Planning submission of your PGR application
All the information needed to successfully plan the submission of your PGR application.
The School of Informatics offers a range of PGR degrees, which encompasses MScR, MPhil and PhD programmes led by our Research Institutes.
General information on Informatics research degrees
The School also recruits to two combined PGR degree programmes via our Centres for Doctoral Training in Natural Language Processing and Biomedical Artificial Intelligence.
General information on Informatics CDTs
Information on submission times
Institute-led PGR programmes and EUCLID applications
Applicants can apply all year round for the Institute led PGR programmes, as studies can start on the 1st of each month. Applicants wishing to be considered for Informatics PGR programmes are advised to apply as early as possible as these programmes are highly competitive. We recommend applications to be submitted within the following timescales:
- International applicants: at least three months before the programme start date, as this allows time to complete the necessary Tier 4 visa processes (including ATAS, CAS and visa applications).
- Home/EU applicants: at least one month before the programme start date.
There are a range of funding opportunities offered by the School, which include funding from University scholarships, research councils, research grants, or scholarships provided by the School to specific PhD supervisors. For some of these funding opportunities, eligible applicants will be considered automatically as part of the School’s PGR selection process.
There are, however, PhD scholarships offered by the School that require a separate scholarship application to be submitted within a specific deadline, this includes the Informatics Global PhD Scholarship. Applicants wishing to be considered for the Informatics Global PhD Scholarship (for Sept 2020 entry) must submit a scholarship application via the EUCLID scholarship portal. The deadlines for applying for the IGPS (for entry in Sept 2020) are:
- Round 1: 6 December 2019
- Round 2: 7 February 2020
Detailed guidance on applying for the IGPS
Centres for Doctoral Training PGR programmes and EUCLID applications
The Centres for Doctoral Training only admit applicants in September of each academic year, therefore, these programmes have specific application deadlines (usually early on in the preceding academic year).
CDT-specific application deadlines
CDT in Natural Language Processing
These CDT programmes are very competitive and an early application is essential. For entry in Sept 2020, deadlines for the CDTs in NLP and BiomedAI programmes are:
- International applicants: 29 November 2019
- Home/EU applicants: 31 January 2020
There are a range of funding opportunities offered by each CDT, which eligible applicants will be considered for automatically, as part of the selection process.
Applicants interested in the CDT in Robotics and Autonomous Systems should apply via our Partner Institution, Heriot Watt University. Please visit the RAS website for more information on how and when to apply:
School of Informatics PGR scholarship opportunities
Please visit our Scholarships – research students webpage for more information on various PGR scholarship opportunities offered by the School, including the Informatics Global PhD Scholarship.
Scholarships for research students
Some Informatics PhD projects are advertised and have a specific scholarship attached to them. In addition, some of our supervisors hold research grants or scholarships that they are able to allocate to suitable students of their choice.
These project specific funding opportunities will recruit throughout the year and will have their own specific deadlines indicated.
Project specific PhD opportunities on offer and their associated application deadlines
University scholarship opportunities
Funding opportunities available to prospective postgraduates the University of Edinburgh
These University scholarships are likely to require additional application forms to be submitted via the EUCLID portal, and may have their own deadlines (for example, the Principals Career Development Scholarship (PCDS) and Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship (EGRS). Please ensure that you regularly check the details of each scholarship to which you wish to apply and that you are aware of the relevant funding application deadlines.