Progression Scholarships

Other eligibility requirements

Alumni who graduated from full or part time study at York St John University or one of our Partner Colleges in or after 2019 can get a scholarship to cover their postgraduate course fees. The scholarship you can get is based on your undergraduate degree award. Scholarship discounts for students joining a course in September 2026 are:

If you were awarded You can get

• 1st class honours - 50% reduction in fees
• 2:1 (upper second class honours) - 35% reduction in fees
• 2:2 (lower second class honours) - 20% reduction in fees

Alumni who graduated in or after 2019 from full or part time study at York St John University or one of our Partner Colleges on a postgraduate course can also receive a scholarship for one of our research degrees.

If you were awarded You can get

• Distinction - 50% reduction in fees
• Merit - 35% reduction in fees

These scholarships apply to both our postgraduate taught and research courses (see exclusions below). They apply to courses at our York or London campuses.

These scholarships do not apply to:

• Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) MSc
• Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration) MSc
• Paramedic Science (Pre-Registration) MSc
• Operating Department Practice (Pre-Registration) MSc
• Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) MSc
• Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology
• Short courses
• PGCE courses
• Courses delivered in partnership with other providers

The Progression scholarship cannot be combined with the Alumni scholarship fee reduction.

The progression scholarship eligibility from each obtained result may only be used once. For example, an applicant with a first class honours progressing to a masters course would be eligible for 50%.