Funding Opportunities

Comprehensive information on funding for UK, EU and international students.

We have a number of funding opportunities available for prospective postgraduates.

College PhD Studentships 2020/21

High-calibre graduates are invited to apply for PhD studentships in our world-leading research centres.

Postgraduate loans available for taught masters

Loans for tuition fees are available for eligible Scotland-domiciled and EU students, while loans for living costs are available to eligible Scotland-domiciled students. Postgraduate loans are also open to eligible UK Nationals (and those with settled status in the UK) who have most recently been resident in England. Read more about postgraduate loans here.

Funding for postgraduate taught students (on campus)

In addition to financial assistance provided by Research Councils, charitable trusts, UK Government agencies and external funding sources, the University offers a number of general and subject-specific funding schemes.

View full list of funding for postgraduate taught students

Funding for online distance learning students

The University offers several scholarships specifically for online, part-time postgraduate programmes.

View full list of funding for online distance learners

Funding for postgraduate research students

College PhD Studentships

China Scholarship Council

Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships

Medical Research Council studentships

Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Scholarships

Principal's Career Development PhD Scholarships

Precision Medicine MRC doctoral training programme

Tissue Repair Wellcome Trust 4 year PhD

Translational Neuroscience Wellcome Trust 4 year PhD

EASTBIO PhD opportunities

Current funded PhD projects

We advertise all our funded PhD projects on the FindAPhD website - click here to view current live projects in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.