Wild Fund Scholarship

Applications for the Wild Fund Scholarship are no longer being accepted for October 2012.

Deadlines for 2013 will posted in due course.

Through the generous benefaction of York alumnus, Dr Anthony Wild, the Department of Chemistry is pleased to offer scholarships to postgraduate research students from outside the UK to start their research degree. 

Scholarships will be awarded on academic merit and financial need.  For overseas students scholarships are awarded up to the value of £7,000 per annum towards fees for the duration of the programme for which the student is registered, subject to satisfactory progress.  For students from the European Union (excluding the UK) scholarships will cover the EU fees for the duration of the programme of study up to a maximum of £4000, subject to satisfactory progress.  Scholarship applications are welcomed from those wishing to study for PhD, MPhil or MSc by research.

How to Apply

To apply for a Wild Fund Scholarship you need to meet the University’s academic and English Language requirements for postgraduate study in Chemistry, have submitted a complete online application form to the University for the programme for which you wish to study and obtained the support of your proposed supervisor. 

Once you have done this, you need to complete a Wild Fund Scholarship Application Form and submit it to chemgrad@york.ac.uk. Your application form will be sent to your prospective supervisor.

If your chosen supervisor wishes to support your application, they will contact you to arrange an interview via SkypeTM, telephone conference or telephone.

Academic staff will nominate any applicant they wish to support and all applications will be considered by the Department’s Graduate Awards Panel. 

You will be informed of the outcome of your application as soon as possible after the Panel has met.

Wild Fund Application Form (MS Word , 38kb)

Deadlines

Applications for the Wild Fund Scholarship are considered in February and April.