Funding for UK (home) students 2021/22

The AHRC funds world-class research in a wide range of subjects from history and archaeology to philosophy and languages. At York the AHRC provides studentships via the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities.

White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities

Applicastions for 2021/22 entry are closed.

The White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH) is a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. Led by York, it provides training, development activities, public engagement opportunities and partnership working outside academia to a community of more than 200 doctoral researchers.

WRoCAH is able to offer at least 48 AHRC studentships per year to candidates with a place for doctoral study at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York.

This year two types of studentship are offered:

• AHRC WRoCAH Open Competition Studentships
• AHRC WRoCAH Collaborative Doctoral Awards

You can make only one funding application to WRoCAH, so you need to choose the scheme that suits you best.

The BBSRC funds world-class bioscience research that helps to tackle major challenges such as the impact of climate change, a healthier old age, and sustainable food production, land use and energy production.

White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology

Applications for 2021/22 entry are closed.

The BBSRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology brings together the research of the world-class molecular and cellular bioscience centres at the White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.

• White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology

ESRC is the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. At York the ESRC provides studentships via the White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership.

White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

Applications for 2021/22 entry are closed.

The White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership is a collaboration across the social sciences at the Universities of Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Manchester Metropolitan, Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam and York. It offers over 335 studentships and enables PhD students to participate in local, national and international networks of non-academic partners, opinion formers, policymakers and leading academics.

• White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is the main funding body for engineering and physical sciences research in the UK. By investing in research and postgraduate training, they are building the knowledge and skills base needed to address the scientific and technological challenges facing the nation.

At York, EPSRC studentship funding is available under a number of different schemes which includes funding as part of two EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training.

Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence (IGGI)

Applications for 2021/22 entry are now open.

IGGI is preparing the next generation of researchers, designers, developers and entrepreneurs in digital games, bringing PhD students together with over 60 external industry partners. York leads this dynamic collaboration, working with Goldsmiths, University of London; Queen Mary, University of London; and the University of Essex.

• Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence (IGGI) (iggi.org.uk)

Science and Technology of Fusion Energy

Applications for 2021/22 entry are now open.

We lead this collaboration alongside world-class institutes, industry partners and the Universities of Durham, Liverpool, Manchester and Oxford. The CDT provides access to fusion devices across the world, with research projects spanning plasma physics, materials science and related fusion technologies.

• Science and Technology of Fusion Energy (fusion-cdt.ac.uk)

Other departments

Other Doctoral Training Programmes are also are available in the Departments of:

• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Electronic Engineering
• Mathematics
• Physics

The MRC’s mission is to improve human health through world-class medical research. To achieve this, it supports research across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas.

At York, studentships are typically available in the following departments:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Health Sciences
• Psychology
• Hull York Medical School

NERC is the UK's largest funder of independent environmental science, training and innovation, delivered through universities and research centres. NERC awards studentship funding directly to universities.

At York, NERC studentship funding is available under a number of different schemes which includes funding as part of new NERC doctoral training partnerships.

NERC Doctoral Training Partnership in Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)

Applications for 2021/22 entry are closed.

ACCE provides doctoral training in the biological components of the natural environment and related discipline. It's a partnership between the Universities of Sheffield, Liverpool and York, and the NERC’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).

• NERC Doctoral Training Partnership in Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)

Panorama NERC Doctoral Training Partnership

Applications for 2021/22 entry are closed.

The SPHERES NERC Doctoral Training Partnership encompasses research activities within three broad themes: the science of the Earth's Atmosphere, Geosphere and Biosphere. It is a partnership between the Universities of Leeds and York.

• Panorama NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (panorama-dtp.ac.uk)

The STFC supports university-based research, innovation and skills development in astronomy, particle physics, nuclear physics, and space science. STFC postgraduate studentships are awarded to enable promising scientists and engineers to continue training beyond a first degree.

At York, STFC studentships are available in the Department of Physics.