Applications will open to PhD applicants with Home fee status and with Overseas fee status.

The award consists of:

• payment of academic fees for Home fees level OR an equivalent reduction in fees for Overseas fee status students;
• a UKRI-level stipend for 3.5 years, regardless of fee status.

You must also have applied for (or already be an offer holder for) one of the PhD courses in the University of Warwick’s School of Modern Languages & Cultures to begin in October 2025.

The scholarship cannot be deferred to the next academic year.

We will look for an applicant of the highest calibre, who has the academic potential and the motivation to succeed in their PhD. Their research will be highly compatible with the expertise available in the School.

How to apply

If you are a new applicant, you must:

• Apply for a place of study (admission) without delay and in any case by 23 April 2025: please see here.
  • You will be able to nominate academic referees via the Applicant Portal. Please ensure that their references are received by 23 April 2025.
• Upload a research proposal, with a project title, an outline of the context of the research, its aims and objectives, research questions, methodology and scholarly significance; your preparation for study and previous experience; and the fit of your profile and project with our School.
  • To search for a potential supervisor in the School by their specialism, click here.
  • Individual staff and their specialisms can be viewed here.
• Fill out and submit the separate online application formLink opens in a new window for the purpose of the award, explaining why you should be considered for the SMLC scholarship by midnight (UK time), 23 April 2025.

If you are an offer-holder for one of the SMLC’s PhD courses and have applied for the M4C’s Doctoral Partnership, a Chancellor’s International Scholarship, or a China Scholarship Council award, you may be considered for the SMLC award if you are unsuccessful in obtaining funding from these other sources.

• Please confirm that you wish to be considered for the award by filling out the online application formLink opens in a new window explaining why you should be considered for the scholarship by midnight (UK time) 23 April 2025.
• You do not need to provide new references and you do not need to reapply for admission.

If you have any queries about the award or the process, please send an email to SMLCOffice@warwick.ac.uk. Please put ‘SMLC Doctoral Scholarship’ in the subject line.

We regret we cannot accept any applications after the deadline. If you run into technical issues with the form, you must inform us at the above email address before the deadline.