Scholarships

Scholarships for Physics and Astronomy students

The School of Physics and Astronomy is offering twelve scholarships of £10,000 each,  to applicants who have applied to study full-time on either the MSc Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences, MSc Mathematical Physics, MSc Particle and Nuclear Physics or MSc Theoretical Physics programmes of study for the 2024-2025 academic session. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and/or financial need to students of any nationality. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first-class honours degree or its overseas equivalent.

The online scholarship application form is located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd, our web-based information portal.

 

University of Edinburgh Alumni Scholarships

Our postgraduate taught programmes are included in the University’s alumni scholarships schemes.  The University offers a 10% discount on postgraduate tuition fees to all alumni who have graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Edinburgh (conditions apply); or to students who have previously matriculated on a  one of our Visiting Programmes schemes as a non-graduating undergraduate student and completed a minimum of one semester of study at the University of Edinburgh (conditions apply).

 

Further funding information

Further information about sources of funding, including scholarships and government loans, can be found on the Scholarships & Student Funding website.