcoming the new 2025/26 M4C cohort of students in October 2025 - hopefully you will find lots of useful information to help you navigate the start of your journey at Warwick.
M4C Warwick Team
During your time at Warwick, there will be a dedicated M4C team to help and support you during your time here.
The team currently includes;
CADRE Director & M4C Site Director
M4C Site Director
Lisa Millard
Doctoral Training Manager
Emily Hardy
Doctoral Training Programmes Co-ordinator
M4C at Warwick
As an M4C-funded student at Warwick, you will join a vibrant, international and intellectually curious cohort of M4C postgraduate researchers across the Faculty of Arts and beyond.
You will be able to attend termly social events to meet and network with other M4C students and staff.
Bespoke briefings and regular drop-in sessions will help you to learn how to take full advantage of your M4C award, apply for additional funding and deal with any challenges that might arise.
CADRE, the Doctoral College and Researcher Development
CADRE is the Centre for Arts Doctoral Research Excellence, supporting and representing the Faculty’s postgraduate researchers and their departments. We have a range of workshops we run to support you with different aspects of your research - for more information, see CADRE Workshops.Link opens in a new window
The Doctoral College aim to support you throughout your whole PhD from scholarships and researcher development to networking events and guidance on supervision and thesis submission.
The Researcher Development programme is provided by the Doctoral College to help you get the best out of your time at Warwick and the best out of yourself.
M4C Additional Funding
Students funded by M4C have access to additional funding streams that can assist with research and personal development. The streams of funding are: Research Development Funding (RDF), Engagement Funding (EF) and Cohort Development Funding (CDF).
For full information including the application process, visit the pages below:
RDF/EF Information and Application Process for M4C Student. Link opens in a new windowWhen you are registered onto the M4C Virtual Postgraduate Platform (VPP) more information will also be accessible.
Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) Support
Students funded by UKRI training grants can apply for the UKRI Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) to support additional expenditure with the costs of study-related requirements and equipment that may be incurred/required as a result of a diagnosed disability.
A DSA Assessment can be requested from the point of offer. Please do contact m4c@warwick.ac.uk for more information on this.
Please refer to the UKRI DSA FrameworkLink opens in a new window for further guidance on what costs are covered.
There is a handy flowchart available which demonstrates how this works at Warwick - UKRI DSA Flowchart for PGRSLink opens in a new window plus a dedicated page available on our website - UKRI DSA for PGRsLink opens in a new window.
International Students
Once you've accepted your M4C Offer, you will work with the admissions team to finalise your University of Warwick Offer, ready for your start with us in October 2025!
For International Students, you should have received your Scholarship Letter to support your visa application. If you have any questions regarding visas, there is plenty of information.
Only the visa team can issue advice on this, so please do contact them.
Useful Links
CADRE -Faculty of Arts DTC (CADRE)Link opens in a new window
CADRE M4C Site -M4C SiteLink opens in a new window
VPP -M4CVPP – HomeLink opens in a new window
Doctoral College -Warwick Doctoral CollegeLink opens in a new window
Doctoral College Funding Policy -PGR Funding PolicyLink opens in a new window
Doctoral College New Starter Information -PGR Scholarship New Starters
M4C Warwick Offer Information
Warwick's M4C Offer Information Session 2025 took place on Friday 16th May 2025. Slides and recording are available below:
M4C Nottingham ran a online Welcome Session to all M4C Offer holders on Wednesday 2nd July 2025. Slides and recording are available below:
Contact Us
Our contact email address is m4c@warwick.ac.uk - please do not hesitate to get in touch! We can advise or point you in the right direction!