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Undergraduate funding

These scholarships and studentships are available to undergraduate students in the Department of English and Related Literature.

Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.

English and Related Literature Academic Achievement Scholarships

The Department of English provides Academic Achievement Scholarships worth £1,000 each year of study. These scholarships provide just one way for us to recognise and celebrate the success of students who have overcome significant barriers and challenges in their journey to higher education.

Funding
£3,000, paid in annual instalments of £1,000 for three years in total
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students
Number available
Five

English and Related Literature Academic Achievement Scholarships

English and Related Literature Academic Excellence Scholarships

This award recognises the academic excellence of your application by offering a scholarship during your first year of study.

Funding
£1,000
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students
Number available
Up to 10

English and Related Literature Academic Excellence Scholarships

English and Related Literature International Scholarships

This award recognises the academic excellence of your application by offering a scholarship during your first year of study.

Funding
£1,000
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
International (including EU) students
Number available
15

English and Related Literature International Scholarships

Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship

To reward excellence, the Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship offers a tuition fee discount to talented undergraduate students within the faculties.

Funding
Full tuition fee discount for first year of study; £10,000 tuition fee discount for second and third year of study
Academic year
2026/27
Open to
International (including EU) students
Number available
Six

Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship

International Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship

Through this scholarship, we aim to celebrate the achievements of our best and brightest international undergraduate applicants.

Funding
£10,000 (for first year of study only)
Academic year
2026/27
Open to
International (including EU) students
Number available
25

International Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship

Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary

This bursary is for students who are under 25 when they start their studies, and who also meet one of the following conditions: come to York as a care leaver (or through the national Foyer Federation), or who are irreconcilably estranged from their parents (or both parents have passed away).

Funding
Annual award over the course of your degree
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students

Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary

Global Impact Undergraduate Scholarship

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

Funding
£5,000 (for each year of study)
Academic year
2026/27
Open to
Students from China, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Türkiye and USA

Global Impact Undergraduate Scholarship

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
Open to
Students from Norway

Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen

Santander | British Council Online English Course 2025

Banco Santander and the British Council are launching the third call of the Santander | British Council Online English Course 2025, with 10,000 fully funded scholarships to study English online.

Funding
Free tuition
Academic year
2025/26
Application deadline
Tuesday 2 December 2025, 11.59pm GMT
Open to
Students from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Germany, Mexico, Peru and more (see eligibility)
Number available
10,000

Santander | British Council Online English Course 2025

York Bursary

Depending on your household residual income you could be eligible for our non-repayable York bursary.

Funding
Annual award over the course of your degree
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students

York Bursary

York Refugee Bursary

The Refugee Bursary is a non-repayable award for Undergraduate Refugee Students with Home Fee Status.

Funding
Annual award over the course of your degree
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students

York Refugee Bursary

Extracurricular funding

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

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