Scholarships and Student Funding

Edinburgh College of Art

The School has a number of scholarship programmes to help fund qualified postgraduates.

Edinburgh College of Art PhD Scholarships

Edinburgh College of Art is delighted to announce its next round of scholarships to applicants for PhD programmes in our five Schools: School of Art; School of Design; ESALA (Architecture and Landscape Architecture); History of Art; and the Reid School of Music.

Andrew Grant Postgraduate Scholarships

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is delighted to announce the Andrew Grant PG Scholarships to applicants for postgraduate (PG) programmes in our five Schools: School of Art; School of Design; ESALA (Architecture and Landscape Architecture); History of Art; and the Reid School of Music.

John L Paterson Postgraduate Design Scholarship

The School of Design, Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is delighted to announce the John L Paterson PG Design Scholarship. This is open to applicants for the PG taught programme: MA Design for Change. The ECA offers a rich and vibrant postgraduate community with a broad range of postgraduate programmes and academic research interests.

Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship

One scholarship available for taught masters programmes offered by the Reid School of Music.

Pamela Jackson Memorial Scholarship in Musical Instrument Research

The Scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who has a confirmed place to study a postgraduate MScR degree in Music in Edinburgh College of Art, the University of Edinburgh, commencing in the September of the academic year 2025-2026.

Edinburgh College of Art EU Scholarship Scheme

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is committed to ensuring a strong and ongoing connection with students from the EU. The ECA EU Scholarship Scheme increases accessibility for EU-based students to ECA’s taught Master’s programmes.