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Postgraduate fees and funding

Full information about the complete range of awards offered at the University is available on the postgraduate fees and funding page.

Masters and Graduate Diploma funding

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

Departmental opportunities

Xenophanes Scholarship

For September 2024 entry, the Department of Philosophy is offering the Xenophanes Scholarship, which will be awarded as a contribution of £5,000 towards living costs.

  • Funding: £5,000
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Application deadline: Friday 21 June 2024, 12pm BST
  • Open to: Students from the UK (home)
  • Number available: One

C and JB Morrell Trust Bursaries

Thanks to the C & JB Morrell Trust, we have two bursaries available to students on the MA in Political and Legal Philosophy. These bursaries are for £3000 as a contribution towards living costs, paid in three instalments of £1000 across the year.

  • Funding: £3000
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Friday 7 July 2023, 11.59am BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: 2

Chevening Scholarship

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue a one-year Masters degree in the UK. Chevening looks for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.

  • Funding: Full tuition fee plus living stipend
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Application deadline: Tuesday 7 November 2023, 12pm GMT
  • Open to: Students from Afghanistan (Afghans resident outside Afghanistan only), Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina and more (see eligibility)
  • Number available: Ten co-funded by York, plus the main awards

David Efird Masters Scholarship

For September 2024 entry, the Department of Philosophy is offering the David Efird Masters Scholarship which is in the form of a £5,000 reduction in fees.

  • Funding: £5,000
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Application deadline: Friday 26 April 2024, 11.59pm BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: One

David Efird Postgraduate Student Research Travel Fund

Students studying for an MA or Research degree in the Department of Philosophy are eligible to apply for a small travel bursary in support of their research.

  • Funding: Variable
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

David Efird Student Prize

A prize of £300 will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest essay mark (>72) in the field of analytic theology, philosophy of religion, or research on contemporary issues or themes using a philosophy of religion perspective.

  • Funding: £300
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: One

GREAT Scholarship

We regularly offer scholarships to students from a selection of countries in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

  • Funding: £10,000
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Application deadline: Monday 20 May 2024, 11.59pm BST
  • Open to: Students from China, Nigeria (Justice and Law), Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey (Justice and Law)
  • Number available: 5

ONAOSI Foundation Scholarship

We're proud to offer limited National Opera for the Assistance of Italian Health Orphans scholarships for students entering a one-year taught or research Masters.

  • Funding: Full tuition fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Monday 19 June 2023, 11.59pm BST
  • Open to: Students from Italy
  • Number available: 3 plus two beneficiaries may obtain a 30% tuition

Philosophy Prize Scholarships

For September 2023 entry, the Department of Philosophy is offering five prize scholarships available to students enrolled on MA Philosophy, MA Analytic Theology, MA Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, MA Political and Legal Philosophy, or MA Applied Ethics and Governance of Data Privacy.

  • Funding: £1,000 maintenance contribution
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Application deadline: Friday 16 June 2023, 11.59pm BST
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: Five

Roger Woolhouse Prize

Each year a prize of £500 is awarded to a student on one of the 5 taught Philosophy programmes (MA Philosophy, MA Analytic Philosophy, MA Political and Legal Philosophy, MA Philosophy of AI, MA Applied Ethics and Governance of Data Privacy) who submits the best essay during January assessments.

  • Funding: £500
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Number available: One

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: 2024/25
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

PhD, MPhil, MA by Research, and PhD by Distance Learning funding

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

The British Philosophical Association offers further information about funding sources for postgraduate study in the UK.

Departmental opportunities

All opportunities other than the David Efird Postgraduate Student Research Travel Fund and Graduate Teaching Scholarship are available to all University departments; in each case, the number available indicates how many are on offer collectively, not just through the Department of Philosophy.

China Scholarships Council Scholarship

We're pleased to offer up to ten joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council.

  • Funding: 100% of tuition fees for the full duration, which is typically three years; a grant for living costs; one return flight from China; UK visa fees
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Open to: Students from China
  • Number available: 10

David Efird Postgraduate Student Research Travel Fund

Students studying for an MA or Research degree in the Department of Philosophy are eligible to apply for a small travel bursary in support of their research.

  • Funding: Variable
  • Academic year: 2023/24
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

Graduate Teaching Scholarship

The Graduate Teaching Scholarship (GTS) supports postgraduate researchers on the PhD programme in York in the Department, and provides teaching experience that will help them pursue an academic career.

  • Application deadline: Friday 14 July 2023, 11.59pm BST

WRoCAH Open Competition studentships: Philosophy

The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.

  • Application deadline: Wednesday 24 January 2024, 5pm GMT

Further information

Email: philosophy-postgrad@york.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)1904 323251

Further information can also be obtained by emailing Dr Louise Richardson, Postgraduate Admissions Tutor for Research Programmes, or Dr Dave Ingram, Postgraduate Admissions Tutor for Taught MA programmes and the Graduate Diploma.