Centre for Women's Studies
PhD funding
Please find below available sources of funding opportunities for PhD students in the Centre for Women's Studies.
In addition to the opportunities listed below, you can find full information on postgraduate research funding at York, as well as external funding:
- Study UK
- US Direct Loans
- The Leverhulme Trust
- Commonwealth Scholarships
- White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership Scholarships
Funding opportunities
Our funding details update regularly, so any closed opportunities may soon become available again.
Open opportunities
Please find below open funding opportunities.
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.
EPSRC CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ)
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ CDT) is a collaboration between the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University and the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York.
John Monash Scholarship
The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.
ONAOSI Foundation Scholarship
We're proud to offer limited National Opera for the Assistance of Italian Health Orphans scholarships for students entering a one-year taught or research Masters.
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.
Closed opportunities
Our closed opportunities may reopen again in the future.
Saïd Foundation Scholarship
The Saïd Foundation awards fully-funded scholarships to outstanding individuals from Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine who are looking to study for a one-year Masters degree in the UK.
Marshall Scholarship
The Marshall Scholarship finances young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at a UK institution in any field of study.
NERC Panorama Doctoral Training Partnership
The NERC Panorama Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) has fully funded studentships for students looking to study the science of the Earth's atmosphere and climate, Earth processes and the living world.
Snowdon Masters Scholarship
The Snowdon Trust Masters Scholarship has been designed to identify and accelerate exceptional disabled students through higher education, creating the influencers of the future.
White Rose Arts and Humanities Doctoral Training Partnership
The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. The College is responsible for the distribution of AHRC-funded doctoral studentships for these universities.
Wolfson Humanities Scholarship
With generous funding from the Wolfson Foundation, the Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships fund doctoral research in three areas: History, Literature and Languages.
York Graduate Research School PhD Scholarship
We're pleased to offer up to six fully-funded PhD scholarships for UK candidates who self-identify as being from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background.
Who to contact
For information on any of the funding sources mentioned here please contact:
Student Support Administrator
+44 (0)1904 323234