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Apply using the Applicant Portal
The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.
An application is only complete when:
- you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
- you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
- your referees have provided their references.
If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.
We strongly recommend that you (even self-funded) submit your application by the funding deadline. If places are still available beyond this deadline, self-funded applicants may apply until the application deadline.
Application Support
You may be eligible to receive support with your application via the AIM: Master's programme. Find out more about AIM: Master's here.
Selection Process
Applicants who apply by the funding deadline may normally expect to receive a decision before the end of February, and the majority of offers are made in February and March.
Applications submitted after the funding deadline may normally expect to receive a decision by the end of May. Occasionally, you may not receive a decision within the normal timeframe due to being placed on a reserve list. If this is the case, we will be in touch to let you know. Normally the latest date for decisions to be communicated is the end of June.
The Institute will consider applications submitted after the funding deadline within 12 weeks on a rolling basis.
Further information on How To Apply
Things You'll Need
In order to apply for this course you'll need to think about getting a few things ready before you apply.
- Two academic references
- Transcript
- CV/resume
- Evidence of competence in English
If required - you can check using our tool - Sample of Work (2) (document upload) (mandatory)
All applicants must provide two separate pieces of work each between 2,500 and 5,000 words. (Please note that one longer piece is not acceptable.) The function of these writing samples is two-fold: first to demonstrate ability to produce work of the kind and quality that the MPhil involves and second to demonstrate prior knowledge of and engagement with the issues that are central to the course. Therefore, writing samples would ideally be high-quality academic writing on a topic related to global risk, its drivers, or achieving global resilience. However, we acknowledge that many applicants might not have such pieces and so we accept writing samples on any subject. - Statement of Interest (5000 characters) (mandatory)
A statement of interest (around 600 words) should indicate your interest and passion for the area of global risk and resilience. This could include: what motivates you to explore issues in this area; the experience you have had in academic, professional and/or personal settings with risk or resilience at the global scale; academic literature or thinkers in this field that you found particularly interesting or provocative; the kinds of research questions you are excited to pursue; how the MPhil would fit into your longer term goals; evidence of your ability to undertake work of this kind at this level. This will help us understand your motivations for taking the MPhil and how well prepared you are for postgraduate-level research. - Research Proposal (document upload) (mandatory)
A proposal (500 word maximum) must include a title and should outline a problem, question, issue, example or framework you wish to explore in the area of global risk and resilience for one of the essays or the dissertation. This should include how you propose to go about addressing your chosen topic. Note that this proposal is not intended to be a binding commitment, as we recognise students' interests may evolve and change over the duration of the course. However, the proposal should clearly indicate your ability to select an appropriate and compelling issue and plan out an approach that would allow you to address it within the relevant constraints of the MPhil programme. - Global Risk and Resilience - Eligibility
Confirmation of your most recent degree contain elements directly related to global risk and resilience.
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
If you wish to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:
See Gates Cambridge for more information.
How to Find a Supervisor
Course Leaders will allocate essay and dissertation supervisors during the course by matching students’ essay question or abstract for their dissertation with relevant supervisors. You can get a sense of who you might be able to work with by looking at the team section of our website: https://www.cser.ac.uk/team/