University of Edinburgh UK Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarships

The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship provides three scholarships for eligible postgraduate programmes offered by the University. The University states the scholarship will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study, and for programmes that include “Additional Programme Costs” as quoted on the degree finder, the scholarship will also cover those.

The scholarship is awarded to applicants accepted for admission on one of the listed eligible Human Medical programmes in the academic session referenced by the scholarship. The scholarship states it particularly welcomes applications from students from Africa. Eligible online programmes and eligible on-campus programmes are listed, and priority is also given to applicants who have not previously had the opportunity to study at Masters level.

Selection is based on academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Applicants must address specific questions in a personal statement (maximum 3500 characters). The University also states it will give preference to applicants with an unconditional offer at the scholarship application deadline.

The University states the scholarship covers full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study. After completion, the University envisions that successful applicants will continue to work in countries that will benefit most from their furthered medical education, with priority given to those who have not studied at Masters level previously.

• Applicant must be an applicant accepted for admission in the academic year referenced by the scholarship.
• Applicant must be accepted for admission on one of the listed eligible Human Medical programmes.
• Eligible programme list includes the following programmes: MSc Critical Care (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MSc Clinical Education (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MSc Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MSc Global Health and Infectious Diseases (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MSc Surgical Sciences (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MSc Cancer Biology and Precision Oncology (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MPH Public Health (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MFM Family Medicine (Online Learning) (Part-Time); MSc Human Anatomy (On-Campus); MSc (by Research) Biomedical Sciences (Life Sciences) (On-Campus); MSc (by Research) Integrative Neuroscience (On-Campus); MSc (by Research) Reproductive Sciences (On-Campus); MSc (by Research) Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Repair (On-Campus); MPH Public Health (On-Campus).
• The scholarship particularly welcomes applications from students from Africa.
• Applicant should already have been offered a place on an eligible programme and should have firmly accepted that offer, or be intending to do so.
• Preference is given to applicants who have an unconditional offer at the scholarship application deadline.
• Applicant must be currently domiciled in one of the eligible countries listed on the scholarship page, defined by the University as the country of “ordinary residence” (further information provided on the scholarship application webform).
• Eligible countries for domicile include: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• A candidate must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree.
• Selection requires a personal statement that addresses each of the listed questions.

• Full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study.
• Coverage of “Additional Programme Costs” for programmes that list those costs on the degree finder.

1. The deadline to apply for this scholarship has now passed.
2. Applicants should complete their application including all required supporting documentation early.
3. Applicants should already have been offered a place on an eligible programme and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.
4. Include a personal statement (maximum 3500 characters) that addresses the specified questions.

• Personal statement (3500 characters maximum) answering the required questions.
• Required supporting documentation (exact items are not listed on the provided text).