Wild Prizes and Bursaries

These awards provide financial support to students from outside the UK starting a postgraduate research course in Chemistry.

  • Funding: One-time £2,000 Wild Prize or up to £2,000 per year Wild Bursary
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Open to: International (including EU) students
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research
Applications for 2024/25 are open until Wednesday 31 July 2024, 12pm BST

Through the generous benefaction of York alumnus, Dr Anthony Wild, the Department of Chemistry is pleased to offer awards to postgraduate research students to start a PhD, MPhil or MSc by Research degree.

The value of Wild Prizes and Bursaries will vary depending on financial need.

Eligibility

Open to International (including EU) students only.

Applications for Wild Prizes and Bursaries are open to students who are domiciled or a national of any country outside the UK, and who pay fees at the international rate.

You should already hold an offer to study for a PhD, MPhil or MSc by Research in Chemistry at the University.

How to apply

Application deadline: Wednesday 31 July 2024, 12pm BST

  • You should already hold an offer to study for a PhD, MPhil or MSc by Research in Chemistry at the University.
  • Please email chemgrad@york.ac.uk for full application details and an application form.
How we allocate
  • The Chemistry Graduate Awards Panel will assess all nominations and make awards based on academic merit of the candidate, country of origin, expressed financial need and departmental strategy.
  • You will be notified of the outcome of your application via email by the end of February 2024.
  • You will need to take up your place on your course between September 2024 and August2025.
Terms and conditions

Continued payment of awards is subject to satisfactory progress.

Successful candidates will be asked to provide annual updates on their work as a report to the donor, and may be required to meet the donor should a visit to York take place.

Contact details

Graduate Office Manager

Alice Duckett
chemgrad@york.ac.uk
Chemistry Graduate Office