Postgraduate research funding

These scholarships are available to postgraduate researchers in the Department of Politics and International Relations.

Your chosen course, fee status and other criteria may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.

Department of Politics & International Relations Departmental Scholarship

Our friendly PhD community is an intrinsic part of the intellectual life of the Department of Politics and International Relations. We offer a nurturing environment and dedicated support to develop skills and help ideas thrive.

Funding

UK (Home) fee rate

Academic year

2027/28

Application deadline

Friday 11 December 2026, 11.59pm GMT

Open to

International (including EU) and UK (home) students

Department of Politics & International Relations Departmental Scholarship

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.

Funding

AHRC stipend (£21,805 2026/27) plus full fee waiver (updated rates for 2027/28 will be published in early 2027)

Academic year

2027/28

Application deadline

Wednesday 20 January 2027, 5pm GMT

Open to

International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students

Number available

AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards in the Arts and Humanities

Tan Kah Kee Scholarship

The Tan Kah Kee Scholarship offers postgraduate scholarships for Singapore citizens and permanent residents pursuing full-time PhD or Masters degrees.

Funding

$12,000

Academic year

2027/28

Open to

Students from Singapore

Tan Kah Kee Scholarship

Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen

The Ministry provides grants and loans for higher education study outside of the Nordic region.

Funding

Various

Academic year

2027/28

Open to

Students from Norway

Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen

Commonwealth Scholarship

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.

Funding

various

Academic year

2027/28

Open to

Students from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize and more (see eligibility)

Commonwealth Scholarship

John Monash Scholarship

The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.

Funding

$100,000 AUD for each year of study (maximum $300,000 AUD)

Academic year

2027/28

Open to

Students from Australia

Number available

10-20

John Monash Scholarship

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program

The Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program supports research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social sciences and humanities, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research.

Funding

$40,000 CAD per year for three years

Academic year

2027/28

Open to

Students from Canada

Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program

COLFUTURO Scholarship Loan programme

We grant a 25% tuition fee discount to most COLFUTURO-sponsored postgraduate students. You can combine this with most University of York partial scholarships.

Funding

25% tuition fee discount

Academic year

2027/28

Application deadline

Thursday 4 March 2027, 11.59pm GMT

Open to

Students from Colombia

COLFUTURO Scholarship Loan programme

Previous funding opportunities

These opportunities are closed to applications. They may reopen in future years.