Deadline: 1 February 2016
University of Edinburgh is seeking applications for its Edinburgh Global Research Scholarship Program. This program is being awarded to overseas students undertaking a research degree in any field of study.
Benefits
- Each award covers the difference between the tuition fee for a UK/EU graduate student and that chargeable to an overseas graduate student.
- The awards do not cover maintenance expenses.
- Subject to satisfactory progress, the awards are tenable for up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The awards are open to overseas students commencing a PhD in any field of study in 2016-2017.
- Applicants must be liable to pay tuition fees at the rate applicable to overseas students and must have already applied for admission to a full-time PhD research programme of study.
- Applicants must be of outstanding academic merit and research potential.
- Although candidates with an upper second class honours Bachelor’s degree (or the overseas equivalent) can be considered, in order to be competitive you should really have a first class Bachelor’s degree supplemented by an excellent Master’s degree.
- Other factors such as financial status, nationality and the proposed field of study are not taken into account.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Global Research Scholarship.
