Edinburgh Surgery Online Global Scholarships

The University of Edinburgh will offer a number of scholarships for online learning Masters programmes for the 2025-2026 academic year, which includes full tuition fees with contribution towards cost of internet access.

Important Information

We have decided to pause entry to our ChM programmes for 2025/26. We are taking time to revise our teaching offering so have closed entry for this year. 

Each scholarship will cover full tuition fees, subject to satisfactory progress. 


A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission on to the MSc Surgical Sciences (Online Learning).

Applicants must be a national and a resident of a Low-income or a Lower-middle-income countries. Please click HERE for the full list.

Please note that to be eligible for the fully-funded scholarship:

  • Applicants must be a national and resident in an eligible LMIC – Check World Bank Listing as these change each year.
  • Applicants must have at least a conditional offer for Masters.
  • Applicants must provide a letter of support and send this via email to eso.scholarships@ed.ac.uk

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 GMT 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.