The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship 2025 for Developing Countries at University of Edinburgh

Applications are now open for the University of Edinburgh 2025 The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship. Four scholarships are available for eligible postgraduate programmes offered by the University in the 2025-2026 academic session.

• Table of Content
• About University of Edinburgh
• The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship
• The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Edinburgh

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The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship

Application Deadline	29 May 2025
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	University of Edinburgh
Type	Postgraduate
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	University of Edinburgh
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship

The scholarship will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study.

The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship Courses

• Biomedical Sciences
• Clinical Education
• Clinical Management of Pain
• Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• Clinical Trials
• Data Science for Health and Social Care
• Epidemiology
• Global Health and Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine
• Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors
• Primary Care Ophthalmology
• Public Health

Requirements for The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

• The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission in the 2025-2026 academic year on one of the listed eligible Human Medical programmes.
• The Glenmore Medical Postgraduate Scholarship would particularly welcome applications from students from Africa. 
• Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so.
• Preference will be given to those who have an unconditional offer at time of the scholarship application deadline.

Interview date, Process and Venue for The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship

 

Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree.

Candidates must also include a personal statement which addresses each of the following questions (3500 characters maximum):

• What specific elements of this programme attracted you to the University of Edinburgh?
• How will successful completion of this programme at the University of Edinburgh benefit your own career and personal development?
• How will successful completion of this programme at the University of Edinburgh enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?

Application Deadline

May 29, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Edinburgh on www.myed.ed.ac.uk to apply

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.

The scholarship deadline is  23:59 (GMT) on Thursday 29th May 2025. 

In order to gain access to the scholarship application system applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.  Please note that, following the submission of an application for admission, it can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.

Please direct any questions or queries to: Hedwig Ponjee (Academic Support Administrator)

For more details, visit University of Edinburgh scholarship webpage