Course applications are submitted via the Universal Admissions SystemLink opens in a new window.

You will not be able to access the scholarship application system until you have submitted your admissions application; we strongly encourage you to submit your course application as early as possible to allow sufficient time to submit a strong scholarship application.

When completing your course application, you will be asked for contact details for your scholarship/funder, please use Doctoral College (Doctoralcollege@warwick.ac.uk). If you have already submitted your course application without this information, please do not worry, it is not essential.

Once you have submitted your admissions application you will then receive an automated e-mail giving you your 7-digit student ID number and instructions on registering your ITS applicant accountLink opens in a new window, which you must complete. The automated email with your 7-digit student number can take up to 48 hours after submitting your course application to come through. The username and password provided by IT can then be used to apply for the scholarship.

The Doctoral College are not involved with the process of registering ITS accounts and cannot help with this process.

Start your Chancellor’s International Scholarship applicationLink opens in a new window.

You will be taken to the ‘Select Scholarship’ page where you can review your details and qualifications. The information here has been taken from your course application so that you do not need to enter it again.

You will need to select the course your scholarship application will be linked to. It is very important that you select the correct course, if you select a course which you later withdraw from or decline the course offer, this will also withdraw your scholarship application.

Note: If you are applying for more than one course you will need to complete a scholarship application for each course application, noting that scholarship applications are sent directly to each prospective department for assessment.

Ranking Criteria

Departments and Faculty Assessors responsible for the assessment of your application will follow the Postgraduate Research Ranking CriteriaLink opens in a new window in their evaluation. The Ranking Criteria consists of two descriptors:

• Person and Preparedness
• Project and Place

Application Questions

There are three mandatory questions you will need to complete before submitting your application. Question one and two respond to the Postgraduate Research Ranking CriteriaLink opens in a new window.

1. In 300 words or less, describe how best you meet the person and preparedness descriptors. You may wish to consider your academic history, skills and expertise, professional experience, and awards or publications.
2. In 500 words or less, describe how best you meet the project and place descriptors. You may wish to consider the significance of your project, engagement with relevant literature, and the project’s fit with your proposed supervisor and department. How will you and/or your project contribute to Warwick’s commitment to excellence in research and education through advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion?
3. In 500 words or less, provide a summary of your research proposal as appropriate to your discipline and your ability to complete it. For very technical disciplines where advanced detailed might be beyond the current research of an undergraduate or postgraduate taught degree, candidates are encouraged to describe the general area and fundamental open problems that motivate you to pursue the topic, as well as commenting on your academic background and suitability to conduct the research. You are not required to provide a full bibliography.

Note: Your department may access your full research proposal from your course application, however the Faculty Assessors will only view the 500-word summary from your scholarship application. Faculty Assessors will not have access to your full research proposal.

Submitting your scholarship application

You will be able to review your application before submitting. The system will prevent you from submitting your application if you have not completed your application properly and will notify you of any issues. Please be aware that you will not be able to amend your application once it has been submitted. You will be sent a confirmation of submission email containing a URL which will take you directly to your application. We would recommend that you bookmark this page so you can visit it directly.

You are not required to upload any supporting documents directly to your scholarship application. We will have access to your supporting documents uploaded with your course application.

Changes cannot be made to references that have been uploaded in support of your course application, nor can additional references be requested in support of your scholarship application for new applicants.

Please note that the Doctoral College will not upload documents on your behalf.

Warwick operates transparent ranking criteria that enables candidates to understand how their application will be assessed. Refer to the PGR Ranking CriteriaLink opens in a new window. Competition for awards is very high and scholarship offers will be made to those who are able to demonstrate academic excellence and the potential to be an outstanding research student, up to the specified number of awards available.

Once the scholarship deadline has passed, your application will be assessed in the following way:

• Departments are asked to nominate their strongest applications and provide a nomination statement. The nomination statement will contextualise your application and references and will outline your strengths and fit within the department. Due to the limited number of awards available, departments are allocated a specific number of nominations
• The Graduate Awards Committee will discuss all nominated applications and approve the award allocations. It is the Graduate Awards Committee’s responsibility to ensure that university processes and policies are free, fair, and transparent.

The Doctoral College will contact all applicants by the date noted above. Please do not contact the Doctoral College in advance of this date to enquire about the result.

Due to the number of applications received each year, we regret being unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.