Applications Open: PhD Programme at the University of Warwick

The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick invites applications for October 2024 entry to our PhD programme in English and Comparative Literary Studies. 

We offer a number of scholarship opportunities.  International students are encouraged to apply for the Chancellor’s International Scholarship,[https://warwick.ac.uk/services/dc/schols_fund/scholarships_and_funding/cis/], with a deadline of 12 December 2023.

The University of Warwick is part of the Midlands4Cities (M4C) AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership.  Successful applicants for PhD study can apply for these studentships, which are awarded on a competitive basis and require a team of two supervisors.  All M4C awards cover fees and offer a maintenance grant (at the UKRI-set rate). UK and international students are eligible, and successfully international students also have no tuition costs. There is also additional funding from M4C available for engagement and research development and placements with M4C partner institutions.   

An online annual M4C applications workshop for the Universities of Warwick and Coventry will take place on Saturday 18 November, online, 10.00-13.00 UK time. You can sign up here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cadre/.

M4C has also partnered with the Stuart Hall Foundation (SHF) Scholarship to support at least two studentships a year for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates to undertake doctoral research in arts and humanities across the M4C consortium. 

See further information here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/postgraduatestudies/phd and on the M4C website: https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/apply/. We recommend that candidates to apply well before the application deadlines for the Chancellor’s International Scholarships and M4C (final deadline 10 January). We encourage candidates to contact us as early as possible to discuss your research proposal.  

For enquiries regarding English and Comparative Literary Studies’ PhD progamme, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr Ross Forman, r.g.forman at warwick.ac.uk.  Scholarship queries should be directed to our Postgraduate Funding Officer, Professor Graeme Macdonald, g.macdonald at warwick.ac.uk.  To see staff expertise, please see https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/people/academics/.