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PhD funding

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Scholarships

There are many different funding and scholarship opportunities for PhD research students in Politics and International Relations. Details of our different funding schemes, including eligibility and what is available, are set out below. You should discuss the most appropriate scheme for you with your supervisor or department once you have an offer of study. Scholarships are very competitive, and your application will need to be tailored to the most appropriate source.

Most funding bodies have strict deadlines which you should be aware of. In order to be considered for the WRDTP scholarship, the WRoCAH scholarship, the Stuart Hall Foundation scholarship and our Departmental scholarship, we need to receive your application by the 13th of December 2024. 

We also need to have your offer confirmed before the 10th of January 2025.

International and home applicants will automatically be considered for our Department scholarship.

International and Home Fee Applicants - White Rose DTP - ESRC Funding

To be eligible you must apply for a PhD via The University of York website by 23:59 on 13th December 2024. We will then contact all applicants with details of the next steps. 

History of Political Thought & Political Theory Applicants - White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) Funding

To be eligible you must apply for a PhD via The University of York website by 23:59 on 13th December 2024.

We will then contact all applicants with details of the next steps. You must also complete this WRoCAH application form once you have applied for your PhD at York. You have until the 22nd January to complete the WRoCAH application form.  

Black British Applicants - White Rose DTP / Stuart Hall Foundation Studentship

To be eligible you must apply for a PhD via The University of York website by 23:59 on 13th December 2024. We will then contact all applicants with details of the next steps. 

​These awards are open to Black British students (Black or Black British African, Black or Black British Caribbean, Black or Black British other or Mixed Black or Black British). Applicants will self-identify and sign a disclaimer to the effect that the information they provide is correct.

Find out more about the Stuart Hall Foundation.

Other potential funding sources

Deadlines for these scholarship opportunities are typically January of the academic year before you are due to start your programme.

Contact us

For information on any of the funding sources mentioned here please contact:

poli-graduate-office@york.ac.uk