Norma Robertson Postgraduate Masters Scholarship

About the project

The School is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for 2026-2027 entry.

Important information

Funding for this award has yet to be confirmed for Academic Year 2027/28 . Please continue to check this webpage for updated information.

This scholarship commemorates Rev Dr Norma Robertson. Normal Robertson (1941-2024) was born and educated in Edinburgh. After a career in financial services, she was called to the Ministry of the Church of Scotland and gained her BD at New College, University of Edinburgh, in 1991. She later graduated with an MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and with an MTh in Theology and History from New College. She was Associate Minister in East Kilbride and then Minister in Kincardine O'Neill linked with Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire until her retirement. She was passionate about the study of the Bible and of Church History and Theology, and always keen to share her interests with fellow students of all ages.

The Rev Dr Norma P Robertson Scholarship will be awarded to a student who has applied for a postgraduate master’s programme in Biblical Studies or Theology in History .

Award

One scholarship is available which will cover full tuition fees (please note that you will still need to fund your living costs - https://study.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-funding/living-costs ). This award will be tenable for one academic year and will be automatically deducted from your tuition fee.

The scholarship award holder is expected to be an energetic member of our postgraduate community, and will engage with opportunities to present their work to the wider student and staff body during the period covered by their award. We offer our postgraduates a range of training and development opportunities appropriate to their programme of study.

Eligibility

The scholarship will be awarded to a new applicant who has applied for admission to either the MTh/MSc Biblical Studies or MTh Theology in Histor y programmes, commencing in September 2026 . Please note that you do not need to already hold an offer in order to apply for this scholarship.

Criteria

Applicants must have, or expect to obtain the equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.

Applying

The deadline to apply for this scholarship has now passed.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Scholarships Systems FAQs for Applicants (152.11 KB / PDF)

Notification

All applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2026 .

Contact Details

Div.PGRAdmin@ed.ac.uk

Important

The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or withdraw any of the advertised scholarships, without further notice.

This article was published on 2025-12-10

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