Ruth Page Postgraduate Masters Scholarship

The School is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for 2026-2027 entry. The award commemorates Ruth Page who became the first female Principal of New College in 1996. The award is funded through a bequest from the estate of Ruth Page.

One scholarship will be awarded to a new applicant from Oceania, Indonesia or Japan who has applied for a postgraduate masters programme in the School of Divinity.

One scholarship is available which will cover full tuition fees (please note that you will still need to fund your living costs - https://study.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-funding/living-costs). This award will be tenable for one academic year and will be automatically deducted from your tuition fee. 

The scholarship award holder is expected to be an energetic member 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 scholarship will be awarded to new applicants from Oceania, Indonesia or Japan who have applied for admission to a postgraduate masters degree programme of study in the School of Divinity, commencing in September 2026.

Both taught Masters and Masters by Research programmes are eligible for this award.


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


Instructions on how to apply will be displayed here shortly.

The Scholarship deadline will be 23:59 (UK Time) on Wednesday 1st April 2026. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Scholarships Systems FAQs for Applicants (152.11 KB / PDF)


All applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2026.


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