Scholarships and Funding

We offer a range of scholarships for UK and International students.

Besides the scholarships listed below, you may be eligible for other undergraduate funding.

Open opportunities

Holbeck scholarships

These scholarships are open to pupils from schools and colleges in the Yorkshire and Humber region, who are applying to any UK university (not just York) for entry in September 2024.

Funding: £1,750
Academic year: 2024/25
Open to: UK (home) students
Number available: Competitive

Chemistry Excellence scholarships

The Department is delighted to offer up to ten 'Chemistry Excellence' scholarships of up to £2,000 for overseas students.

Funding: Up to £2,000
Academic year: 2023/24
Open to: International (including EU) students
Number available: 10

Thanks to a generous donation to the University, the Roy Fenton Scholarship provides support to talented students who have the academic potential to study at York, and who have overcome significant barriers to their educational goals.

Funding: £2,000 per year, over three years of study (£6,000 in total)
Academic year: 2022/23
Open to: UK (home) students

Bryan and Lydia Gray Scholarship

Thanks to a generous donation to the University, the Bryan and Lydia Gray Scholarship provides support to talented students who have the academic potential to study at York, and who have overcome significant barriers to their educational goals.

Funding: £3,000 per year, over three years of study (£9,000 in total)
Academic year: 2022/23
Open to: UK (home) students

Other funding

Undergraduate prizes

Several prizes are awarded annually for the performance of our Chemistry undergraduates.

Prizes based on performance specific to the degree course

Whinfield Medal (MChem) for best performance overall on an MChem course
Whinfield Medal (BSc) for best performance overall on a BSc course
Margaret Bishop prize for best performance in the third year of the Chemistry, Resources and the Environment course
AstraZeneca prize (Examination) for the best examination performance in Year 2
AstraZeneca Prize (Practical) for the best performance on practical work in the core course in Year 2
The David Rowe Prize in Green and Sustainable Chemistry for the best performance in Year 2
The David Rowe Prize for Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry for the best performance in Year 2

Prizes based on performance not specific to the degree course

John Twycross Prize for an MChem student at York, relating to their personal development record, academic progress and future plans

Vacation placements

To help our students further their practical skills, and to develop their research interests, the Department encourages Chemistry undergraduates to spend a period during the summer vacation undertaking a research project supervised by an academic member of staff. Students can apply for bursaries from external sources (e.g. Royal Society of Chemistr y or Laidlaw Scholarship) and often there is Departmental funding available too.

Two of the Departmental placements are supported with the award of the Tony Semlyen Research Bursary in recognition of the considerable contribution made by Dr Tony Semlyen to teaching and research in the Department.