Scholarships and funding
These scholarships and studentships are available to students in the York School of Architecture.
Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards in the Arts and Humanities
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds outstanding original research across the arts and humanities. The University of York is pleased to be awarding six of these AHRC Doctoral Landscape awards to fund students beginning their doctoral research in our Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
Architecture Academic Excellence Scholarships
This award recognises the academic excellence of your application by offering a scholarship during your first year of study.
ANID / Becas Chile
We offer a 25% tuition fee discount for Becas Chile-sponsored postgraduate students.
Commonwealth Scholarship
The University of York is a host university for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Various opportunities are available throughout the year. The majority of awards are funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Gowrie bursary
This bursary is targeted at those who are serving or have served in the Australian Defence Forces and their lineal descendants, particularly those for whom the monetary value will make a real difference.
Jansons Scholarships
Jansons scholarship will help to finance studying abroad for certain postgraduate degrees.
John Monash Scholarship
The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.
Overseas PhD Scholarships for University of the Punjab in service non-PhD teachers
This scholarship is aimed at candidates who have secured a PhD place for at a university ranked in the top 200 of the QS World University Rankings.
Rem@ke PhD Studentship
The School of Arts and Creative Technologies at the University of York is pleased to invite applications for a fully funded PhD studentship as part of the ERC Synergy Project “REM@KE” (Reconstructing Embodied Musical Knowledge at the Keyboard).
Roberta Sykes scholarship
The Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation provides supplementary financial assistance to Indigenous Postgraduate students who wish to undertake studies at recognised universities outside of Australia.
Tan Kah Kee Scholarship
The Tan Kah Kee Scholarship offers postgraduate scholarships for Singapore citizens and permanent residents pursuing full-time PhD or Masters degrees.
Extracurricular funding
While not directly related to your studies, these opportunities can help you get the most from your time at York.
Yorkshire Bach Choir
We are now accepting applications for our choral scholarship scheme for 2025/26. The 12-month scholarships will be open to all four voice parts.
York Minster Choral Scholarships
York Minster offers choral scholarships lasting 12 months or longer to altos, tenors and basses who are undergraduate or postgraduate students.
Previous funding opportunities
These opportunities are closed to applications. They may reopen in future years.
- WRoCAH funding
- Wolfson Humanities Scholarship
- EPSRC CDT in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP)
- BBSRC White Rose DTP (WR DTP) in Mechanistic Biology: Diverse Talent Scholarships
- Beca Carlos Quijano
- COLFUTURO
- Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Foreign Study Award
- Cowrie Foundation Scholarship
- EPSRC CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ)
- IODE War Memorial Scholarships
- Marshall Scholarship
- NERC Panorama Doctoral Training Partnership
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Doctoral Fellowships
- Saïd Foundation Scholarship
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship
- Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships
- Unite Accommodation Scholarship
- York Graduate Research School PhD Scholarship
ANID / Becas Chile
We offer a 25% tuition fee discount for Becas Chile-sponsored postgraduate students.
Aziz Foundation Scholarship
We are delighted to be partnering with the Aziz Foundation to offer postgraduate scholarships to support British Muslims studying at York.
BAföG
German students may be able to obtain funding through BAföG for postgraduate courses that can usually be completed within one year, such as a one-year masters.
Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary
This bursary is for students who are under 25 when they start their studies, and who also meet one of the following conditions: come to York as a care leaver (or through the national Foyer Federation), or who are irreconcilably estranged from their parents (or both parents have passed away).
Commonwealth Scholarship
The University of York is a host university for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Various opportunities are available throughout the year. The majority of awards are funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Equal Access Scholarship (postgraduate)
We're pleased to offer one Equal Access Scholarship for a taught postgraduate student seeking refuge in the UK. Please note that you must have applied to the University of York before submitting an application for this scholarship.
Equal Access Scholarship (undergraduate) 2025/6
We're pleased to offer two scholarships for undergraduate students who are seeking refuge in the UK. You must have applied to the University of York before submitting an application for this scholarship.
Gowrie bursary
This bursary is targeted at those who are serving or have served in the Australian Defence Forces and their lineal descendants, particularly those for whom the monetary value will make a real difference.
International Masters Regional Scholarship
Our International Masters Regional Scholarship is here to support international postgraduate students to help them excel.
International Undergraduate Regional Scholarship
Our International Undergraduate Regional Scholarship is here to support international undergraduate students to help them excel.
Jansons Scholarships
Jansons scholarship will help to finance studying abroad for certain postgraduate degrees.
John Monash Scholarship
The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.
MSc Mental Health Research Scholarship
Generously funded by private donors through the Office for Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni
NIHR INSIGHT programme for Yorkshire and Humber
Career development opportunity for health and care professionals interested in research
Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen
The Ministry provides grants and loans for higher education study outside of the Nordic region.
Overseas PhD Scholarships for University of the Punjab in service non-PhD teachers
This scholarship is aimed at candidates who have secured a PhD place for at a university ranked in the top 200 of the QS World University Rankings.
Roberta Sykes scholarship
The Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation provides supplementary financial assistance to Indigenous Postgraduate students who wish to undertake studies at recognised universities outside of Australia.
Tan Kah Kee Scholarship
The Tan Kah Kee Scholarship offers postgraduate scholarships for Singapore citizens and permanent residents pursuing full-time PhD or Masters degrees.
York Bursary
Depending on your household residual income you could be eligible for our non-repayable York bursary.
York Global Impact Masters Scholarship
York is offering scholarships to international postgraduate students to help them excel.
York Refugee Bursary
The Refugee Bursary is a non-repayable award for Undergraduate Refugee Students with Home Fee Status.