Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarships 2023

Eligibility:

• The awards are open to students applying to start their first year of study for an on-campus research degree.
• Applicants must have already applied for admission to a full-time or part-time on-campus PhD research programme of study at the University.
• Applicants must the Entry Requirements for their proposed programme of study for details of other acceptable English language qualifications.
• Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 honours degree at the undergraduate level or the international equivalent.

Selection criteria:

• Applicants must be of outstanding academic merit and research potential. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.
• Other factors such as financial status, nationality and the proposed field of study are not taken into account.
• The University will not generally consider candidates who have already obtained a PhD, or formal equivalent, as a result of direct research training.

Training:

• Undertake a package of training and development which will help them to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer them a breadth of development opportunities in areas such as teaching, public engagement, entrepreneurship, data science, and research.