The University of Edinburgh will offer 6 Master’s scholarships for eligible distance learning Master’s programs offered by the University. 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.
Study Subject:
Courses offered by College of Humanities and Social Science, College of Science and Engineering, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Course Level:
Scholarships will be available for students pursuing one of the following distance learning programs:
- MSc Creative Writing
- LLM Information Technology Law
- LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law
- LLM Intellectual Property Law
- LLM International Commercial Law and Practive
- LLM Law
- LLM Medical Law and Ethics
- MSc Global Challenges
- MSc E-Learning (including PG Certificate and PG Diploma)
- MSc History (Online Distance Learning)
- MSc Landscape, Environment & History
- MSc Mental Health and Well-being of Children, Young People and Families
College of Science and Engineering
- MSc Next Generation Drug Discovery
- MSc Research-Informed Science Education
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
- ChM General Surgery
- MSc Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health
- MSc Clinical Education
- MSc Clinical Trials
- MSc Equine Science
- MSc Global Health and Infectious Diseases
- MSc Global Health: Non Communicable Diseases
- MSc Imaging
- MSc Internal Medicine
- MSc International Animal Health
- MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law
- MSc Neuroimaging for Research
- MSc One Health
- MSc Paediatric Emergency Medicine
- MSc Clinical Management of Pain
- MSc Surgical Sciences
- MSc Translational Medicine
- MVetSci Conservation Medicine
Eligibility
The scholarships will be awarded to students who are accepted for admission onto the above eligible distance learning Master’s programs at the University of Edinburgh.
Applicants must be both nationals of and resident in the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem Rep Côte d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, The Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Kenya, Korea, Dem Rep, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, 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.
Scholarship Value:
Each scholarship will have a total value of £5,000 which will be deducted from the tuition fee for the entire part-time program of study.
Selection Criteria:
The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit.
Notification:
A Selection Committee will meet in June 2015 to select the scholarship holders. The winners of the scholarships will be announced in July 2015.
How to Apply?
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application. When completing the personal statement of the scholarship application form, please indicate why Distance Learning suits your particular circumstances making reference to both online learning and distance learning. Please note that you will not be able to access the online application form unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.
Application Deadline: 29 May 2015.
For further information: Edinburgh Global Online Distance Learning Master’s Scholarship
