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Postgraduate research funding for international (including EU) students

We offer scholarships, bursaries and other funding to help you with tuition fees and living expenses.

Funding opportunities open and close all the time, so please check this page throughout the year.

Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) and Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs)

Government schemes, like Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), are the main sources of financial support for postgraduate researchers. We award over £7m of funding each year through UK Research and Innovation (ukri.org).

In addition to covering tuition fees in full, membership of a funded CDT or DTP usually includes a UKRI stipend, funding for research costs (such as fieldwork or conferences), and access to networking, cohort activities, and specialist training. These programmes offer a strong research community and help you build skills and experience valued both in academia and beyond.

Funding for students with disabilities

If you have a mental health problem, long-term illness or any other disability, you may be eligible for additional financial support.

Open opportunities

ANID / Becas Chile

We offer a 25% tuition fee discount for Becas Chile-sponsored postgraduate students.

Funding
25% tuition fee discount
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
Students from Chile

ANID / Becas Chile

White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

The Economic and Social Research Council White Rose DTP is a regional consortium of seven universities with social science research excellence and involves the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York as well as Bradford, Hull, Manchester Metropolitan and Sheffield Hallam.

Funding
ESRC stipend (£20,780 2025/26) plus full fee waiver (updated rates for 2026/27 will be published in early 2026)
Academic year
2026/27
Open to
International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students

White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

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

John Monash Scholarship

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
2026/27
Open to
Students from Singapore

Tan Kah Kee Scholarship

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
2024/25
Open to
Students from Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize and more (see eligibility)

Commonwealth 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
2025/26
Open to
Students from Norway

Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen

Overseas PhD Scholarships for University of the Punjab in service non-PhD teachers

This scholarship is aimed at candidates who have secured a PhD place for at a university ranked in the top 200 of the QS World University Rankings.

Funding
TBC
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
Students from Pakistan

Overseas PhD Scholarships for University of the Punjab in service non-PhD teachers

Jansons Scholarships

Jansons scholarship will help to finance studying abroad for certain postgraduate degrees.

Funding
up to NOK 150,000
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
Students from Norway

Jansons Scholarships

Gowrie bursary

This bursary is targeted at those who are serving or have served in the Australian Defence Forces and their lineal descendants, particularly those for whom the monetary value will make a real difference.

Funding
$8,000 AUD per annum
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
Students from Australia

Gowrie bursary

Wolfson Humanities Scholarship

With generous funding from the Wolfson Foundation, the Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships fund doctoral research in three areas: History, Literature and Languages.

Funding
37,250 per year
Academic year
2026/27
Application deadline
Wednesday 21 January 2026, 5pm GMT
Open to
International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students

Wolfson Humanities Scholarship

Roberta Sykes scholarship

The Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation provides supplementary financial assistance to Indigenous Postgraduate students who wish to undertake studies at recognised universities outside of Australia.

Funding
AUD $75,000 per year
Academic year
2026/27
Application deadline
Friday 30 January 2026, 12pm GMT
Open to
Students from Australia

Roberta Sykes scholarship

COLFUTURO

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

Funding
25% tuition fee discount
Academic year
2025/26
Application deadline
Monday 2 March 2026, 11.59pm GMT
Open to
Students from Colombia

COLFUTURO

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
2026/27
Application deadline
Monday 30 March 2026, 11.59pm BST
Open to
Students from China

China Scholarships Council Scholarship

York Performance Award

The York Performance Award is the result of a generous endowment by Sir Ron and Lady Barbara Cooke. The Award enables University of York students to perform in a venue beyond York in a drama and/or music performance.

Funding
£1000
Academic year
2026/27
Application deadline
Sunday 7 June 2026, 11.59pm BST
Open to
International (including EU) and UK (home) students

York Performance Award

Departmental opportunities

Many of our departments and centres offer additional opportunities and specialised guidance on funding your studies.

Other schemes and resources

External opportunities are not vetted or endorsed by the University.

Previous opportunities

Many funding opportunities are renewed annually. Some of those listed below may reopen for applications later in the year.