The University of York (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals) is a collegiate plate glass research university, located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects.
Situated to the south-east of the city of York, the university campus is about 500 acres (200 hectares) in size. York is a collegiate university and every student is allocated to one of the university’s nine colleges. There are plans to build two new colleges in the near future.
In 2012, York joined the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities. It was ranked joint 12th in the UK amongst multi-faculty institutions for the quality (GPA) of its research and 24th for its Research Power in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. The 2019 national ranking of York is 22nd by The Times, 12th by The Guardian and 21st by The Complete University Guide; internationally it ranked 134th (QS) and 119th (THE) for 2019, 128th (CWTS) and between 301-400 (ARWU) for 2018.
Total Worth | A full fee waiver (you will not need to pay any tuition fees) and a maintenance award of up to £10,660 to help with living costs |
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Eligibility and Requirements | To be considered for the scholarship you must: have discretionary or limited leave to remain in the UK or; be a dependent or partner of someone with discretionary or limited leave to remain or; you or your parent/guardian or partner have submitted an asylum or humanitarian protection application and not yet received a decision from the Home Office on that application; have applied for asylum on arrival in the UK, and before you have applied for a place at university; be unable to access mainstream UK student funding due to your immigration status, ie you are not eligible for Student Finance for the 2019/20 academic year; not have completed an undergraduate degree; hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an undergraduate course at York of up to four years duration; have made York your first choice (firm choice) through UCAS |
Available for International Students | Yes |
Application Deadline | April 30 |
Other Details | As part of the application, you will need to provide: a personal statement of no more than 500 words explaining why you would like to be considered for the scholarship; evidence of the current status of your application for asylum or humanitarian protection |
Total Worth | £5,000 |
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Eligibility and Requirements | Eligible students must: have a conditional or unconditional offer to study at the University of York by 30 April 2019 (you do not need to have accepted the offer); be paying fees at the overseas fee rate (any fee assessments must be complete by the 30 April 2019); be intending on studying a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught Masters course based on the University of York campus; be a national of or permanently domiciled in a relevant country (country-specific academic excellence scholarships only) |
Available for International Students | Yes |
Application Deadline | -- |
Other Details | Open to high ability students from any non-EU country. |
Total Worth | £5,000 for each year of study |
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Eligibility and Requirements | Eligible students must: be expected to achieve AAA at A Level or a 1st class undergraduate degree (or international equivalents); have a conditional or unconditional offer to study at the University of York by the 30 April 2019 (you do not need to have accepted the offer); be paying fees at the overseas fee rate (any fee assessments must be complete by the 30 April 2019); be intending on studying a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate taught course based on the University of York campus; have already met the English Language requirements of their offer (by 30 April 2019). |
Available for International Students | Yes |
Application Deadline | -- |
Other Details | For exceptionally high-achieving students by offering a tuition fee discount to those expected to achieve AAA at A-level or a First class undergraduate degree (or international equivalents). |