Postgraduate research funding
These scholarships and studentships are available to postgraduate researchers in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology.
Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.
Research projects
Our academics are working on a wide range of projects suitable for research students to join. Some of these projects are funded.
Commonwealth Scholarships
The University of York is a host university for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Various opportunities are available throughout the year. The majority of awards are funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Saïd Foundation scholarship
The Saïd Foundation awards fully-funded scholarships to outstanding individuals from Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine who are looking to study for a one-year Masters degree in the UK.
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.
York Minster Choral Scholarships
York Minster offers choral scholarships lasting 12 months or longer to altos, tenors and basses who are undergraduate or postgraduate students.
Previous funding opportunities
These opportunities are closed to applications. They may reopen in future years.
- Bell Brunell Scholarship
- ONAOSI Foundation postgraduate scholarships
- Physics MSc by research fee waivers
- Partnership Marshall Scholarships
- St Wilfrid's Church Scholarship
- Yorkshire Bach Choir