This year, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Edinburgh will be offering five scholarships for students, across Mexico, Ghana, Malaysia, Turkey and Vietnam applying for an eligible one-year postgraduate Masters programme for the 2024-2025 academic session. Image GREAT Scholarships 2024, launched by the British Council's Study UK campaign together with a number of other UK universities, supports students from 18 countries to access world-class UK higher education opportunities. The Study UK campaign is offering 150 scholarships from UK universities to students across 18 countries around the world. The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at the 41 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Award Each scholarship will award an amount of £10,000 which will be deducted from your tuition fees and will be tenable for one academic year. Eligibility At the University of Edinburgh, the Scholarships will be awarded to nationals and residents of Mexico, Ghana and Malaysia who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for an eligible one-year on campus postgraduate Masters programme of study. The tables below set out the eligibility criteria per programme and the applicable scholarship application which can be located within MyEd (further information can be found under Applying). Applicants from Mexico All eligible subjects within Moray House School of Education and Sport, School of Health in Social Science and the School of Law as detailed below. School of Health in Social Science : MSc Advanced Nursing (Clinical Research) MSc Advanced Nursing (Education) MSc Advanced Nursing (Leadership) MSc Advanced Nursing MSc Applied Psychology (Healthcare) for Children and Young People MSc Counselling Studies MSc Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches MSc Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion) MSc International and Cross-cultural Counselling Studies Moray House School of Education and Sport: MSc Comparative Education & International Development MSc Dance Science in Education MSc Education MSc Inclusive Education MSc Language and Intercultural Communication MSc Language Education MSc Performance Psychology MSc Physical Activity for Health MSc Sport Policy, Management & International Development MSc Strength and Conditioning MSc TESOL School of Law: LLM in Commercial Law LLM in Comparative and European Private Law LLM in Corporate Law LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice LLM in European Law MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law LLM in Human Rights LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law LLM in Intellectual Property Law LLM in International Banking Law and Finance LLM in International Economic Law LLM in International Law LLM in Law LLM in Medical Law and Ethics Applicants from Malaysia Eligible programmes in the School of Mathematics: MSc Computational Applied Mathematics MSc Computational Mathematical Finance MSc Financial Modelling and Optimization MSc Operational Research MSc Operational Research with Computational Optimization MSc Operational Research with Data Science MSc Operational Research with Risk MSc Statistics with Data Science MSc Statistics and Operational Research Applicants from Ghana Eligible programmes in the School of Engineering: MSc Electrical Power Engineering MSc Digital Design and Manufacture MSc Electronics MSc Signal Processing and Communications Applicants from Turkey Eligible programmes in the School of Business: MSc Accounting and Finance MSc Banking Innovation and Risk Analytics MSc Business Analytics MSc Climate Change Finance & Investment MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc Finance MSc Finance, Technology and Policy MSc Global Strategy and Sustainability MSc Human Resource Management MSc International Human Resource Management MSc Management MSc Marketing Applicants from Vietnam Eligible programmes in the School of Business: MSc Accounting and Finance MSc Banking Innovation and Risk Analytics MSc Business Analytics MSc Climate Change Finance & Investment MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc Finance MSc Finance, Technology and Policy MSc Global Strategy and Sustainability MSc Human Resource Management MSc International Human Resource Management MSc Management MSc Marketing Criteria The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree. Applying Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application. The scholarship deadlines are as follows: GREAT Ghana - Applications are now closed as the 30th April 2024 deadline has passed. GREAT Malaysia - Applications are now closed as the 30th April 2024 deadline has passed. GREAT Mexico - Applications are now closed as the 30th April 2024 deadline has passed. GREAT Turkey - Applications are now closed as the 15th May 2024 deadline has passed. GREAT Vietnam - Applications are now closed as the 15th May 2024 deadline has passed. 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 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 If you have not applied for admission, please go ahead and do this and you will receive your University User Name and password. Frequently Asked Questions Document Scholarships System FAQs for Applicants (511.17 KB / PDF) Further Information Successful candidates must give written consent to be contacted by the British Council for pre-departure briefings, programme reporting, evaluation and promotion for future programmes after issuance of the Scholarships and further promote GREAT Scholarships through their own channels. Promotional material must be provided to the British Council for approval prior to publication. For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2024, please visit Study UK and the British Council website in your country. This article was published on 2024-07-29
