Spärck AI Scholarship

About the project

The Spärck AI scholarships will enable undergraduate students with exceptional talent to receive new funding to study at the University, providing unparalleled access to industry partnerships, work placements and mentorship opportunities on full time MSc programmes for the 2026 intake.

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.

Awards

There are at least 6 scholarships available distributed across MSc’s in:

Each MSc award covers full tuition fees and pays a stipend (£20,780).

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Science
• Cognitive Science
• Signal Processing and Communications
• AI for Business

Eligibility

All students applying for the above full time programmes are eligible - regardless of fee status.

Please be aware that the application processes for the scholarship and the programme are separate. You must submit an application for each and success in one does not guarantee success in the other .

Criteria

Applicants must meet at least one of the following to be considered for the scholarship:

Candidates will be ranked based on how many of these criteria are met.

• High academic achievement.
• UK student from Black and marginalised ethnically minoritised groups.
• students who have experienced being in care as a young person.
• identify as women.
• students from low-income backgrounds.
• disabled students, including those with sensory and/or mobility impairments, long-term mental health conditions, autism, long term illnesses and Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs).
• first-generation students (whose parents or immediate caregivers did not go to university).
• students who attended schools and colleges where performance is below the national average.

Applying

The deadline to apply for this scholarship has now passed.

Notification

All applicants will be notified in July 2026 .

Contact Details

Please direct any questions/queries to the following staff:

• The School of Engineering - Mark Newman
• The School of Informatics - Neil Heatley
• Business School - futurestudents@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 2026-01-08

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