Postgraduate taught funding for international (including EU) students
We offer scholarships, bursaries and other funding to help you with tuition fees and living expenses.
Opportunities for 2022/23 entry will continue to be updated, so please check this page throughout the year.
These opportunities are open to students who pay tuition fees at the overseas rate. If you're unsure whether you're classed as a UK or international student for fee purposes, check your fee status.
If you're already studying a degree at another university, you can apply to spend time at York as a visiting student. Find out about tuition fees for visiting students.
Opportunities for 2022/23 entry
We'll continue to add new and returning opportunities once confirmed throughout the year.
Contact us
International Recruitment Team
international@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 323534
Be Exceptional scholarships
We award many international scholarships per year, recognising achievement by applying a tuition fee discount.
Chevening Scholarship
Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue a one-year Masters degree in the UK. Chevening looks for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.
Equal Access Scholarships for postgraduates
We're pleased to offer one Equal Access Scholarship for a taught postgraduate student seeking refuge in the UK. Please note that you must have applied to the University of York before submitting an application for this scholarship.
GREAT Scholarships
We're offering five scholarships for students from Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Turkey in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.
Vice-Chancellor's scholarships
We award the highest-achieving students with our prestigious Vice-Chancellor's scholarships.
York Graduate Loyalty Discount
If you've previously studied at the University of York, you could be eligible for a tuition fee discount for postgraduate taught courses.
Other schemes and resources
- British Council (study-uk.britishcouncil.org)
- Commonwealth Scholarships (cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk)
- Funding for students with disabilities
- Marshall Scholarships (marshallscholarship.org)
- Open Society Foundations (opensocietyfoundations.org)
- University Scholarship Search (foreignstudents.com)
- USA Direct Loans for postgraduates
Departmental opportunities
Many of our departments and centres offer additional opportunities and specialised guidance on funding your studies.
- Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies
- Centre for Health Economics
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Modern Studies
- Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Economics and Related Studies
- Department of Education
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Department of English and Related Literature
- Department of Environment and Geography
- Department of Health Sciences
- Department of History
- Department of History of Art
- Department of Language and Linguistic Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Music
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physics
- Department of Politics
- Department of Social Policy and Social Work
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media
- Hull York Medical School
- Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre
- University of York Management School
- York Law School
Opportunities for 2021/22 entry
We update many of our opportunities annually. Any listed below may soon become available again for the next academic year.
- British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM (Americas)
- ONAOSI Foundation postgraduate scholarships
Contact us
International Recruitment Team
international@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 323534