Research Postgraduate Fees & Funding

Tuition fees

Tuition fees for research degrees (MA by Research, MPhil, PhD) are set by the University. Information regarding the fees for both Home/EU and Overseas students can be found through the following link. The Archaeology department charges fees at the lower (classroom-based) rate. In addition, there is advice about determing your fee status for international students, and a useful guide about living costs and your complete student budget.

Departmental funding

Current funding opportunities

The department often holds funded PhD studentships tied to particular projects or research or training networks. These opportunities will appear here as they become available.

University funding

  • Home/EU students:  The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. It is responsible for the distribution of AHRC-funded doctoral studentships for these universities and for the coordination of a doctoral training programme.  WRoCAH is able to offer over 50 AHRC studentships per year to candidates with a place for doctoral study at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York.
     
    Applicants for an AHRC studentship must already have applied for a PhD programme at one of Leeds, Sheffield or York. Please take a note of the 9-digit application number you receive from York; you will need this to progress your WRoCAH application. If you have applied to York, but don't know your number, please contact your potential supervisor, departmenntal manager (Claire McNamara), or Director of PG Research (Steve Ashby); we will be able to advise. Please do not leave your WRoCAH application till the last minute!  The WRoCAH studentship application form and details of how to apply are available from the WRoCAH website:
     
    http://wrocah.ac.uk/new-student/ahrc-competition/

    The closing deadline for WRoCAH applications is Wednesday, 24th January, 2018 17.00 GMT.  


  • Overseas students: The University offers a variety of full and partial scholarships for international students who pay fees at the overseas rate.  Students must have applied for a place on a PhD at York by 31 January 2018.  When applying students should add the “UoY Research Scholarship” tag at the point of formal application when asked how they intend to finance their studies.

External awards

Outside of the department and the university, there are other ways to fund your postgraduate study, although they tend to be limited. The university has a guide listing other funding sources and sites which aggregate scholarship opportunities (although note that these will cover both MA and PhD funding.)

For international students, we recommend that you research funding streams within your home country, as well as those within the UK.