How to apply
Applications for Research Degrees at York St John
University are made online following the appropriate
link on each individual Faculty
page.
Applicants are expected to provide the following in support of
their application:
- Completed YSJU application form (essential)
- Draft research proposal (essential)
- CV - can be uploaded at the end of the application
(desirable)
- Degree certificate - can be uploaded at the end of the
application (desirable)
- Evidence of English language qualification to University of
Leeds minimum standard (essential for those whose first language is
not English)
- Two academic references (essential)
Please read our step-by-step
guide for help using the online application
system.
For further information on York St John University research
degree processes and procedures please refer to the Postgraduate
Research Student Protocol. Applicants wishing to apply
for a Practice-led PhD in the Faculty of Arts should also refer to
the Protocol for
Practice-led Research Degree Candidatures.
What happens next?
The application will be acknowledged
and passed to the relevant Faculty Research Professor for
consideration. If an appropriate supervisor or supervisory
team can be identified, and the application and research proposal
are considered to be viable by the Faculty Research Professor and
potential supervisor(s), the candidate will then be
interviewed. If called for interview, candidates will be
asked to give a ten minute presentation on their research
proposal.
If successful at interview, the applicant will
be recommended for acceptance, with admission subject to approval
by the University of Leeds. In this case, the candidate will
be asked to complete a University of Leeds application.