Applicants are invited to become part of the Chemistry Excellence Scholarships offered by the University of York. The scholarships will be awarded to students on the basis of outstanding academic ability.

Chemistry Excellence Scholarships for Overseas Students recipients will get various benefits.

Several prizes are awarded annually for the performance of our Chemistry undergraduates.

Prizes based on performance specific to the degree course

• Whinfield Medal (MChem) for best performance overall on an MChem course
• Whinfield Medal (BSc) for best performance overall on a BSc course
• Margaret Bishop prize for best performance in the third year of the Chemistry, Resources and the Environment course
• AstraZeneca prize (Examination) for the best examination performance in Year 2
• AstraZeneca Prize (Practical) for the best performance on practical work in the core course in Year 2

Prizes based on performance not specific to the degree course

• John Twycross Prize for an MChem student at York, relating to their personal development record, academic progress and future 

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To be eligible for Chemistry Excellence Scholarships, applicants must fulfil the following requirements.

Course or Subjects: Undergraduate degree in Chemistry

  * You are liable to pay the overseas fee rate for your year of entry.

  * You have applied via UCAS for a Chemistry course at York.

  * You have obtained an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent at the time of application.

  * You can demonstrate your ability to pay all living costs whilst in the UK for the duration of your course.

The scholarships will be awarded to students on the basis of outstanding academic ability. Successful applicants will be notified of their award in July.

Please contact us if you would like a sponsorship booklet containing up-to-date details of the schemes on offer.

Vacation placements 

To help our students further their practical skills, and to develop their research interests, the Department typically offers a minimum of 12 paid placements for our Chemistry undergraduates to spend around six weeks over the summer vacation undertaking a research project supervised by an academic member of staff. Students can apply for these bursaries in the Spring Term of their first or second year.  Two of the Departmental placements are supported with the award of the Tony Semlyen Research Bursary in recognition of the considerable contribution made by Dr Tony Semlyen to teaching and research in the Department.