Wild Prizes and Bursaries

These awards provide financial support to students from outside the UK starting a postgraduate research course in Chemistry.

  • Funding: One-time £2,000 Wild Prize or up to £2,000 per year Wild Bursary
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Open to: International (including EU) students
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research
Applications for 2025/26 are open until Friday 31 January 2025, 12pm GMT

Through the generous benefaction of York alumnus, Dr Anthony Wild, the Department of Chemistry is pleased to offer awards to postgraduate research students to start a PhD, MPhil or MSc by Research degree.

The value of Wild Prizes and Bursaries will vary depending on financial need.

Eligibility

Open to International (including EU) students only.

Applications for Wild Prizes and Bursaries are open to students who are domiciled or a national of any country outside the UK, and who pay fees at the international rate.

You should already hold an offer to study for a PhD, MPhil or MSc by Research in Chemistry at the University.

How to apply

Application deadline: Friday 31 January 2025, 12pm GMT

  • You should already hold an offer to study for a PhD, MPhil or MSc by Research in Chemistry at the University.
  • Please email chemgrad@york.ac.uk for full application details and an application form.
How we allocate
Terms and conditions

Continued payment of awards is subject to satisfactory progress.

Successful candidates will be asked to provide annual updates on their work as a report to the donor, and may be required to meet the donor should a visit to York take place.

Contact details

Graduate Office Manager

Alice Duckett
chemgrad@york.ac.uk
Chemistry Graduate Office