School of History, Classics and Archaeology Masters Scholarships

About the project

The School is pleased to invite applications from outstanding candidates for the School Masters scholarship designed to attract the best and brightest candidates to study in Edinburgh.

Awards

The School of History, Classics and Archaeology offers the School Masters Scholarship consisting of tuition fees at the UK rate. Successful international applicants will be liable for the difference between the UK and International fees rates.

This award is open to any postgraduate full-time Masters programme offered by the School. Part-time degree programmes are not eligible for this award, including 2 year part-time and 2-4 & 2-6 year ICL (invoice at course level) degree programmes.

Eligibility

The award will be made on academic merit and the potential to excel at the chosen programme of study.

Successful applicants must hold, or expect to obtain, a UK first class honours undergraduate degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant field, or should be able to prove their academic merit through evidence of professional achievements, awards or publications relevant to their chosen programme of study.

Candidates in this latter category should note that a good first degree will still be required.

Applying

The deadline for applying for this scholarship has now passed.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Scholarships Systems FAQs for Applicants (152.11 KB / PDF)

Notification

The outcome notification will be sent in April/May 2026 .

Contact Details

If you have a question which has not been answered above, please email the HCA Postgraduate Research Office ( hca-pgr@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 2026-02-06

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