Partially funded

York St John PhD by Published or Creative Work Fee Scholarship (Creative Writing and Literature)

York St John University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The School of Humanities offers part-time fee scholarships for experienced creative practitioners, writers and scholars undertaking a PhD by Published or Creative Work in Creative Writing and Literature. The route suits candidates with a substantial body of published work who develop a critical framework for it. Interviews are in the week commencing 16 November 2026 and the start date is 1 February 2027.

Award Information

  • Honours degree (2:1 or above) and a postgraduate master's degree from a UK HEI, or an internationally recognised equivalent.
  • Awards completed before the start date; provisional grades not accepted.
  • Not registered on a doctorate elsewhere and not in a position to submit for one.
  • A substantial, coherent body of published or publicly disseminated work.
  • UK tuition fees for the duration of the PhD (£2,619 part time for 2026-27); no stipend.
  • Maximum of 24 months funding.
  • Applicants assessed as international for fee purposes must fund the difference to international fees.

Deadline 2 November 2026; interviews week commencing 16 November 2026; start 1 February 2027.

  1. Apply through the York St John admission process using the studentship link.
  2. Submit the supporting documents.
  3. Shortlisted applicants may be invited to discuss their publications.

Queries: [email protected].

Official links

Documents you will need

  • Application form
  • CV
  • List of all publications
  • List of outputs to be assessed
  • 500-word abstract

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