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.

  • Funding: 100% of tuition fees for the full duration, which is typically three years; a grant for living costs; one return flight from China; UK visa fees
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Open to: Students from China
  • Number available: 10

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.

  • Funding: £1000
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1 or 2 (divided)

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

  • Funding: A tax-free annual stipend at the standard UKRI rate (£19,237 for 2024/25 entry), research costs and tuition fees at UK rate
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Friday 15 November 2024, 11.59pm GMT
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 4

ANID / Becas Chile

We offer a 25% tuition fee discount for Becas Chile-sponsored postgraduate students.

  • Funding: 25% tuition fee discount
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from Chile

Beca Carlos Quijano

This scholarship aims to subsidise expenses for postgraduate training for students with Uruguayan citizenship.

  • Funding: Up to $U120,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Friday 31 January 2025, 11.59pm GMT
  • Open to: Students from Uruguay

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.

  • Funding: £5,000 per year
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Saturday 15 March 2025, 4.59am GMT
  • Open to: Students from Canada

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.

  • Funding: CA$35,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Friday 18 October 2024, 4.59am BST
  • Open to: Students from Canada
  • Number available: ~10

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.

  • Funding: various
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize and more (see eligibility)

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.

  • Funding: A tax-free annual stipend at the standard UKRI rate (£19,237 for 2024/25 entry), research costs and tuition fees at UK rate
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 3

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.

  • Funding: $8,000 AUD per annum
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from Australia
  • Number available: 2

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.

  • Funding: $15,000 to $25,000 CAD
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Saturday 2 November 2024, 4.59am GMT
  • Open to: Students from Canada
  • Number available: 3

Jansons Scholarships

Jansons scholarship will help to finance studying abroad for certain postgraduate degrees.

  • Funding: up to NOK 150,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from Norway

John Monash Scholarship

The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.

  • Funding: $75,000 AUD for each year of study
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from Australia
  • Number available: 10-20

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.

  • Funding: $21,000 CAD for three years
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Friday 18 October 2024, 4.59am BST
  • Open to: Students from Canada

Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen

The Ministry provides grants and loans for higher education study outside of the Nordic region.

  • Funding: Various
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from Norway

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.

  • Funding: TBC
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from Pakistan

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.

  • Funding: $60,000 AUD per year
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from 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.

  • Funding: Full tuition fee plus additional benefits
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Thursday 31 October 2024, 5pm GMT
  • Open to: Students from Syria, Jordan and Lebanon and Palestine
  • Number available: Up to 3 at York (20-30 across all partners)

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.

  • Funding: $40,000 CAD
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Friday 18 October 2024, 4.59am BST
  • Open to: Students from Canada

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.

  • Funding: $12,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Saturday 31 May 2025, 11.30am BST
  • Open to: Students from Singapore

United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education Scholarships

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education offers a number scholarships for Emirati students to study abroad.

  • Funding: Various
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: Students from United Arab Emirates

Extracurricular funding

While not directly related to your studies, these opportunities can help you get the most from your time at York.

Lyons Celebration Award

The award is made to a current postgraduate student to support a performance inspired by Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms'.

  • Funding: £1,500
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Monday 28 October 2024, 11.59pm GMT
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

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.

  • Funding: £3,000 split between composer and performer, 2 x £750 awarded on allocation and 2 x £750 after performance
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Monday 28 October 2024, 11.59pm GMT
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

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.

  • Funding: £7,721.33
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

Previous funding opportunities

These opportunities are closed to applications. They may reopen in future years.

Further information