Edinburgh Surgery Online Ophthalmology Scholarship

Edinburgh Surgery Online will offer a number of scholarships for the part-time online Masters programme in Primary Care Ophthalmology for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Each scholarship will contribute £1500 annually towards tuition fees for each of the three years of the MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology programme, subject to satisfactory progress. 


A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission to the MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology.

  • Scholarship applicants must be in receipt of an offer of admission (conditional or unconditional) prior to applying for the scholarship.
  • Applicants will be asked to complete an online application which includes writing a short 100-word statement on how the programme will benefit their career, and a 100-word statement on how they envisage the programme enhancing their working practices to improve the care of ophthalmic patients in their country. They will also be asked to provide a letter of support from their Educational/Training Programme Supervisor or Director.

Applications are now open. Please visit the Scholarships | Clinical Sciences for details on how to apply.

The deadline for applications for this scholarship is Friday 30th May 23:59 UK Time 2025.

Offers for scholarships will be made competitively.


All applicants will be notified of the result of their application by the end of August 2025.