Scholarships and funding

Find out about our scholarships and funding opportunities.

Please note that Scholarship award details for 2026 entry will be announced in November.

PhD funding competitions include the Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarships, the College of Arts Humanities and Social Science Research Award, the School of Divinity Research Scholarships and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership scholarships.

To be eligible to apply for a scholarship you must first apply for a postgraduate programme of study.

For each scholarship for which you wish to be considered you must make specific and separate application.

For details of all the different funding opportunities and how to apply.

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The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or withdraw any of the advertised scholarships, without notice.

Eligibility

Please note that you will not be able to access the online scholarship application form unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.

If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact the Postgraduate School Office:

div.pgadmissions@ed.ac.uk

Tuition fee alumni scholarships

The University of Edinburgh offers two tuition fee scholarship schemes for alumni of the University.

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