Doctoral Research at COMPAS
COMPAS linked graduate students
COMPAS welcomes expressions of interest from those keen to undertake serious doctoral study in the field of Migration Studies.
Staff at COMPAS supervise a number of graduate students with a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds. We are also able to offer a limited number of workstations in the COMPAS building to students working on related themes and supervised by COMPAS staff. However space is extremely restricted therefore we have to prioritise enquiries and applications from those students who are currently supervised by a staff member or have an agreement to be.
Please contact the Centre Secretary if you are interested in pursuing doctoral study at COMPAS.
Funding for Postgraduate Degrees
Unfortunately COMPAS does not itself offer student funding, but the following sources maybe useful:
University of Oxford, information on funders - Link
National Postgraduate Committee - Link
Scholarship Search - Link
ESRC Awards: Please check the ISCA website for more information - Link
Other Charitable Awards (administered via our host institution): For more information please visit the ISCA website - Link
Recognised students visiting COMPAS
COMPAS is frequently approached by graduates wishing to spend a period of time at the centre to support their research activities. Graduates wishing to apply to COMPAS for this purpose would need to apply to the University of Oxford to be a fee paying 'recognised student'. The status of 'recognised student' is primarily intended for graduates of other universities who are engaged in research, particularly for research degrees of their own universities, and who feel that they would profit by a stay in Oxford with access to a member of the academic staff who is familiar with their subject of research.
As a 'recognised student', you would have access to University lectures and libraries, as well as an academic adviser, subject to receiving required approvals. The maximum period for this type of visit is 3 terms. It is recommended that you contact the member of academic staff with whom you would like to work before you submit an application. Please note, however, that although we welcome applications, no funding is offered to support a placement and an application does not guarantee admission.
Applicants would need to submit the relevant form, together with evidence of previous degrees, at least two letters of support from senior members of faculty at their current University, and a statement of between 500 - 1000 words outlining the proposed subject of research. For further information regarding how to apply to be a recognised student, and an application form, please contact the graduate studies office directly - email
Please note that COMPAS will consider applications at one of its termly committee meetings. These are held at the beginning of each term and an application would have to be processed by Graduate Studies before it could be considered. Therefore, applications must be submitted at least two terms before your intended visit.