Application Deadline: June 1st 2020
The University of Edinburgh will offer twelve Masters scholarships for distance learning Masters programmes offered by the University.
Award
Each scholarship will cover full tuition fees and will be tenable for the normal duration of the programme of study.
Eligibility
Scholarships will be available for students commencing any online learning Masters programme offered by the University in session 2020-2021.
Applicants must be nationals of the following countries:
- Angola
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo, Dem Rep
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gambia, The
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Kiribati
- Korea, Dem Rep
- Lao PDR
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Niger
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Yemen, Rep
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.
Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.
Applying
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application
The scholarship deadline is 23:59 GMT 1st June 2020.
In order to gain access to the scholarship application system applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh. Please note that, following the submission of 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 in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd our web based information portal at https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk
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