Research students conference funding
FUNDING AVAILABLE 2021-22
Departmental support for conference expenses
The Department may offer limited financial help of up to £250 per annum to PhD students attending national and international conferences to present papers. Over the three (or four) years of your PhD you can expect to claim up to a limit of £750. Part-time students are eligible for the £750, but they may wish to limit their spending accordingly per annum.
If you would like to attend a conference which is central to your area of study, and your paper proposal has been accepted, please contact the English finance team at englishfinance@warwick.ac.uk to discuss. You will require the following documents to make a claim on Concur*:
- Original receipts
- Copy of the programme or acceptance letter, confirming the acceptance of your paper
- Queries can be directed to the finance team (englishfinance@warwick.ac.uk) or the Postgraduate Programmes Officer (PGREnglish@warwick.ac.uk)
*For your first claim, please complete and sign a FP16a PhD claim form and email with your documents to englishfinance@warwick.ac.uk. Subsequent claims will be made using Concur.
All claims must be made within 3 months of the expenditure being incurred.
Please note that the University financial year runs from 1st August to 31st July (not an academic year) – claims MUST therefore be submitted by mid-July for payment to be made before year end.
Information on how to use Concur can be found on the HR website.
If your FP16aPhD form is not completed correctly, it will be returned and your reimbursement will be delayed.
Decisions are normally made within 4 weeks. This allowance may also be used to support other relevant research activity such as the acquisition or improvement of a language essential to your research, or consultation of archives, at the discretion of the Director of Graduate Studies. Please note that these funds may not be used to cover travel insurance expenses.
Further information about insurance is available at: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/insurance
Another source of funding for conference expenses is the university’s Humanities Research Fund (HRF), which is administered by Research Support Services. The HRF will make a maximum contribution of £500 towards conference travel applications from Research/Doctoral students who will be giving a paper. Applicants must provide clear information regarding the conference, the benefits of attending and the paper itself (ideally including an abstract). You can download an application form from their website.
The Humanities Research Centre (HRC) runs a doctoral fellowship competition. Each fellow receives a research budget and funds to organise an interdisciplinary conference of their choice. It is open to full and part-time PhD students who have completed at least one but not more than two years of study. Applications are usually submitted in term 2. Consult their website or visit their office in the fourth floor extension of the Humanities building (H452). You should discuss your proposal with your supervisor before applying for this award and ensure that it will not disrupt your research.
Other sources of funding
There are a number of private funds which our students have successfully applied for in recent years, including:
- British Federation of Women Graduates Charitable Foundation
- Charles Wallace Trust (for applicants resident in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)