School of History, Classics and Archaeology

In addition to school funding, there are a variety of private resources available.

The School is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for the School Masters scholarship designed to attract the best and brightest candidates to study in Edinburgh.

The University of Edinburgh and National Museums Scotland are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC Doctoral Landscape Collaborative PhD studentship from September 2027.

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology invites applications from outstanding candidates for the Justin Arbuthnott PhD Scholarship for 2026/2027 entry.

The Jenny Balston Scholarship is for History PhD students and is funded through a bequest from the estate of Miss Janet Mary Balston, MA (1971), to the University of Edinburgh Development Trust.

The Edinburgh Centre for Global History (ECGH) invites applications from outstanding candidates for the William R. McFarlane Scholarship for 2026/2027 entry.

The Society offers a number of research grants for postgraduate research.