Undergraduate funding for UK students

We offer scholarships, bursaries and other funding to help you with tuition fees and living expenses.

Our funding opportunities open and close at different points throughout the year, so it's useful to keep checking this page.

Types of funding

You may be eligible for a government loan to cover tuition fees.

Scholarships and bursaries are financial awards to help towards your study and living costs. You don't need to pay them back.

Scholarships are typically allocated based on your outstanding academic achievements or extracurricular activities.
Bursaries are typically allocated based on personal circumstance, such as 'residual household income' – the combined income of the parent(s), guardian(s) or partner you live with. We often assess this automatically, and will be in touch if you're eligible.

If you have a mental health problem, long-term illness or any other disability, you may be eligible for a Disabled Students' Allowance.

If you have questions relating to any of our funding opportunities, please see the contact details on the specific scholarship or bursary page.

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
Open to: UK (home) students

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

This Bursary is a means-tested fee waiver for UK students on the first year of a Foundation Year degree (Year 0).

Many of our departments offer additional opportunities, and specialised guidance on funding your studies.

Many of our funding opportunities are renewed annually. Some of those listed below may reopen later in the year.

Various external sites offer further guidance on sources of funding and managing your money.

If you have questions relating to any of our funding opportunities, please see the contact details on the specific scholarship or bursary page.