The University of Edinburgh will offer twenty master's scholarships for eligible part-time distance learning master's programmes offered by the University.
Prize
Each scholarship will cover the full cost of the course and will be valid for the normal duration of the study programme.
Eligibility
The scholarships will be available to students starting any part-time online master's programme offered by the University in the 2024-2025 session.
Note that only study programmes that are at Descriptor Level 11 of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) may be considered for this scholarship. Some study programmes may have 'Master' in their title, but are at SCQF Descriptor Level 12, for example Master in Surgery (ChM) and are therefore not eligible for this scholarship.
Applicants must be nationals and residents of the following countries:
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- In Swat
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Iran
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- They had
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Timor read
- Go
- Toquelau
- Tunisia
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Eligible countries Edinburgh Global Masters Scholarship in Online Learning (60,31 KB PDF)
The countries eligible for this grant are based on the categories 'Least Developed Countries', 'Other Low Income Countries' and 'Lower Middle Income Countries', as declared by the Organisation for Economic Corporation and Development Assistance Committee. The full list can be found at: DAC list of ODA beneficiaries 2024-2025
Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or intended to do so.
Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Priority will be given to those who have not previously had the opportunity to study at master's level.
Applying
Applicants will be asked to include the following in their personal statement: In your personal statement, please include: (a) the specific elements of this programme that attracted you to the University of Edinburgh; (b) confirm the extent to which successful completion of this programme will benefit your career and personal development and (c) how it will enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?
Eligible candidates must complete an online scholarship application.
The deadline for the scholarship is 23:59 BST, Monday 3 June 2024.
To gain access to the scholarship application system, applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh. Please note that after submitting an application for admission, it can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.
The online scholarship application form is located on EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd, our web-based information portal at https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk
When you log in to MyEd, you will need your university username and password. If you need assistance, go to http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-systems/support-guidance. If you haven't applied for admission, go ahead and do so and you'll receive your university username and password.
frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about the scholarship system for applicants (511.17 KB PDF)
Notification
All candidates will be notified of the result in mid-July 2024.
