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GREAT Scholarships
Scholarship Name GREAT Scholarships
Academic Year 2025
Scholarship amount £10,000
Nationality Any
Scholarship Deadline 30 April 2025

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Edinburgh is offering five scholarships to students in Thailand, India, Spain, Mexico and Nigeria, applying for one-year master’s programmes, who will enrol in the 2025-2026 academic year.

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports postgraduate students to access world class UK higher education opportunities.

Award

The scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to students, deducted from your tuition fee.

Eligibility

At the University of Edinburgh, the Scholarships will be awarded to nationals and residents of Thailand, India, Spain, Mexico and Nigeria who are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for an eligible one-year on campus postgraduate Masters programme of study.  The tables below set out the eligibility criteria per programme and the applicable scholarship application which can be located within MyEd (further information can be found under Applying). 

Applicants from Thailand

All eligible subjects within the School of GeoSciences and the School of Mathematics as detailed below.

School of GeoSciences:

  • MSc Applied Environmental Hydrogeology

  • MSc Climate Change Management

  • MSc Ecological Economics (SAC)

  • MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability

  • MSc Environment, Culture and Society

  • MSc Environment and Development

  • MSc Environmental Protection and Management (SAC)

  • MSc Environmental Sustainability

  • MSc Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management

  • MSc Food Security (SAC)

  • MSc Geoenergy

  • MSc Geographical Information Science

  • MSc Marine Systems and Policies

  • MSc Soils and Sustainability (SAC)

School of Mathematics:

  • MSc Computational Mathematical Finance

  • MSc Computational Applied Mathematics

  • MSc Financial Modelling and Optimization

  • MSc Operational Research with Data Science

  • MSc Operational Research with Computational Optimization

  • MSc Operational Research with Risk

  • MSc Operational Research

  • MSc Statistics with Data Science

  • MSc Statistics and Operational Research

Applicants from India

All eligible subjects within the School of Mathematics and the School of Physics and Astronomy as detailed below.

School of Mathematics:

  • MSc Computational Applied Mathematics

  • MSc Computational Mathematical Finance

  • MSc Financial Modelling and Optimization

  • MSc Operational Research

  • MSc Operational Research with Computational Optimization

  • MSc Operational Research with Data Science

  • MSc Operational Research with Risk

  • MSc Statistics with Data Science

  • MSc Statistics and Operational Research

School of Physics and Astronomy:

  • MSc Particle and Nuclear Physics

  • MSc Theoretical Physics

  • MSc Mathematical Physics

  • MSc Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences

Applicants from Spain

Eligible programmes in the School of GeoSciences and the School of Physics and Astronomy as detailed below.

School of GeoSciences:

  • MSc Applied Environmental Hydrogeology

  • MSc Ecological Economics (SAC)

  • MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability

  • MSc Environment, Culture and Society

  • MSc Environment and Development

  • MSc Environmental Protection and Management (SAC)

  • MSc Environmental Sustainability

  • MSc Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management

  • MSc Food Security (SAC)

  • MSc Geoenergy

  • MSc Geographical Information Science

  • MSc Marine Systems and Policies

  • MSc Soils and Sustainability (SAC)

School of Physics and Astronomy:

  • MSc Particle and Nuclear Physics

  • MSc Theoretical Physics

  • MSc Mathematical Physics

  • MSc Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences

Applicants from Mexico

Eligible programmes in the School of Engineering:

  • MSc Digital Design and Manufacture

  • MSc Electronics

  • MSc Electrical Power Engineering

  • MSc Signal Processing and Communications

Applicants from Nigeria

Eligible programmes in the School of Health in Social Science, Edinburgh Law School and Moray House School of Education and Sport as detailed below.

School of Health in Social Science:

  • MSc Advanced Nursing

  • MSc Counselling Studies

  • MSc Mental Health in Children and Young People: Psychological Approaches

  • MSc Psychology of Mental Health

  • MSc International and Cross-Cultural Counselling Studies

  • MSc Applied Psychology (Healthcare) for Children and Young People

Edinburgh Law School:

  • LLM Commerical Law

  • LLM Comparative Private Law

  • LLM Corporate Law

  • LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

  • LLM European Law

  • LLM Global Environment and Climate Change Law

  • LLM Human Rights

  • LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law

  • LLM Intellectual Property Law

  • LLM International Banking Law and Finance

  • LLM International Economic Law

  • LLM International Law

  • LLM Law

  • LLM Medical Law and Ethics

  • MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice

  • MSc Global Crime, Justice and Security

Moray House School of Education and Sport:

  • MSc Comparative Education and International Development (CEID)

  • MSc Dance Science and Education

  • MSc Education

  • MSc Inclusive Education

  • MSc Language Education

  • MSc Language and Intercultural Communication

  • MSc Performance Psychology

  • MSc Physical Activity for Health

  • MSc Sport Policy, Management and International Development

  • MSc Strength and Conditioning

  • MSc Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree.

The scholarship deadline for all countries is 23:59 UK Time on 30/4/2025.

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