Muriel Smith Award

The School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh is delighted to invite applications for a postgraduate scholarship to be awarded in 2025-2026.

Award

We are offering one award, to cover tuition fees at the Home/UK rate. This award will be tenable for one academic year and will be deducted from your tuition fee.

All 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.  

Applicants must be domiciled in Scotland for a minimum of four years prior to starting the degree.  Overseas applicants will be liable for the difference between the UK and Overseas fees rates.

Eligibility

This award if offered to new applicants who have applied for admission to a postgraduate taught Masters or Masters by Research degree programme of study in the relevant field of study at the University commencing in September 2025.

Applicants must have, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.

Both taught Masters and Masters by Research programmes are eligible for this award. Applications will be considered from UK/Overseas applicants wishing to study full-time/part-time programmes.

This award will be awarded to an eligible masters student on one of the following three programmes:-

  • MSc by Research in French
  • MSc by Research in Spanish (Hispanic Studies)
  • MSc in Translation Studies - specialising in French or Spanish

Criteria

Students on Postgraduate programmes must be aware that this funding is for one year only, therefore, students are advised to budget accordingly.

Applying

The award deadline is the 5th May 2025. Applicants with a live application for a programme within the required fields, will be contacted shortly thereafter for information on the award application process.

Notification

Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of July 2025.

Contact Details

Should you require further information, please contact llc.pgscholarships@ed.ac.uk

Further Information

Any further information on postgraduate programmes in LLC can be found here:

Taught masters programmes | Literatures Languages and Culture

MSc by Research programmes | Literatures Languages and Culture

 

 

 

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