Partnership studentships and internships
These placements have been set up to bridge the gap between academia and institutions operating in the heritage sector and provide unique opportunities to increase students’ practical understanding of museum work and what curating an exhibition entails.
As a result of our collaborative links with numerous local museums and galleries, we're proud to offer an exciting range of studentships and internships to our students.
Competitions are usually held in May or October, so check back for new and reopening opportunities when they appear.
Visit our York Art History Collaborations (YAHCs) website to find out more about our past MA placements, or scroll down to see the opportunities we've offered previously.
Current opportunities
See below for details of current partnership studentships for the 2023/24 academic year and how to apply. Please note the individual application deadlines.
WRoCAH funding
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.
Closed opportunities
Our closed opportunities may reopen again in the future.
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art Partnership Studentship
The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, or MIMA, Partnership Studentship provides an opportunity to undertake a placement at the Institute. This studentship has a value of £1000 and will be of particular interest to students on the Modern and Contemporary Art pathway.
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship - John Flaxman: Art, Design and the Intermedial Body
The University of York and York Museums Trust (YMT) are pleased to announce a fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship under the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership scheme.
York Minster Studentship
This studentship will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to undertake a placement with York Minster, one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals. Further details about the studentship research project to be confirmed.
The Hepworth Wakefield Studentship
The Hepworth Wakefield Partnership Studentship will provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to undertake a placement at the gallery. This studentship has a value of £1000 and will be of particular interest to students on the Modern and Contemporary Art pathway.
British & Irish Furniture Makers Online and Furniture History Society digital research project
Applications are invited from MA students to engage in one of several possible exciting digital research projects involving the collections and furnishings of three prestigious historic British houses: Castle Howard, Raby Castle and Holkham Hall.
York Art Gallery Bursary with Internship
The Friends of York Art Gallery Research Scholarship will provide the successful applicant with a home fee waiver (or equivalent value deduction for international students) and an opportunity to undertake a placement at the gallery.
Arts Scholars MA Awards from WCAS studentship
The Arts Scholars MA Award will provide three successful applicants with a partial fee waiver of £5,000 and potential mentoring opportunities.
Eric Milner-White Studentship
The Department of History of Art at the University of York, in collaboration with the Chapter of York (the governing body of York Minster) and funded by the Friends of York Minster and the York Glaziers Trust, is delighted to offer a full-time, three-year PhD studentship.
Post-Reformation Sculptural Monuments of York Minster Studentship
The History of Art department at York, in collaboration with the Chapter of York and funded by the Friends of York Minster, is delighted to offer a fees-only, full-time, three-year PhD studentship to explore the topic of the post- Reformation sculptural monuments of York Minster.
Admissions enquiries
Postgraduate
For information on applying, please see individual programmes pages and the university's central admissions pages.
For questions specific to the History of Art courses, please contact:
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