William Hunter Sharpe Memorial Award

These awards will be available to postgraduate students who are accepted onto the full-time MSc Creative Writing programme.

We are offering awards for the sum of £5000.  This award will be tenable for one academic year and will be deducted from your tuition fee. 

All award holders are expected to be energetic members of our postgraduate community, and will engage with opportunities to present their work to the wider student and staff body during the period covered by their award.  We offer our postgraduates a range of training and development opportunities appropriate to their programme of study.


The award will be available to new applicants who have applied for admission to the MSc Creative Writing programme of study at the University commencing in September 2026.

Applicants must have, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.

Applications will be considered from UK/Overseas applicants wishing to study full-time/part-time programmes.


For 2026 entry, all eligible candidates who apply for their programme of study by Sunday 31st May 2026 will be considered.


Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of July 2026. 


Should you require further information, please contact llc.pgscholarships@ed.ac.uk


Further information on how to apply for the MSc Creative Writing Programme can be found here: Creative Writing


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