Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship

One scholarship available for taught masters programmes offered by the Reid School of Music.

We are offering one scholarship for the sum of £15,000.  The award will be tenable for one academic year and will be automatically deducted from your tuition fee with any remaining funds being awarded towards living costs.

All scholarship award holders are expected to be energetic members of our postgraduate community, and will engage with opportunities to present their work to the wider student and staff body during the period covered by their award. 


The scholarship will be awarded to new applicants who have applied for admission to a full-time postgraduate taught Masters programme of study within the Reid School of Music commencing in the 2025-2026 academic year.

Awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit, the Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship requires candidates to have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.

If wishing to commence a new programme of study in September 2025 you must ensure that you have fully completed and submitted your Masters programme application for admission using the University's online system by no later than 3rd April 2025.

Scholarship applications from prospective students which are not supported by a fully completed PG programme application and not submitted by the deadlines above will not be considered for funding.

Please note: This scholarship cannot be held alongside any other ECA or University of Edinburgh scholarship funding.


Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.

The scholarship deadline is 23:59 GMT on 17th April 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

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

Please note: The Personal Statement for your scholarship application should clearly state why you are applying for this scholarship, what benefit the scholarship will have for your studies, how your previous study and/or professional experience have prepared you for this Masters programme and your thoughts on how you might demonstrate citizenship and community engagement within ECA whilst on programme.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Scholarships System FAQs for Applicants (511.17 KB / PDF)


All applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2025.


Please contact the ECA PG Scholarships Team  if you have any questions about the scholarship application process.    

If you have a programme enquiry please contact the Music Administration Team or the Programme Director of the programme you wish to apply for:

Please note: This award is jointly funded by the Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship and the Bucher-Fraser endowment funds.