Taught Masters funding
Dame Janet Baker Masters Scholarship
This scholarship has been created thanks to the generosity of Dame Janet Baker for a UK Masters student specialising in performance. Priority is given to first study singers.
Holmes Scholars
This award arises from a benefaction by Terry Holmes, for postgraduate students specialising in composition.
Matt Dibble MA Music Scholarship
This award is made possible by a generous donation by the Dibble family in memory of their son Matt Dibble, a talented musician and alumnus of Music at York. The scholarship is awarded each year to one student registered on the MA Music: Composition programme.
Nonhebel Scholarship
This scholarship is from an endowment initially funded by Mrs Peggy Nonhebel.
Paynter Scholarship
Awarded in memory of Prof John Paynter OBE.
York Graduate Loyalty Discount
A tuition fee discount for University of York graduates progressing to an eligible postgraduate taught course. As a University of York graduate, you may be eligible for a 10% discount on postgraduate taught courses.
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.
COLFUTURO Scholarship Loan programme
We grant a 25% tuition fee discount to most COLFUTURO-sponsored postgraduate students. You can combine this with most University of York partial scholarships.
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.
International Masters Achievement Scholarship
Our International Masters Achievement Scholarship is here to help international postgraduate students excel.
John Monash Scholarship
The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.
North America Friends and Family Discount
We offer partial scholarships to encourage friends and family of our alumni community to study at the University of York.
Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen
The Ministry provides grants and loans for higher education study outside of the Nordic region.
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 International Masters Scholarship
York is offering scholarships to international postgraduate students to help them excel.
Lyons Celebration Award
The award is made to a current postgraduate student to support a performance inspired by Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms'.
York Minster Choral Scholarships
York Minster offers choral scholarships lasting 12 months or longer.
Yorkshire Bach Choir
We are now accepting applications for our choral scholarship scheme. The 12-month scholarships will be open to all four voice parts.
Previous funding opportunities
These opportunities are closed to applications. They may reopen in future years.
- ANID / Becas Chile
- Chevening Scholarship
- GREAT Scholarship
- Tom and Eileen House Scholarship
- Aziz Foundation Scholarship
- Beca Carlos Quijano
- Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
- Equal Access Scholarship (postgraduate)
- Global Impact Masters Scholarship
- Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians (HESPAL)
- Jansons Scholarships
- Joan Samuels Scholarship
- Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Bursary
- MSc Mental Health Research Scholarship
- Marshall Scholarship
- NIHR INSIGHT programme for Yorkshire and Humber
- Roberta Sykes scholarship
- Santander Scholarship Programme
- Santander | British Council Online English Course 2026
- Saïd Foundation Scholarship
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship