Undergraduate funding

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

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

Undergraduate enquiries

sociology-ug@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 323234

Through this scholarship, we aim to celebrate the achievements of our best and brightest international undergraduate applicants.

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

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

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education offers a number scholarships for Emirati students to study abroad.

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

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

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

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

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
Qualification level: Undergraduate
Open to: UK (home) students
Number available: Two

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

Extracurricular funding

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

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
Department: Any
Qualification level: Postgraduate research, Postgraduate taught and Undergraduate
Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

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
Department: Any
Qualification level: Postgraduate research, Postgraduate taught and Undergraduate
Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students

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

Undergraduate enquiries

sociology-ug@york.ac.uk
+44 (0)1904 323234