Scholarships and Student Funding

Online Learning Scholarships

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

Edinburgh Global Online Learning Masters Scholarships

The University of Edinburgh will offer twenty Masters scholarships for eligible part-time distance learning Masters programmes offered by the University.

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2023

Scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) for applicants accepted for admission to eligible online programmes at the University of Edinburgh in the Academic Year 2023-2024.

The Anne Rowling Clinic Regenerative Neurology Scholarships

The Anne Rowling Clinic will offer three online learning Masters scholarships for applicants commencing Stem Cells and Translational Neurology programmes in the academic year 2023-2024.

Mastercard Foundation Online Learning Scholarships

Gaining an Online Masters is an excellent way to earn a qualification which is equivalent to on-campus study, while at the same time continuing to work flexibly and live at home. Online Masters qualifications though the University of Edinburgh are fully equivalent to Masters degrees taught on campus.

Clinical Management of Pain Scholarship

The Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine offers four scholarships to students on the Clinical Management of Pain (Online Distance Learning) programme in the 2023-2024 academic session.

The David and Molly Pyott Foundation Scholarships in Ophthalmology

Twelve online learning Masters scholarships are available in the field of Ophthalmology for students from Africa, Central and South Asia, Caribbean Islands, Pacific Islands, Central and Latin America who have been accepted for admission to the two-year, part-time online ChM (Master of Surgery) in Clinical Ophthalmology in academic session 2023-2024.

Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Scholarships

The scholarship enables medical doctors and medical scientists at the outset of their careers to undertake a period of further study or research at the University’s Medical School and return to Poland.

The Sanders Scholarship in Clinical Ophthalmology

A number of online learning Masters scholarships are available for the academic year 2021-2022.

Edinburgh Surgery Online Global Scholarships

The University of Edinburgh will offer a number of scholarships for online learning Masters programmes for the academic year 2023-2024.

Edinburgh Surgery Online: Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors

Edinburgh Surgery Online will offer a number of scholarships for online learning Masters programmes for the academic year 2023-2024.

Edinburgh Surgery Online Ophthalmology Scholarship

A number of Scholarships are available for students applying to the Online MSc programme, Primary Care Ophthalmology.

Edinburgh Dental Institute MSc Scholarship

The Edinburgh Dental Institute is offering a number of scholarships for students applying to study an MSc in Restorative Dentistry.

The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship

Three scholarships are available for eligible postgraduate Masters programmes offered by the University in the 2023-2024 academic session.

MSc Internal Medicine Masters Scholarships

The University of Edinburgh’s MSc Internal Medicine will offer up to eight partial tuition fee scholarships.

The Scottish Government Scholarship in Ophthalmology

A number of scholarships are available for eye healthcare professionals working in Scotland who have been accepted for admission to the online MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology programme in academic year 2022-2023, thanks to the generous funding of The Scottish Government.

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2022 - International Development

A total of 15 scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) for applicants accepted for admision to the MSc International Development (Online Learning) Programme in the 2022-2023 academic year.

Ophthalmic Nurse Scholarships

A number of scholarships are available for nurses working in Ophthalmology who have been accepted for admission to the online MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology programme in academic year 2022-2023.

The Edinburgh Futures Institute Scholarships

Three scholarships are available to cover full tuition fees for selected taught Master’s programme offered by or affiliated with the Edinburgh Futures Institute for entry in 2023-2024: the George Lindsay Cooper Scholarship, the Madeleine Bentley Scholarship and the Bilan-Cooper Scholarship.