Postgraduate research funding
These scholarships and studentships are available to postgraduate researchers in the Department of Chemistry.
Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.
Funding is available from a variety of sources, including Doctoral Training Partnerships from the EPSRC, BBSRC, NERC and MRC, the Department of Chemistry, the York Graduate Research School, industry, and the Wild Fund. All funding is awarded on a competitive basis.
It is also possible to fund your own PhD using a UK Government Loan, a scholarship from your home country or through personal funds. PhD projects are listed individually on our website.
Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)
The NERC funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) brings together the very best in environmental, ecological and evolutionary research across the Universities of York, Sheffield and Liverpool, together with the together with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the Natural History Museum.
NERC Panorama DTP
PANORAMA equips its postgraduate students with the skills necessary to understand the complex interactions within the Earth system, so they can contribute to the development of scientific, policy and industrial solutions for the national and global scale problems we face in coming decades.
EPSRC Mobility DTP in Leadership and Excellence in Circular, Resource-efficient, Sustainable Manufacturing
One of a number of pilot programmes aimed at widening participation in Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) doctoral training, specifically those from industry and other non-academic backgrounds.
China Scholarships Council Scholarship
We're pleased to offer up to ten joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council.
Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Grant
The Faculty for the Future programme awards fellowships to women from developing and emerging economies to pursue PhD or postdoctoral research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields at leading universities worldwide.
Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment Towards Sustainable Chemical Use (ECORISC)
The ECORISC Centre for Doctoral Training will produce a generation of innovator scientists that can identify, understand and effectively manage the risks of chemicals through the use of state-of-the art science and out-of-the box thinking.
Overseas PhD Scholarships for University of the Punjab in service non-PhD teachers
This scholarship is aimed at candidates who have secured a PhD place for at a university ranked in the top 200 of the QS World University Rankings.
Roberta Sykes scholarship
The Roberta Sykes Indigenous Education Foundation provides supplementary financial assistance to Indigenous Postgraduate students who wish to undertake studies at recognised universities outside of Australia.
Gowrie bursary
This bursary is targeted at those who are serving or have served in the Australian Defence Forces and their lineal descendants, particularly those for whom the monetary value will make a real difference.
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.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Foreign Study Award
The Doctoral Foreign Study Award (DFSA) provides special recognition and support to students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in a health-related field abroad.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Doctoral Fellowships
The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D) program provides financial support to high-calibre students who are engaged in an eligible doctoral program in natural sciences and engineering.
Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowships
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships support high-calibre students engaged in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities.
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.
IODE War Memorial Scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to Canadian citizens in at least the second year of their doctoral program at a Canadian or Commonwealth university.
Beca Carlos Quijano
This scholarship aims to subsidise expenses for postgraduate training for students with Uruguayan citizenship.
Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund
These scholarships offer £5,000 each year to eligible Canadians studying for a postgraduate degree who have completed their first year of study.
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.
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.
- BBSRC White Rose DTP (WR DTP) in Mechanistic Biology
- Chemistry PhD Studentships
- Krebs Memorial Scholarship
- NERC DTP in Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment (ACCE)
- Wild Fund Studentship
- Wild Prizes and Bursaries
- 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
- York Graduate Research School PhD Scholarship