English Language

Ailie Donald Scholarship

University of Edinburgh

School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences

Location
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Funding
scholarship; UK tuition fee level
Application deadline
See university guidance

About the project

This scholarship is awarded for postgraduate Masters study in English and/or Historical Linguistics, within the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences.

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.

Award

We are offering one scholarship, to cover the UK tuition fee level for MSc study. Applicants due to pay international tuition fees will be liable for the difference between the UK rate of fee and the international tuition fee. This award will be tenable for one academic year.

This award will be tenable for 2026-2027 academic year and will be automatically deducted from your tuition fee

All scholarship award holders are expected to be energetic members 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.

Eligibility

This scholarship will be awarded to students who are accepted for admission on one of the following programmes of study, within the School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

Preference will be given to applicants for the MSc by Research programmes and graduates of the University of Edinburgh. Part-time applicants to these programmes are also eligible to apply.

Candidates must have, or expect to obtain a First Class Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international equivalent.

  • MSc English Language
  • MSc by Research English Language
  • MSc Linguistics
  • MSc by Research Linguistics

Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.

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 July 2026.

Contact details

  • Email: pplspgoffice@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 2024-07-29

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