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 2019/20
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)
Funding for online distance learning students
Funding for postgraduate research students
New: EU students can learn more about the postgraduate funding options available to them for the 2019/20 cycle
The University of Edinburgh has launched a new website to explain how fees and funding will work for EU students while the UK government continues to negotiate an exit from the European Union. Read more on the 'University and Europe' website.
College PhD Studentships
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
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.
Related Links
Postgraduate funding information from the Scholarships Office
Information for prospective postgraduates from the EU