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The McCormack Scholarship

An annual award of £5,000 towards tuition fees for a student who has applied to study on one of the Department of History’s MA programmes.

Funding
£5,000
Academic year
2026/27
Open to
International (including EU) and UK (home) students
Qualification level
Postgraduate taught
Number available
1

Applications for 2026/27 are open until Friday 28 August 2026, 5pm BST.

The Department is grateful to History alumnus Francis McCormack for establishing the McCormack Scholarship. This is an award of £5,000, open to any Home or International (including EU) student who has applied to study on one of the Department of History’s MA programmes.

The McCormack Scholarship contact details

History Admissions

history-admissions@york.ac.uk

Eligibility

Open to International (including EU) and UK (home) students.

Open to students in the Department of History.

Open to students who have applied to study on one of the Department of History’s MA programmes:

 

If you've applied to study part-time on one of the history MA programmes, you can still apply for this scholarship. You would receive the scholarship in two payments, one in each year of the two-year part-time MA programme. If you're a part-time student halfway through your MA programme, you can still apply for this scholarship. However, you will only be eligible to receive half of the funding value for the final year of your MA.
How to apply

Application deadline: Friday 28 August 2026, 5pm BST

To apply you must have:

  1. applied online for one of the Department of History Taught MA programmes
  2. submitted the Department of History MA Scholarships application form*

* Please note that this scholarships application form only needs to be filled in once to apply for all scholarships administered by the Department of History, i.e. Alcuin scholarship, Hampson scholarship and McCormack scholarship.

How we allocate

Applications for MA scholarships will be assessed on evidence of academic merit and on your personal statement.

Preference will be given to applicants who meet all the course requirements plus one or more of the following*:

  • You identify as a member of a minority ethnic community in the UK
  • You have experience of Public Care
  • You have been a carer
  • You have a disability or long-term health condition
  • You have a household income below £42,875 (threshold subject to change) (priority will be given to applicants who were entitled to, or were in receipt of, free school meals or discretionary payments at school or sixth form)/have received the Maximum Maintenance Loan, or Maximum Maintenance Grant or Special Support Grant
  • Have been the first in their family to attend higher education (not including siblings) on entry to undergraduate study
  • You are on a low income
  • You are seeking asylum in the UK or have been granted refugee status

* Some of these criteria will only be relevant to UK applicants. You may make a case for an international equivalent.

Your personal statement on the application form will consist of the following two questions:

  • Please explain to the panel how you meet any of the above criteria and how you have faced significant barriers in your personal, social or domestic life that have affected your journey through school and college.
  • Please explain to the panel how the scholarship would help you to achieve your academic and professional goals.
Terms and conditions

The information on this form must be complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge and belief. Please understand that giving false information will automatically disqualify your application.

This application will be reviewed by members of staff in the Department of History.