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Edinburgh Global Online Distance Learning Master’s Scholarship

The University of Edinburgh will offer 6 Master’s scholarships for eligible distance learning Master’s programmes offered by the University.

Scholarships will be available for students pursuing one of the following distance learning programmes:
College of Humanities and Social Science

LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law
LLM Intellectual Property Law
LLM Law
LLM Medical Law and Ethics
LLM Information Technology Law
MSc Global Challenges
MSc E-Learning (including PG Certificate and PG Diploma)
MSc Landscape, Environment & History

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

ChM General Surgery
MSc Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health
MSc Clinical Education
MSc Equine Science
MSc Global Health and Infectious Diseases
MSc Global Health: Non Communicable Diseases
MSc Internal Medicine
MSc International Animal Health
MSc Neuroimaging for Research
MSc Paediatric Emergency Medicine
MSc Pain Management
MSc Surgical Sciences
MSc Translational Medicine

Each scholarship will have a total value of £5,000 which will be deducted from the tuition fee for the entire part-time programme of study.
Eligibility

The scholarships will be awarded to students who are accepted for admission onto the above eligible distance learning Master’s programmes at the University of Edinburgh. Applicants must be both nationals of and resident in the following countries:

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem Rep
Côte d’Ivoire
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Kenya
Korea, Dem Rep
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen, Rep
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.
Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.
Applying

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.

The closing date for applications for these scholarships is 31 May 2012.

When completing the personal statement of the scholarship application form, please indicate why Distance Learning suits your particular circumstances making reference to both online learning and distance learning.

Please note that you will not be able to access the online application form unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.

Postgraduate Master’s Online Scholarship Application Form

Selection Procedure

A Selection Committee will meet in June 2012 to select the scholarship holders. The winners of the scholarships will be announced by the end of June 2012.
for more information;

http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/international/global/distance-learning

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