Undergraduate funding

These scholarships and studentships are available to undergraduate students in the Department of Philosophy.

Your chosen course, level of study and other statuses may all affect your eligibility for the opportunities listed here.

Contact us

philosophy-admissions@york.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1904 323251

There are no scholarships or funding opportunities to show here right now. You may still be able to find a funding option that you are eligible for on our undergraduate funding pages.

Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship

To reward excellence, the Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship offers a tuition fee discount to talented undergraduate students within the faculties.

  • Funding: Full tuition fee discount for the first year followed by £10,000 tuition fee discount for the second and third year.
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: International (including EU) students
  • Number available: 2 per faculty, 6 overall

Holbeck Scholarship

These scholarships are open to pupils from schools and colleges in the Yorkshire and Humber region, who are applying to any UK university for entry in September 2025.

  • Funding: £1,750
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Application deadline: Wednesday 7 May 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: UK (home) students

Care Leavers and Estranged Students Bursary

This bursary is for students aged under 25, who come to York as care leavers or who are irreconcilably estranged from their parents.

  • Funding: Annual awards over the duration of your course
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: UK (home) students

Cowrie Foundation Scholarship

Created to offer support to Black British undergraduates from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

  • Funding: Tuition fees at the UK (home) rate, plus a maintenance stipend of up to £8,000 for each year of your course.
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Application deadline: Wednesday 30 April 2025, 11.59pm BST
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: UK (home) students
  • Number available: Two

Equal Access Scholarship (undergraduate) 2025/6

We're pleased to offer two scholarships for undergraduate students who are seeking refuge in the UK. You must have applied to the University of York before submitting an application for this scholarship.

  • Funding: £12,300 living costs plus a full fee waiver
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Application deadline: Monday 19 May 2025, 9am BST
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: Students from International (non-EU) residing and seeking sanctuary in the UK
  • Number available: 2

International Undergraduate Regional Scholarship

Our International Undergraduate Regional Scholarship is here to support international undergraduate students to help them excel.

  • Funding: £5,000 to £7,500 for first year of study only
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: International (including EU) students

Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund Lånekassen

The Ministry provides grants and loans for higher education study outside of the Nordic region.

  • Funding: Various
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research, Postgraduate taught and Undergraduate
  • Open to: Students from Norway

York Bursary

Depending on your household residual income you could be eligible for our non-repayable York bursary.

  • Funding: Annual award over the course of your degree
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Department: Any
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: UK (home) students

York Refugee Bursary

The Refugee Bursary is a non-repayable award for students who come to York and have a Refugee immigration status.

  • Funding: Annual award over course of degree
  • Academic year: 2024/25
  • Qualification level: Undergraduate
  • Open to: UK (home) students

Extracurricular funding

While not directly related to your studies, these opportunities can help you get the most from your time at York.

Yorkshire Bach Choir

We are now accepting applications for our choral scholarship scheme for 2025/26. The 12-month scholarships will be open to all four voice parts.

  • Funding: £500 (to be paid in 2 instalments, one in December, one in June)
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

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.

  • Funding: Approx £8,000
  • Academic year: 2025/26
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

Previous funding opportunities

These opportunities are closed to applications. They may reopen in future years.

Undergraduate fees and funding

Contact us

philosophy-admissions@york.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1904 323251