Postgraduate research funding
These scholarships and studentships are available to postgraduate researchers in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies.
Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.
China Scholarships Council Scholarship
We're pleased to offer up to ten joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council.
York Performance Award
The York Performance Award is the result of a generous endowment by Sir Ron and Lady Barbara Cooke. The Award enables University of York students to perform in a venue beyond York in a drama and/or music performance.
EPSRC CDT in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP)
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Synthesis for a Healthy Planet (CSHP CDT) is a collaboration between the Department of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GCCE) at the University of York
ANID / Becas Chile
We offer a 25% tuition fee discount for Becas Chile-sponsored postgraduate students.
Beca Carlos Quijano
This scholarship aims to subsidise expenses for postgraduate training for students with Uruguayan citizenship.
Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
These scholarships offer £5,000 each year to eligible Canadians studying for a postgraduate degree who have completed their first year of study.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Foreign Study Award
The Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA) provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field abroad.
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.
EPSRC CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ)
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ CDT) is a collaboration between the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University and the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York.
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.
IODE War Memorial Scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to Canadian citizens in at least the second year of their doctoral program at a Canadian or Commonwealth university.
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.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Doctoral Fellowships
The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D) program provides financial support to high-calibre students who are engaged in an eligible doctoral program in natural sciences and engineering.
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.
Saïd Foundation Scholarship
The Saïd Foundation awards fully-funded scholarships to outstanding individuals from Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine who are looking to study for a one-year Masters degree in the UK.
Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships support high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities.
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.
United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education Scholarships
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education offers a number scholarships for Emirati students to study abroad.
Lyons Celebration Award
The award is made to a current postgraduate student to support a performance inspired by Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms'.
Terry Holmes Composer and Performer Award
This will be awarded both to a postgraduate composer and performer to collaborate in the making of a new piece for both a soloist and ensemble.
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.
- Dixon Scholarship
- Holmes Scholarship
- Nonhebel Scholarship
- Sir Jack Lyons Research Scholarship
- Vinson Scholarship
- White Rose Arts and Humanities Doctoral Training Partnership
- Wolfson Humanities Scholarship
- BBSRC White Rose DTP (WR DTP) in Mechanistic Biology: Diverse Talent Scholarships
- Marshall Scholarship
- NERC Panorama Doctoral Training Partnership
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship
- York Graduate Research School PhD Scholarship
- Yorkshire Bach Choir