Postgraduate taught funding for international (including EU) students
We offer scholarships, bursaries and other funding to help you with tuition fees and living expenses.
Funding opportunities open and close all the time, so please check this page throughout the year.
These opportunities are open to students who pay tuition fees at the overseas rate. If you're unsure whether you're classed as a UK or international student for fee purposes, check your fee status.
If an organisation has offered to fund your studies, they must be an approved financial sponsor.
Funding for students with disabilities
If you have a mental health problem, long-term illness or any other disability, you may be eligible for additional financial support.
Funding opportunities
The following opportunities are currently open for applications.
Contact us
Got a question about applying to York? Email our friendly International Team for advice and support.
If you've already applied to study at York please use You@York to upload any documents. Please do not email documents to us.
Commonwealth Scholarship
The University of York is a host university for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Various opportunities are available throughout the year. The majority of awards are funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
International Regional Scholarship
Our International Regional Scholarship is here to support international undergraduate and postgraduate students to help them excel.
John Monash Scholarship
The John Monash Scholarship provides yearly funding to outstanding postgraduate taught and research students from Australia.
Prime Minister’s Fellowship
The Governance Innovation Unit (GIU) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Bangladesh has been awarding Prime Minister Fellowships to government officials, university educators, and high-achieving individuals in higher education since 2018.
The IAEA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) aims to help increase the number of women in the nuclear field, supporting an inclusive workforce of both men and women who contribute to and drive global scientific and technological innovation.
York Graduate Loyalty Discount
If you've previously studied at the University of York, you could be eligible for a tuition fee discount for postgraduate taught courses.
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.
- Centre for Medieval Studies
- Centre for Modern Studies
- Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Economics and Related Studies
- Department of Education
- Department of English and Related Literature
- 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 Sociology
- Hull York Medical School
- School for Business and Society
- School of Arts and Creative Technology
- School of Physics, Engineering and Technology
- York Law School
Other schemes and resources
- Prodigy Finance (prodigyfinance.com) Tuition fee loans available to most international students, subject to eligibility. Lending for over 60 approved Masters degrees at York. Lending levels based on predictive post-degree salary indicators (no guarantor or co-signer required) Prodigy Finance fully responsible for lending decisions. Rolling application, no deadline.
External opportunities are not vetted or endorsed by the University.
- British Council (study-uk.britishcouncil.org)
- Commonwealth Scholarships (cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk)
- Marshall Scholarships (marshallscholarship.org)
- Open Society Foundations (opensocietyfoundations.org)
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship (snowdontrust.org) Up to £30,000 of financial support for disabled students through masters programmes.
- University Scholarship Search (foreignstudents.com)
- USA Direct Loans for postgraduates
Previous opportunities
Many funding opportunities are renewed annually. Some of those listed below may reopen for applications later in the year.
- Saïd Foundation Scholarship
- Chevening Scholarship
- Equal Access Scholarship (postgraduate)
- GREAT Scholarship
- Marshall Scholarship
- Snowdon Masters Scholarship
- Tan Kah Kee Scholarship
Contact us
Got a question about applying to York? Email our friendly International Team for advice and support.
If you've already applied to study at York please use You@York to upload any documents. Please do not email documents to us.