What Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarship actually covers.
The Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarship is a prestigious fully funded PhD scholarship at the University of Warwick, UK. Awarded annually through a competitive scholarship competition, it supports outstanding international students pursuing doctoral research across any discipline at Warwick. The scholarship covers full tuition fees and provides a living stipend at the UKRI rate for up to 3.5 years, along with a £5,000 Research, Training and Support Grant (RTSG). African students with strong academic records and research potential are eligible and encouraged to apply. The scholarship is highly competitive, attracting applicants from across the globe, and selection is based on academic excellence, research proposal quality, and potential for impact. Recipients become part of a vibrant international research community at one of the UK's leading research universities, with access to state-of-the-art facilities and an extensive network of academic mentors. The scholarship aims to nurture the next generation of global researchers who will contribute solutions to pressing challenges facing the world.
Who can apply.
Open to phd applicants seeking to study in United Kingdom. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Every academic discipline is accepted.
This programme does not restrict by field. Research proposals across humanities, sciences, engineering, agriculture, and medicine are all accepted.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before January 31, 2027 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
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Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live. Five additional checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review) are on the roadmap. Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarship currently scores 4.0/10.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.