The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship

Four scholarships are available for eligible postgraduate programmes offered by the University in the 2025-2026 academic session.

The scholarship will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study.


The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission in the 2025-2026 academic year on one of the listed eligible Human Medical programmes. The Glenmore Medical Postgraduate Scholarship would particularly welcome applications from students from Africa. 

Eligible Online Programmes:

Eligible On-Campus Programmes:

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. Preference will be given to those who have an unconditional offer at time of the scholarship application deadline.

Applicants are encouraged to complete their application including all required supporting documentation early, in order to facilitate their application being fully processed by the Admissions department ahead of the scholarship application deadline.

It is envisioned that successful applicants, on completion of their studies, will continue to work in countries that will benefit most from their furthered medical education. Priority will be given to those who have not had the opportunity to study at Masters level previously.

Applicants must be currently domiciled in one of the eligible countries listed below and as derived from the DAC List of ODA Recipients 2025-2026. Please note the eligible countries are not a 1:1 match to the full DAC list. Rather, the DAC list has been used as an information source to help define the set of eligible countries. Domiciles not included in the list below unfortunately are not eligible for the Scholarship.

AfghanistanAlgeriaAngola
BangladeshBeninBotswana
Burkina FasoBurundiCambodia
CameroonCape VerdeCentral African Republic
ChadComorosCongo
Côte d'IvoireDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjibouti
EgyptEquatorial GuineaEritrea
EswatiniEthiopiaGabon
GambiaGhanaGuinea
Guinea BissauHaitiKenya
KiribatiLao People's Democratic RepublicLesotho
LiberiaLibyaMadagascar
MalawiMaliMauritania
MauritiusMoroccoMozambique
MyanmarNamibiaNepal
NigerNigeriaRwanda
Sao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSierra Leone
Solomon IslandsSomaliaSouth Africa
South SudanSudanTanzania
Timor-LesteTogoTunisia
TuvaluUgandaWestern Sahara
YemenZambiaZimbabwe

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree.

Candidates must also include a personal statement which addresses each of the following questions (3500 characters maximum):

  • What specific elements of this programme attracted you to the University of Edinburgh?
  • How will successful completion of this programme at the University of Edinburgh benefit your own career and personal development?
  • How will successful completion of this programme at the University of Edinburgh enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.

The scholarship deadline is  23:59 (GMT) on Thursday 29th May 2025. 

In order to gain access to the scholarship application system applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.  Please note that, following the submission of an application for admission, it can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.

The online scholarship application form is located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd our web based information portal at https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk

Further guidance on applying for scholarships as a registered student can be found here: Applying for a scholarship through MyEd

When logging in to MyEd, you will need your University User Name and password. If you require assistance, please go to http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-systems/support-guidance

Application system: Frequently Asked Questions

Scholarships System FAQs for Applicants (511.17 KB / PDF)


All applicants will be notified of the outcome by late June/early July 2025.


Please direct any questions or queries to: Hedwig Ponjee (Academic Support Administrator)