Postgraduate research funding for UK (home) students
Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life PhD scholarship
The Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life’s data cluster, led by Prof. David Beer, is offering a PhD scholarship in the Department of Sociology. The successful applicant will be working on a project that explores any aspect of algorithmic life, preferably in relation to data.
Funding
The PhD scholarship is full-time and will include a full stipend at UKRI level and tuition fees at the UK fee rate.
Academic year
2026/27
Application deadline
Thursday 19 March 2026, 12pm GMT
Open to
International (including EU), International (non-EU) and UK (home) students
York Performance Award
The York Performance Award is the result of a generous endowment by Sir Ron and Lady Barbara Cooke. The Award enables University of York students to perform in a venue beyond York in a drama and/or music performance.
Funding
£1000
Academic year
2026/27
Application deadline
Sunday 7 June 2026, 11.59pm BST
Open to
International (including EU) and UK (home) students
Departmental funding information
- Centre for Applied Human Rights
- Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies
- Centre for Health Economics
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Modern Studies
- Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Economics and Related Studies
- Department of Education
- Department of English and Related Literature
- Department of Environment and Geography
- Department of Health Sciences
- Department of History
- Department of History of Art
- Department of Language and Linguistic Science
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Politics and International Relations
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology
- School of Arts and Creative Technologies
- School for Business and Society
- School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
- York Law School
Other schemes and resources
External opportunities are not vetted or endorsed by the University.
- FindAPhD scholarships (findaphd.com)
- Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence (iggi.org.uk)
- Science and Technology of Fusion Energy (fusion-cdt.ac.uk)
- Government funding for postgraduate study (gov.uk)
- Postgraduate Studentships (postgraduatestudentships.co.uk)
- Prospects funding advice (prospects.ac.uk)
- Research Professional (researchresearch.com)
Previous opportunities
Many funding opportunities are renewed annually. Some of those listed below may reopen for applications later in the year.
- Bio-Boost iDLA
- Joan Samuels Scholarship
- Santander Scholarship Programme
- School for Business and Society PGR project scholarship
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship
- The IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme
- White Rose Social Sciences Doctoral Training Partnership
- Wolfson Humanities Scholarship
- York Graduate Research School PhD Scholarship