Scholarships and Student Funding

School of History, Classics & Archaeology

International students can compete for a variety of funding schemes.

School of History, Classics and Archaeology Doctoral Scholarship

The School is delighted to invite applications from outstanding candidates for its Doctoral Scholarship Award for 2024-25 entry.

Justin Arbuthnott PhD Scholarship in Modern Irish History

One scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding applicant proposing to undertake a PhD in modern Irish history full-time at the University of Edinburgh.

School of History, Classics and Archaeology Masters Scholarships

The School is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for the School Masters scholarships, designed to attract the best and brightest candidates to study in Edinburgh.

The Charles Mackie Scholarship

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology is offering the Charles Mackie Scholarship to students progressing from Undergraduate to Postgraduate Study within the School, commencing study in the 2024-2025 academic year.

The Sheila Cannell Postgraduate Scholarship

One scholarship will be awarded to an applicant accepted onto a one year Masters programme within the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.

The William R McFarlane Scholarship

The Edinburgh Centre for Global History (ECGH) invites applications for the William R. McFarlane Scholarship from candidates who meet the relevant criteria and have been accepted to a PhD programme in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, commencing in the academic year 2023-24.

The Fennell Masters Scholarship

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology invites applications from outstanding candidates for the Fennell Masters Scholarship for 2024-2025 entry.

Margaret Stewart Bequest Masters by Research Scholarship in Archaeology

The University of Edinburgh invites applications from candidates for the Margaret Stewart Bequest Scholarship for the degree of MSc by Research. The scholarship exists due to the generosity of Margaret Stewart who had a particular interest in Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Beaker pottery and must be based upon one of the topics listed in the Eligibility section.