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Undergraduate funding for UK students

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

Our funding opportunities open and close at different points throughout the year, so it's useful to keep checking this page.

Types of funding

You may be eligible for a government loan to cover tuition fees.

Scholarships and bursaries are financial awards to help towards your study and living costs. You don't need to pay them back.

  • Scholarships are typically allocated based on your outstanding academic achievements or extracurricular activities.
  • Bursaries are typically allocated based on personal circumstance, such as 'residual household income' – the combined income of the parent(s), guardian(s) or partner you live with. We often assess this automatically, and will be in touch if you're eligible.

If you have a mental health problem, long-term illness or any other disability, you may be eligible for a Disabled Students' Allowance.

Current opportunities

York Refugee Bursary

The Refugee Bursary is a non-repayable award for Undergraduate Refugee Students with Home Fee Status.

Funding
Annual award over the course of your degree
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students

York Refugee Bursary

York Bursary

Depending on your household residual income you could be eligible for our non-repayable York bursary.

Funding
Annual award over the course of your degree
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students

York Bursary

Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary

This bursary is for students who are under 25 when they start their studies, and who also meet one of the following conditions: come to York as a care leaver (or through the national Foyer Federation), or who are irreconcilably estranged from their parents (or both parents have passed away).

Funding
Annual award over the course of your degree
Academic year
2025/26
Open to
UK (home) students

Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary

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 offer additional opportunities, and specialised guidance on funding your studies.

Departmental funding information

Previous opportunities

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

Extra support

Various external sites offer further guidance on sources of funding and managing your money.