Gabriel Aitonje Memorial Scholarship

Gabriel was an applicant to the University of Edinburgh who tragically passed away in 2021 at the young age of 22. We are tremendously honoured to recognise Gabriel’s dream and achievements through a posthumous postgraduate taught scholarship.

As a graduate in Politics and International Relations Gabriel was engaged in making a difference in his own community and beyond. This scholarship will continue Gabriel’s legacy and create opportunities for future students who may not have previously had the opportunity to study at a postgraduate level without support. His passion and energy is clear through the words of his family: ‘Gabriel was a loving son, caring older brother and a much missed friend to so many. Funny, thoughtful and with such remarkable intelligence from such a young age, we can only imagine what he would have gone on to achieve and the positive impact he would have had. We will forever miss his enormous presence'.

Gabriel was a humanitarian at heart, he was most interested in helping those who had the least in society. He demonstrated this by attending rallies for causes he was passionate about, he regularly donated blood during the pandemic, gave to the homeless and he was also registered as a bone marrow donor.

We hope that the Gabriel Aitonje Memorial Scholarship will allow those who are disadvantaged to have the opportunity to realise their potential and fulfil their dreams.’

Award

The award covers tuition fees (at the Home rate) for the 23/24 academic year and will be tenable for the duration of the programme of study.

Eligibility

• Be from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background
• Be assessed as a Home student for fee paying purposes
• Have applied to a postgraduate taught programme from the School of Social and Political Sciences for the 23/24 academic year

Applying

As part of the application process you will be asked to confirm the following information:

• Full name
• Student number UUN (e.g. S1234567)   
• Programme of study
• Ethnicity
• Email address

We are also asking all those who wish to be considered for the scholarship to answer the following questions:

• Why would the scholarship be beneficial to your studies? (max 250 words)

• Tell us how will your education be of future benefit to your community and/or society? (max 250 words)

Application

Applications are no long being accepted as the scholarship deadline of 30th June has passed. Notification

We will let you know the outcome of your application in July 2023.