A good starting point when researching funding opportunities is to contact your local British Council office. They can provide up-to-date advice on what is available for your country and you can search for scholarships online.

We recommend that you start to research funding opportunities 12 to 18 months before you intend to start studying, as deadlines often fall early in the admissions cycle. In order to be eligible for most scholarships you will need to have an offer for a place on a research degree.

University scholarships 2019/20

So far the following scholarships have been confirmed for 2019/20 entry.

University of York – China Scholarships Council joint research scholarships 

We're pleased to offer up to ten joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council (CSC). Each scholarship includes 100% of tuition fees for the full duration of the CSC funding period which is typically three years, plus living costs support, a return flight from China and UK visa costs.

YGRS Overseas Research Scholarships 

These prestigious PhD scholarships, awarded by the York Graduate Research School, offer full funding (covering 100% of tuition fees, a stipend commensurate with the UKRI rate, plus a research training support grant) for the duration of a student’s enrolment period. Applications are open until 31 January 2019.

Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities 2019/20

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

Departmental awards

In addition, our academic departments offer some subject-specific funding opportunities. Details of these opportunities for 2019/20 entry will be outlined on the following pages as they become available. Check the eligibility criteria to make sure they are open to international (non-EU) applicants before you start to apply. 

• Archaeology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Economics and Related Studies
• Electronics
• English and Related Literature
• History
• History of Art
• Medicine (Hull York Medical School)
• Management
• Mathematics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Politics
• Psychology
• Social Policy and Social Work
• Sociology
• Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media

Other funding sources:

• Find funding for your country: funding for specific countries is sometimes available
• US Direct Loan: if you're a US citizen you can apply for Direct Loans to study in the UK
• Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) scholarships: opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK
• Open Society Foundations: grants, scholarships, and fellowships
• University Scholarship Search: scholarship search run by foreignstudents.com