SJTU-Warwick Joint PhD Programme (Warwick)
The Joint PhD Programme accepts both self-funding and sponsored students. For 2025/26, Warwick will award up to 3 scholarships for this programme to the most outstanding PhD applicants.
The Programme offers an opportunity to obtain two world-class universities' PhD awards with a single thesis examination. Guided throughout by a supervisor at each university, you will follow a four-year programme with at least one year spent at the Host Institution. You will benefit from experiencing research within two different national contexts, providing you with an enhanced network of collaborators which will stand you in good stead for a career as an international researcher.
Course Application Deadline - Closed
Which University should I apply to?
The decision as to which institution will be the Home Institution will take into consideration such matters as resources, your own preference, and your fee status. If expected/liable to pay home fees at one of the institutions, you would be expected to select that institution as Home.
Contact us
- Warwick: jointphd@warwick.ac.uk
- SJTU: gs.global@sjtu.edu.cn
Further Information
How to Apply
You will need to complete an online application form to the university you wish to act as your Home Institution.
- Apply online to Warwick. Course application opens on 2 October 2024, please ensure you select the SJTU-Warwick Joint PhD course.
- Apply online to SJTU.
You will need to ensure that you have approached your preferred supervisors prior to making an application. As part of the application process you will be required to complete a Joint Supervision Statement and Project Review Form with your proposed supervisors at both SJTU and Warwick. If you are applying to Warwick as your Home Institution, you should upload the completed statement via the Warwick PG application portal (link above) - please select 'Additional Information Upload' and use 'Joint Supervision Statement' as the description.
Please note, a limited number of SJTU-Warwick Joint PhD Scholarships per year will be available to students applying to Warwick as their Home institution on a competitive basis. N.B. Applicants selecting SJTU as their Home Institution should contact SJTU regarding scholarship opportunities.
Applicants who choose the University of Warwick as their Home Institution are automatically considered for one of the Warwick Scholarships. Please read the SJTU-Warwick Scholarship Ranking Criteria to familiarise yourself with how the scholarship assessment will take place.
- Selected candidate will be invited to apply to Host Institution from 24 January 2025.
- All applicants are notified of results from 20 March 2025.