The University of Edinburgh will offer twelve scholarships for eligible part-time distance learning Master’s programmes offered by the University under the Edinburgh Global Online Distance Learning Scholarships.
The University of Edinburgh is the home of Britain’s oldest literary awards, the James Tait Black Prizes and Dolly the sheep, the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell.
It was also here at the University of Edinburgh that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was inspired to create his notorious character, Sherlock Holmes and James Young Simpson pioneered anaesthetics through his discovery of the properties of chloroform.
More recently, theoretical physicist and Professor Emeritus Peter Higgs were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his 1964 prediction of the Higgs Boson.
Through the many achievements of its staff and students, the University has continued to present cutting-edge research, inspirational teaching and innovative thinking as its central ethos, attracting some of the greatest minds from around the globe.
Host Institution(s):
The University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom
Level/Field of study:
Any part-time distance learning Master’s programme offered by the University.
Number of Awards:
12
Target group:
Angola, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Democratic Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Republic of Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Scholarship value/duration:
Each scholarship will cover full tuition fees and will be tenable for the normal duration of the programme of study.
Eligibility for the Online Distance Learning Scholarships:
Scholarships will be available for students commencing any part-time distance learning Masters programme offered by the University. Applicants must be nationals of the eligible countries
Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.
Application instructions:
In order to gain access to the scholarship application system, applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.
It is important to visit the official website for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate/e-learning/online-masters