Funded PhD opportunities in Classics and Ancient History at Warwick

The department of Classics and Ancient History at Warwick is currently seeking expressions of interest for students looking to undertake doctoral study. The department has research expertise in Greek and Latin literature, ancient Greek drama, numismatics, the medical humanities and Greco-Arabic studies, epigraphy, ancient space, art and archaeology, as well as Greek and Roman history and material culture more broadly. An overview of our research clusters can be found here. Individual staff profiles can be found here. The department has a lively research environment, with weekly seminars and training activities during term time and conferences throughout the year.

Interested students are encouraged to contact a potential supervisor or Clare Rowan, Director of Graduate Studies (C.Rowan@warwick.ac.uk) to begin to develop project proposals as soon as possible; better developed proposals generally are more successful in obtaining funding.

An online information event presenting PhD study and funding opportunities at Warwick will be held online on 13 November from 5-6pm on Teams. Please contact Clare Rowan (C.Rowan@warwick.ac.uk) if you wish to attend; we are also happy to host prospective students on campus.

There are several funding schemes available for PhD funding at Warwick:

Chancellor's International Scholarship for International Applicants (including EU) DEADLINE 14/12/2023

These are scholarships awarded from Warwick to the most outstanding international and EU PhD applicants. The scholarship includes full payment of tuition fees and a maintenance stipend in line with UKRI rates (£18,622 for full time award holders in 2023/24), as well as a research, training and support grant of £5,000. Candidates need to have applied to Warwick for doctoral study by 12 December 2023.

AHRC Midlands4Cities PhD funding for UK and International applicants (including EU) DEADLINE MIDDAY 10/1/24

The AHRC-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) brings together eight leading universities across the Midlands to support the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers. M4C is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, Coventry University, University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.

M4C is awarding doctoral studentships for UK and international applicants for 2024 entry through an open competition and Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) working with a range of partner organisations in the cultural, creative and heritage sector. Funding covers fees, a stipend in line with UKRI rates (£18,622 for full time award holders in 2023/24) and training/travel expenses. Before the deadline students must have applied for a place to study and ensured that two academic references are submitted via the Midlands4Cities online reference form.

For full details of eligibility, funding, research supervision areas and CDA projects, please visit: https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/. A workshop on application writing will be held in conjunction with Coventry University on 18th November from 10am to 1pm; all those interested in applying to the scheme are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop; please sign up here for this: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cadre/applicants/m4capplicationsworkshop/

China Scholarship Council Scholarships (for Chinese nationals) DEADLINE 18/1/2024

These scholarships are available to Chinese nationals, and more information can be found here: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/dc/schols_fund/scholarships_and_funding/csc. Applications must have applied for a place to study at Warwick by 16/1/24.

Departmental Support. DEADLINE 30 March 2024

We also manage more modest departmental bursaries to support PhD study, and a fuller list of funding available at Warwick can be found here.