ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates can be of any nationality.

Applicants must:

Apply to Warwick for a History MPhil/PhD to begin in Autumn 2024 (there is no separate application process for the Wheeler studentships but candidates should indicate on their application that they wish to be considered for it).

Submit a research proposal with the research theme related to the History of travel writing (up to 2,000 words, excluding footnotes and an illustrative bibliography) by the deadline indicated below. Your proposal should explain the novelty and significance of your project, its methodology, and the contribution it seeks to make to existing scholarship on the history of travel and travel writing. You are expected to identify a potential supervisor and discuss your research proposal with them before application. You should also indicate potential supervision arrangements in your application. The research proposal should be uploaded to your Warwick MPhil/PhD application.

Submit an additional 300 words (which should be uploaded to your Warwick MPhil/PhD application), explaining how you will seek to make your project engage with, and be accessible to, a range of publics.

Meet the entry requirements for the History MPhil/PhD.

Candidates may hold an MA at the time of application, or be working towards a Masters qualification that you will have completed by the time your PhD begins (even though the result may not be known and the final examination board may not yet have taken place).

Applicants may have come from an academic background that is not in History or a closely related subject, or might, in exceptional circumstances, have professional and/or creative experience that is highly pertinent to their proposed research but not a History MA. In such cases, the Department may require attendance at the taught MA module Theories, Skills and Methods and other elements of the MA programme deemed necessary to provide the skills, knowledge and approaches required.

BENEFIT:

Awards made for entry in Autumn 2024 will include the following:

Full payment of tuition fees at the UK or O/S rate.

A maintenance stipend paid at the prevailing UKRI rate for 3.5 years.

A Research, Training and Supporting Grant (RTSG) of up to £3000 per annum for 3.5 years.

A one off £1500 conference and public engagement fund.

The award will follow the terms and conditions of the Doctoral College Funded PGR Policy.

Please note that the Doctoral College funded PGR Policy is subject to annual review and may change.