Postgraduate research funding
These scholarships and studentships are available to postgraduate researchers in the Department of Chemistry.
Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.
Funding is available from a variety of sources, including Doctoral Training Partnerships from the EPSRC, BBSRC, NERC and MRC, the Department of Chemistry, the York Graduate Research School, industry, and the Wild Fund. All funding is awarded on a competitive basis.
It is also possible to fund your own PhD using a UK Government Loan, a scholarship from your home country or through personal funds. PhD projects are listed individually on our website.
EPSRC Mobility DTP in Leadership and Excellence in Circular, Resource-efficient, Sustainable Manufacturing
One of a number of pilot programmes aimed at widening participation in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) doctoral training, specifically those from industry and other non-academic backgrounds.
China Scholarships Council Scholarship
We're pleased to offer up to ten joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council.
NERC Panorama DTP
PANORAMA equips its postgraduate students with the skills necessary to understand the complex interactions within the Earth system, so they can contribute to the development of scientific, policy and industrial solutions for the national and global scale problems we face in coming decades.
Wild Prizes and Bursaries
These awards provide financial support to students from outside the UK starting a postgraduate research course in Chemistry.
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.
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.
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.
John Monash Scholarship
The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.
York Minster Choral Scholarships
York Minster offers Choral Scholarships to join their highly skilled and internationally renowned choir for 12 months. This year there are vacancies for Alto and Tenor scholarships.
Yorkshire Bach Choir
We are now accepting applications for our choral scholarship scheme for 2023/24. 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.
- BBSRC White Rose DTP (WR DTP) in Mechanistic Biology
- Chemistry PhD Studentships
- Krebs Memorial Scholarship
- NERC DTP in Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)
- ONAOSI Foundation Scholarship
- Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Grant
- Wild Fund Studentship
- Saïd Foundation Scholarship
- BBSRC White Rose DTP (WR DTP) in Mechanistic Biology: Diverse Talent Scholarships
- Marshall Scholarship
- NERC Panorama Doctoral Training Partnership
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship
- WRoCAH funding
- York Graduate Research School PhD Scholarship