University of Warwick Departmental Scholarships
The Philosophy Department will award 25 scholarships to fund postgraduate study in 2016-17 on our MA and MPhil programmes. Each scholarship will provide £2000 towards your tuition fees. Awards will be made based on academic merit.
Eligibility
This competition is open to Home/EU and Overseas candidates. Please note that only full time students are eligible to apply.
How to Apply
There is no separate application process for the scholarships. In order to be eligible, you must:
• Submit your MA or MPhil application no later than 12 February 2016
• Submit your supporting documents (transcripts, writing sample, personal statement) no later than 19 February 2016
• Ensure your references are received preferably by 19 February and no later than 26 February 2016
All applications received on time will be automatically considered for the award.
There are a number of steps you should take before you make a formal application through the University's application system which is detailed below
Submitting Your Application
Apply, and track your application, here.
An explanation of the application procedure.
Our Postgraduate Prospectus entry.
Entry Requirements
PhD in Philosophy
Candidates are normally expected to have:
- A Masters level degree in Philosophy or a Masters degree with a significant Philosophy component. (Please note if you are considering applying for funding or a scholarship, you will require a minimum degree classification of merit)
- A strong research proposal. (See here for more information)
- Two good academic references
- An indication of who you would like to supervise your project
- A certificate of English language Proficiency (where necessary)
- In addition, applicants are required to submit undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts with their application (please note a writing sample is not required for PhD applications, as evidence of writing is provided through the research proposal). A CV can also be submitted if necessary.
MPhil in Philosophy
Candidates are normally expected to have:
- A first class honours BA degree in Philosophy, or a first class honours joint degree with a substantial Philosophy component
- Applicants are required to submit two samples of recent written work in Philosophy, a maximum of 2,500 words each.
- Two good academic references
- Undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts
- A certificate of English language Proficiency (where necessary)
- Candidates should also submit a personal statement (see guidelines below). It would also be helpful for applicants to list their preferred three areas of study in the personal statement.
Taught MA Programmes
Candidates are normally expected to have:
- A minimum of a 2:1 BA degree in Philosophy. If candidates possess a joint undergraduate degree, it must contain a substantial component of Philosophy to be sufficient for entry.
- Applicants are required to submit one sample of recent written work in Philosophy, a maximum of 2,500 words each
- Two good academic references
- A certificate of English language Proficiency (where necessary)
- Candidates should also submit a personal statement (see guidelines below).
Information regarding the Personal Statement
- Your personal statement should include:
- Your motivation for applying for the course, why you want to study for this course and why you want to study at the University of Warwick?
- Your background - how has your previous education and experience prepared you for postgraduate studies?
- Your expectations from the course you are applying for? How does the course fit into your future plans and what do you hope to gain from your studies?
Application Deadlines
In the case of candidates seeking funding through one of the scholarship programmes, it is important that we should receive applications for admission at least one month before the relevant deadline.
Students on taught graduate programmes are admitted to start their studies at the beginning of an academic year. Students applying directly for admission as a doctoral candidate can be admitted at any time, though preferably at the start of an academic year.
Applications can be submitted for consideration at any time. It should be noted, however, that in the case of admission to research programmes candidates cannot be accepted until an appropriate supervisor has been identified and this may on occasion take several weeks.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/applyingtostudy/postgraduate/feesfunding/scholarships/