Minto Scholarship
School of Economics
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Funding
- Stipend and Full Fee Waiver; £20,780 (UKRI rates)
- Application deadline
- See university guidance
About the project
The School of Economics is pleased to offer the Minto Scholarship, with a bequest from the estate of Mr Brian Dickinson, for PhD research in economics.
Awards
The scholarship provides a stipend at UKRI rates (this is updated each academic year; for 2025/2026 this was £20,780 ), paid monthly, and a full fee waiver, and is awarded for four years subject to satisfactory academic progression. The School's PhD programme has a duration of four years; applicants should be advised that no funding is provided during the writing-up period.
Eligibility
The Minto scholarship is available to students who are residents of the following countries:
Applicants for the scholarship must have applied for first-year entry to the School's PhD programme. Information on the application process can be found on the Degree Finder at the following link: PhD with Integrated Study in Economics
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Canada
- Finland
- Norway
- Sweden
- Denmark
Criteria
All scholarships will be awarded on academic merit.
To obtain admission to the PhD programme, applicants must have a distinction in a Masters degree equivalent to the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics MSc, taught at Edinburgh (more information on this is available on our website at the following link: Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics ).
We also require a research proposal that is feasible and in an area that we can supervise; information on our academic staff can be found on our website at the following link: Academic staff - Schol of Economics .
Applying
The deadline for applying for this scholarship has now passed.
Interviews will be held in late February/early March.
Notification
All decisions will be communicated by the end of March 2026 .
Contact Details
Grace Oliver, Projects and Planning Officer - EconPGR.enquiries@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 2025-11-10