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Funding for postgraduate students

Alongside those listed below, we also work hard with our partners to offer even more opportunities for applicants. To receive updates about departmental funding opportunities, we warmly encourage you to submit an application to join us. All offer-holders will be notified about new funding competitions as they are published. Alternatively, please monitor this page.

Postgraduate taught (PGT) opportunities

The University offers information on Postgraduate taught fees and funding opportunities available to applicants, both internal and external, which include:

Marshall Partnership Scholarship scheme and Fulbright Awards, for US citizens
Studentship from the Paul Mellon Centre, for Masters-level studies in the field of British art history
Society for Italian Studies Prizes, for work in Italian Studies at British and Irish universities

Departmental Funding PGT

History of Art Taught MA Studentships

The Department of History of Art is pleased to offer, on a competitive basis, up to three fee-waiver scholarships worth £9,990 each for applicants commencing their taught History of Art programme in Autumn 2023.

Funding: £9,990
Academic year: 2023/24
Application deadline: Monday 22 May 2023, 11am BST
Open to: Students from the UK and overseas (including EU)
Number available: Up to three

Wider PGT funding opportunities

Postgraduate 60th Anniversary scholarship

We award many international scholarships per year, recognising achievement by applying a tuition fee discount.

Funding: £5,000, £7,500 and £10,000
Academic year: 2023/24
Open to: International (including EU) students

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: Ten per cent tuition fee discount
Academic year: 2023/24
Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

GREAT Scholarships

We're offering eight scholarships for students from China, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

Funding: £10,000
Academic year: 2023/24
Application deadline: Monday 15 May 2023, 12pm BST
Open to: Students from China, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey
Number available: 8

Tom and Eileen House Scholarship

Thanks to the generous support of alumnus Richard House, we can help ensure that the opportunity to study for a Masters degree is open to all.

Funding: £5,000 or £1,000
Academic year: 2023/24
Application deadline: Wednesday 31 May 2023, 5pm BST
Open to: UK (home) students
Number available: 4

Postgraduate research (PGR) opportunities

The University offers information on Postgraduate research fees and funding opportunities available to applicants, both internal and external, which include:

Marshall Partnership Scholarship scheme and Fulbright Awards, for US citizens
Scholarship from the Paul Mellon Centre, for doctoral studies in the field of British art history
Giles Worsley Fellowship, for architectural historians at PhD level
Society for Renaissance Studies study fellowships, for current PhD students
Society for Italian Studies Prizes, for work in Italian Studies at British and Irish universities

Departmental Funding PGR

There are no scholarships or funding opportunities to show here right now. You may still be able to find a funding option that you are eligible for on our research degree funding pages.

Wider PGR funding opportunities

York Graduate Research School (YGRS) PhD Scholarships

We're pleased to offer up to six fully-funded PhD scholarships for UK candidates who self-identify as being from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background.

Funding: Tuition fees at UK (home) rate; UKRI-aligned stipend; research training support grant
Academic year: 2023/24
Open to: UK (home) students
Number available: Up to 6 per year