University of Edinburgh scholarships

The University has various funding schemes available for postgraduate students from the UK and EU.

These highly competitive awards are offered to candidates starting PhD programmes.

The University will offer PhD scholarships for students starting their PhD research at the University in the 2025-2026 academic session.

The Darlington Scholarship is a new scholarship programme established especially for University of Edinburgh graduates. Launching for 2025-2026 entry, the scholarship aims to widen access to eligible full-time on campus postgraduate taught Masters and Masters by Research programmes at the University of Edinburgh.