Warwick MS/PhD Scholarship Competitions

Warwick PGR Scholarship Competitions

Postgraduate Research Scholarship Competitions

Information on our central scholarships

For Autumn 2026 entry, we are delighted to offer Postgraduate Research Scholarships across several schemes. You submit a single scholarship application and are automatically considered for all funding for which you are eligible. Find out about other Postgraduate Research scholarship opportunities.

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Scholarship Offer

All scholarships include:

• Full payment of your academic fees.
• A maintenance stipend to support your living costs, please refer to each scheme for details of stipend value.
• The opportunity to study either full-time (100%) or part-time (60%), dependant on your visa status.
• Up to 40 days annual leave per year (pro-rata for part-time PGRs).
• Support to suspend your studies temporarily if needed.
• Access to additional support for disabled PGRs.
• Personal and professional development opportunities designed to enhance your postgraduate research experience and outcomes.

Some schemes include additional support, detailed below.

Eligibility

All applicants must:

• Apply for a Postgraduate Research Course at the University of Warwick to begin in October 2026. Eligible courses include:
  • PhD
  • MPhil/PhD
  • EngD
  • Entering the PhD stage of an MRes+PhD
• Start in academic year 2026/27- scholarships cannot be deferred to a later academic year.
• Not be a current Postgraduate Research student unless a specific scheme explicitly allow it.

• Unless otherwise stated, be from any discipline.
• Unless otherwise stated, be of any nationality or fee status.