Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarships 2027/2028

About this scholarship

Fully funded scholarships for new PhD students at the University of Edinburgh in 2027/2028. Nationality is not part of the assessment. Each School has its own deadline, and there are few awards.

Funding type

Covers: the University tuition fee and a stipend at the UKRI rate, which was GBP 21,805 for 2026/2027. The 2027/2028 amount is not stated. The scholarship lasts 3 to 4 years depending on the School, and is paid subject to satisfactory progress. Does not cover: additional project and programme costs. It cannot be held with a fully funded scholarship. It can be held with a part-funded scholarship, and is then reduced pro-rata.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Not specified

Insurance

Not specified

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All nationalities

Residence condition

No residence condition

An admission application for the first year of a PhD at Edinburgh starting in 2027/2028 Outstanding academic merit and research potential, and a UK first class or 2:1 bachelor's degree or the international equivalent Nationality, financial status and field of study are not taken into account Not normally open to anyone who already holds a PhD or equivalent

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test not mentioned

Set by the entry requirements of your programme, which list the accepted tests. You can apply for the scholarship before you have the result, but upload it as soon as you can.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

Apply for admission to the PhD first, then apply for the scholarship. Each School has its own scholarship deadline, and a separate admission deadline. All deadlines are 23:59 UK time. Biological Sciences 16 November 2026. Informatics 30 November 2026. Chemistry 11 January 2027. Engineering 14 January 2027. Geosciences 25 January 2027. Mathematics 1 February 2027. Physics and Astronomy: 4 January 2027 for the PhD in Astrophysics and 22 January 2027 for the other programmes. 2 February 2027 for Business, Divinity, Economics, Edinburgh College of Art, Health in Social Science, History Classics and Archaeology, Law, Literatures Languages and Cultures, Moray House, Philosophy Psychology and Language Sciences, and Social and Political Science. Medicine and Veterinary Medicine: the date is still to be confirmed, and the page gives no application route yet. The page says Informatics and Physics are assessed automatically when you apply for admission and does not describe a separate application, yet its table gives a deadline for each. Each School has one scholarship, Geosciences has three, and Medicine and Veterinary Medicine has six. Shortlisted candidates may be invited to an interview, and the School tells you the result.

Required documents

PhD admission application Transcript and reference, taken from the admission application Online scholarship application English language test result if your programme requires it

Application steps

Choose a School and a PhD programme, and check its admission deadline. Submit the Edinburgh admission application, and allow up to 5 working days for the scholarship form to open. Log in to MyEd with your University user name and password, and submit the scholarship form before the deadline of your School. For Biological Sciences, apply to the School directly.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

Scholarship page at Registry Services: Contact form (opens in a new tab)

Universities and contacts