Financial Support

As research students you are encouraged to present papers at conferences as your research progresses, both as an important way towards advancing your career, and also for the exposure to the research of others that such an experience offers. If you are receiving funding from an external body such as the ESRC, you may be entitled to financial help towards the cost of conference attendance from that body. You should contact the departmental Finance and Research Support Officer, Marianne McNeill, via lls-finance@york.ac.uk about the procedure for applying for this.

For students whose conference attendance costs are not supported by their funder, you can apply for Department funding up to a total of £600 towards the costs of attending a conference at which you have had a paper (poster or oral presentation) accepted. This amount covers the whole period of your registration, including any continuation period (if applicable); it is not the amount per annum. Please apply for funding before you pay for travel expenses. In most cases, we will ask you to book through the University travel booking system.

Please read the University's travel and expenses policy and ensure you comply with University regulations. If you need further clarification, please contact lls-finance@york.ac.uk.

If you need to collect data from participants for your research, you may be eligible for some funding from the department to provide thank-you payments to the participants. PhD students can apply for up to £150 for a pilot study and up to £450 for a main study, during Years 1–3 (but not in the continuation year). MA by Research students can apply for up to £200 during the 1-year enrolment period (but not during the continuation period).

Please read the Policy on the Payment of Individuals for Involvement with and Contribution to Research and ensure you comply with University regulations. If you need further clarification, please contact lls-finance@york.ac.uk. .

The Department provides unlimited printing and photocopying for research students. You will be given access to this resource via your student ID card. Note that we count on you to print and photocopy responsibly: please consider environmental issues, and don’t print out unnecessarily.