Postgraduate taught funding

These scholarships and studentships are available to postgraduate taught students 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.

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.

  • Funding: £2,000 fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

Dixon Scholarship

This award arises from a benefaction by Ken and Pat Dixon, for Master's candidates specialising in performance.

  • Funding: £5,000
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: EU, International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

Holmes Scholarship

This award arises from a benefaction by Terry Holmes, for postgraduate students specialising in composition.

  • Funding: £1,500 fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: EU, International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

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.

  • Funding: £5000 fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

Paynter Scholarship

For postgraduate students in the School of ACT.

  • Funding: £1,500 fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: EU, International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

Vinson Scholarship

The Vinson Scholarship originates from a bequest made to the School of Arts and Creative Technologies.

  • Funding: £2,432 fee waiver - or 50% of home PGR tuition fees
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: EU, International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 2

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: 2025/26
  • Department: School of Arts and Creative Technologies
  • Application deadline: Sunday 1 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1 or 2 (divided)

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Chile

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.

  • Funding: Funding towards tuition fees and accommodation, living and travel costs
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Germany

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize and more (see eligibility)

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • 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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Australia
  • Number available: 10-20

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from 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.

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

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: Approx £8,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research, Postgraduate taught and Undergraduate
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

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.

  • Funding: £500 (to be paid in 2 instalments, one in December, one in June)
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research, Postgraduate taught and Undergraduate
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

GREAT Scholarship

We regularly offer scholarships to students from a selection of countries in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

  • Funding: £10,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Application deadline: Friday 16 May 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from China, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia (Justice and Law), Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam
  • Number available: 8

York Graduate Loyalty Discount

If you've previously studied at the University of York, you could be eligible for a tuition fee discount for postgraduate taught courses.

  • Funding: 10% tuition fee discount
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Chile

Aziz Foundation Scholarship

We are delighted to be partnering with the Aziz Foundation to offer postgraduate scholarships to support British Muslims studying at York.

  • Funding: 100% tuition-fee coverage at the UK (home) rate
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Friday 20 June 2025, 12pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: UK (home) students

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.

  • Funding: Funding towards tuition fees and accommodation, living and travel costs
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Germany

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize and more (see eligibility)

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.

  • Funding: £14,880 living costs plus a full fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Application deadline: Monday 19 May 2025, 9am BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: International (non-EU) students
  • Number available: 1

International Masters Regional Scholarship

Our International Masters Regional Scholarship is here to support international postgraduate students to help them excel.

  • Funding: £3,000 to £5,000 for first year of study only
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: International (including EU) students

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • 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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from Australia
  • Number available: 10-20

MSc Mental Health Research Scholarship

Generously funded by private donors through the Office for Philanthropic Partnerships and Alumni

  • Funding: Full payment of course fees (home rate)
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Monday 30 June 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: UK (home) students
  • Number available: 1

NIHR INSIGHT programme for Yorkshire and Humber

Career development opportunity for health and care professionals interested in research

  • Funding: Full funding of course fees plus a stipend of £19,237 (pro rata for part time study)
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Friday 16 May 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: UK (home) students

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research, Postgraduate taught and Undergraduate
  • Open to: Students from Norway

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
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research and Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from 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.

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

York Global Impact Masters Scholarship

York is offering scholarships to international postgraduate students to help them excel.

  • Funding: £4,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate taught
  • Open to: Students from India, Pakistan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Nepal and more (see eligibility)

Extracurricular funding

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

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: Approx £8,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

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.

  • Funding: £500 (to be paid in 2 instalments, one in December, one in June)
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • 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

Postgraduate taught fees and funding