Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarships

In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the University seeks to offer not only unparalleled research facilities and superb supervision, but also to provide development opportunities which will support our research students as they progress beyond their PhD, through an exciting scholarship scheme.

Award

The scholarship covers the University tuition fee as well as a stipend matching the UKRI stipend rate (£18,622p.a. for 2023-4). Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarships are awarded for between three and four years as agreed by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, or pro-rata for part time.

Eligibility

• Open to UK and overseas students applying to start their first year of study for an on-campus research degree in 2024-2025.
• Applicants must have already applied for admission to a full-time or part-time on campus PhD research programme of study at the University. 
• These awards cannot be held concurrently with fully-funded scholarships but can be held with partially-funded scholarships and will be reduced pro-rata.
• Existing PhD students (i.e. those in their 1st or 2nd year of doctoral study) are not eligible for this award.

Criteria

• Applicants must be of outstanding academic merit and research potential. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.
• Other factors such as financial status, nationality and the proposed field of study are not taken into account.
• The University will not generally consider candidates who have already obtained a PhD, or formal equivalent, as a result of direct research training.

Application process and deadlines

• Complete the application for your PhD programme by Monday, 13th November 2023. You must complete this step in order to get access to the scholarship application form.
• Complete the College Research Award application available on your application hub by Thursday, 1st February 2024.
  • The College Research Award application becomes available on the application hub in December each year.

Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarships