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Partnership studentships and internships

These placements have been set up to bridge the gap between academia and institutions operating in the heritage sector and provide unique opportunities to increase students’ practical understanding of museum work and what curating an exhibition entails.

As a result of our collaborative links with numerous local museums and galleries, we're proud to offer an exciting range of studentships and internships to our students.

Competitions are usually held in May or October, so check back for new and reopening opportunities when they appear.

Visit our York Art History Collaborations (YAHCs) website to find out more about our past MA placements, or scroll down to see the opportunities we've offered previously.

Current opportunities

See below for details of current partnership studentships for the  2023/24 academic year and how to apply.  Please note the individual application deadlines. 

There are no scholarships or funding opportunities to show here right now. You may still be able to find a funding option that you are eligible for on our postgraduate taught funding or research degree funding pages.

Closed opportunities

Our closed opportunities may reopen again in the future.

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art Partnership Studentship

The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, or MIMA, Partnership Studentship provides an opportunity to undertake a placement at the Institute. This studentship has a value of £1000 and will be of particular interest to students on the Modern and Contemporary Art pathway.

  • Funding: £1000
  • Academic year: 2021/22
  • Application deadline: Monday 25 October 2021, 11am BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship - John Flaxman: Art, Design and the Intermedial Body

The University of York and York Museums Trust (YMT) are pleased to announce a fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship under the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme.

  • Funding: £17,668 plus a £550/year maintenance payment and up to £1000/year for expenses incurred in undertaking research.
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Wednesday 7 June 2023, 5pm BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

York Art Gallery Bursary with Internship

The Friends of York Art Gallery Research Scholarship will provide the successful applicant with a UK fee waiver (or equivalent value deduction for international students) and an opportunity to undertake a placement at the gallery.

  • Funding: £9,990
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Monday 24 July 2023, 11.59pm BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: One

Arts Scholars MA Awards from WCAS studentship

The Arts Scholars MA Award will provide three successful applicants with a partial fee waiver of £5,000 and potential mentoring opportunities.

  • Funding: £5,000
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Monday 24 July 2023, 11.59pm BST
  • Open to: UK (home) students
  • Number available: Three

York Minster Studentship

This studentship will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to undertake a placement with York Minster, one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals. Further details about the studentship research project to be confirmed.

  • Funding: £1000
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Monday 16 October 2023, 11am BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

The Hepworth Wakefield Studentship

The Hepworth Wakefield Partnership Studentship will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to undertake a placement at the gallery. This studentship has a value of £1000 and will be of particular interest to students on the Modern and Contemporary Art pathway.

  • Funding: £1,000
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Monday 16 October 2023, 11am BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

WRoCAH funding

The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The College is responsible for the distribution of AHRC-funded doctoral studentships for these universities.

  • Funding: Varies
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Application deadline: Wednesday 24 January 2024, 5pm GMT
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

British & Irish Furniture Makers Online and Furniture History Society digital research project

Applications are invited from MA students to engage in one of several possible exciting digital research projects involving the collections and furnishings of three prestigious historic British houses: Castle Howard, Raby Castle and Holkham Hall.

  • Funding: £450
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Friday 15 March 2024, 11.59pm GMT
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 3

Admissions enquiries

Postgraduate

For information on applying, please see individual programmes pages and the university's central admissions pages.

For questions specific to the History of Art courses, please contact:

histart-admission​s@york.ac.uk

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