The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship

Three scholarships are available. The scholarship will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study. For any programmes with ‘Additional Programme Costs’ as quoted on the degree finder, the scholarship will also cover those.

The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission in the 2026-2027 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:

• MSc Critical Care (Online Learning) - 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Education (Online Learning) - 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Global Health and Infectious Diseases (Online Learning) - 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Surgical Sciences (Online Learning) - 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Cancer Biology and Precision Oncology (Online Learning) - 3 Years (Part-Time)
• MPH Public Health (Online Learning) - 3 years (Part-Time)
• MFM Family Medicine (Online Learning) - 3 years (Part-Time)

Eligible On-Campus Programmes:

• MSc Human Anatomy (1 year)
• MSc (by Research) Biomedical Sciences (Life Sciences) (1 year)
• MSc (by Research) Integrative Neuroscience (1 year)
• MSc (by Research) Reproductive Sciences (1 year)
• MSc (by Research) Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair (1 year)
• MPH Public Health (1 year)

Applicants are encouraged to complete their application including all required supporting documentation early. Applicants should already have been offered a place on an eligible programme 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. 

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 2026-2027. 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. The University defines applicant domicile as the country of ‘ordinary residence’. Further information about the definition will be provided on the scholarship application webform.

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?

The deadline to apply for this scholarship has now passed.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Scholarships Systems FAQs for Applicants (152.11 KB / PDF)

All applicants will be notified of the outcome by late June/early July 2026.

Please direct any questions or queries about the scholarship to: pgrawards-MVM@ed.ac.uk

For any admissions-related queries, such as about entry requirements for a particular programme or English language certificates, please refer to the relevant degree finder page in the first instance. If you have any further admissions queries then please contact futurestudents@ed.ac.uk