Partnerships, studentships and internships
These placements have been set up to bridge the gap between academia and institutions operating in the heritage sector and provide unique opportunities to increase students’ practical understanding of museum work and what curating an exhibition entails.
As a result of our collaborative links with numerous local museums and galleries, we're proud to offer an exciting range of studentships and internships to our students.
Competitions are usually held in May or October, so check back for new and reopening opportunities when they appear.
Visit our York Art History Collaborations (YAHCs) website to find out more about our past MA placements, or scroll down to see the opportunities we've offered previously.
Current opportunities
York Castle Museum - Student Research Placement
Undertake a research placement at York Castle Museum working with the dress and textiles collection.
AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards in the Arts and Humanities
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds outstanding original research across the arts and humanities. The University of York is pleased to be awarding six of these AHRC Doctoral Landscape awards to fund students beginning their doctoral research.
York Minster Studentship
This studentship will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to undertake a placement with York Minster, one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals.
The Stained Glass Museum, Ely
Work with a recently acquired collection of 20th-century stained glass cartoons at the Stained Glass Museum, in Ely Cathedral.
Closed opportunities
Our closed opportunities may reopen again in the future.
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship - John Flaxman: Art, Design and the Intermedial Body
The University of York and York Museums Trust (YMT) are pleased to announce a fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship under the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme.
The Hepworth Wakefield Studentship
The Hepworth Wakefield Partnership Studentship will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to undertake a placement at the gallery. This studentship has a value of £1000 and will be of particular interest to students on the Modern and Contemporary Art pathway.
Eric Milner-White Studentship
The Department of History of Art at the University of York, in collaboration with the Chapter of York (the governing body of York Minster) and funded by the Friends of York Minster and the York Glaziers Trust, is delighted to offer a full-time, three-year PhD studentship.
Post-Reformation Sculptural Monuments of York Minster Studentship
The History of Art department at York, in collaboration with the Chapter of York and funded by the Friends of York Minster, is delighted to offer a fees-only, full-time, three-year PhD studentship to explore the topic of the post- Reformation sculptural monuments of York Minster.
WRoCAH funding
The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The College is responsible for the distribution of AHRC-funded doctoral studentships for these universities.
British & Irish Furniture Makers Online and Furniture History Society digital research project
Applications are invited from postgraduate students to engage in one of several possible exciting digital research projects involving the collections and furnishings of three prestigious historic British houses and estates: Raby Castle, Chatsworth House and the Buccleuch Estate.
Minster Monuments Audit Church of England, Diocese of Leeds
A unique NLHF-funded placement opportunity to gain hands-on research and conservation experience by working closely with the nationally significant sculptural monument collections of Leeds Minster and Halifax Minster in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds.
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship – Exporting JMW Turner, c.1910–1966 with Tate and the University of York
This project examines the international circulation, display and critical reassessment of the work of British artist JMW Turner (1775–1851) during the first half of the twentieth century. It will be jointly supervised by Dr Amy Concannon (Tate Britain) and Dr Richard Johns (University of York).
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art Partnership Studentship
This studentship will provide the successful applicants with an opportunity to undertake a placement at MIMA (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art) during its exciting hosting of the Turner Prize 2026.
Arts Scholars MA Awards from WCAS studentship
The Arts Scholars MA Award will provide four successful applicants with a partial fee waiver of £5,000 and potential mentoring opportunities.
York Art Gallery Postgraduate Research Fellowship
The History of Art Department and the Friends of the York Art Gallery (FYAG) are pleased to announce a jointly funded, one-year postgraduate fellowship.
Bankfield Museum Studentship
This studentship will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to undertake a placement with the globally significant fashion collection at the Bankfield Museum, Halifax.
Admissions enquiries
Postgraduate
For information on applying, please see individual programmes pages and the university's central admissions pages.
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