TESOL Bursary

University is offering three competitive bursaries to outstanding students and professionals who wish to study full-time on MA TESOL for entry in Autumn 2026.

Two worldwide bursaries worth 50% of the current tuition fee: you must be from outside the UK, with an excellent academic record, with at least 2 years of full-time professional/ teaching experience (or equivalent), and have accepted an offer on the programme from Warwick. Deadline for Applications: Friday 29th May 2026

Worldwide bursaries: you must be from outside the UK, with an excellent academic record, with at least 2 years of full-time professional/ teaching experience (or equivalent), and have accepted an offer on the programme from Warwick.

Worldwide bursaries: you must be from outside the UK, with an excellent academic record, with at least 2 years of full-time professional/ teaching experience (or equivalent), and have accepted an offer on the programme from Warwick.

Please apply by sending this to PGTCAL@warwick.ac.uk marked ‘MA TESOL Bursary’ by the relevant deadline (Friday 30th May 2026 for the worldwide bursary; Friday 11th July 2026 for the UK bursary).

For more information or questions, please contact Andrew Davidson at andrew.davidson@warwick.ac.uk

Personal Statement

You can only apply after you have accepted your place as a full-time student. Please complete the following using no more than 1000 words:

• Explain how your academic background and professional experiences have prepared you for study on the MA TESOL degree;
• Explain how you would like to use the knowledge and skills acquired on the MA TESOL degree to contribute to the improvement of English language teaching in your own institutional, regional, or national context.

Reference

• One academic reference for postgraduate taught courses.
• Be sure to include an email address for your referee(s) as university will contact them for you. University typically ask for one academic reference for postgraduate taught courses. References will be verified so please ensure you provide an institutional email address when providing academic referee details.  

Documents Required

• Online Application
• Application Fee
• Academic Transcripts
• Personal Statement 
• One Reference
• English Language Proficiency