Award Details

The University of Warwick will offer up to 3 PATHWAY PhD studentships for entry in the 2025/26 academic year.

This will cover:

• The full payment of tuition fees (either Home or Overseas)
• A maintenance stipend paid at the prevailing UKRI rate for 3.5 years
• A central Research Support and Training grant of £5K per studentship*

Awardees also benefit from networking and career information opportunities, such as talks and external events.

*UPDATE - Departments no longer need to fund Research Training and Support Grants for awardees, as is now included in these studentships (see above).

Eligibility

Nominees must self-identify as being either Black or of Black heritage.

Nominees must be current Warwick PhD offer holders and must not already be enrolled on a PhD programme at the University of Warwick.

Nominees must receive an offer to start a PhD at the University of Warwick in October 2025 by 2nd May 2025 at the latest.

Process

Please note that PhD applicants cannot apply directly for this scheme. Eligible candidates should contact the academic department which issued their PhD offer to express their interest in being nominated for this award.

1. The departmental Director of Graduate Studies (or their designated delegate) nominates eligible candidates for the scheme by the deadline.
2. Nominations are considered by a selection panel comprised of academic representatives from each Faculty, the PATHWAY Programme academic director and the Academic Director, Doctoral College.
3. The panel will rank the nominations using the selection criteria for PhD Scholarships, taking into consideration any specific barriers candidates may have faced in meeting these criteria and the candidate's suitability for the PATHWAY Programme, as described in the nomination.
4. Outcomes are communicated to nominees and nominating departments.