Postgraduate research funding
These scholarships and studentships are available to postgraduate researchers in the School of Arts and Creative Technologies.
Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.
China Scholarships Council Scholarship
We're pleased to offer up to ten joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council.
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.
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.
John Monash Scholarship
The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.
The IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) aims to help increase the number of women in the nuclear field, supporting an inclusive workforce of both men and women who contribute to and drive global scientific and technological innovation.
Lyons Celebration Award
The award is made to a current postgraduate student to support a performance inspired by Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms'.
Terry Holmes Composer and Performer Award
This will be awarded both to a postgraduate composer and performer to collaborate in the making of a new piece for both a soloist and ensemble.
York Minster Choral Scholarships
York Minster offers choral scholarships lasting 12 months or longer to altos, tenors and basses who are undergraduate or postgraduate students.
Yorkshire Bach Choir
We are now accepting applications for our choral scholarship scheme for 2024/25. The 12-month scholarships will be open to all four voice parts.
Previous funding opportunities
These opportunities are closed to applications. They may reopen in future years.
- Dixon Scholarship
- Holmes Scholarship
- International Liaison Assistant (China)
- Jazz Assistantship
- Nonhebel Scholarship
- Sir Jack Lyons Research Scholarship
- University of York Music Press (UYMP) Assistantship
- Vinson Scholarship
- White Rose Arts and Humanities Doctoral Training Partnership
- Wilfrid Mellers Gamelan Assistantship
- Wolfson Humanities Scholarship
- York Concerts Box Office Assistantship
- Young Musicians Choral Assistantship
- Young Musicians Instrumental Assistantship
- Saïd Foundation Scholarship
- BBSRC White Rose DTP (WR DTP) in Mechanistic Biology: Diverse Talent Scholarships
- EPSRC CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ)
- Marshall Scholarship
- NERC Panorama Doctoral Training Partnership
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship
- Tan Kah Kee Scholarship
- York Graduate Research School PhD Scholarship