Scholarships and funding

Applications are now closed.

The Law School is delighted to offer three awards to be allocated to any candidate on any Edinburgh Law School taught LLM or MSc programme starting in the 2023-24 academic year.

Award Amount

£5,000 to be used towards tuition fees

Eligibility

Any applicant for any of the taught LLM or MSc programmes offered by the School (including Online Learning programmes). Awards will be made on academic merit.

Application Information

Application deadline: 01 May 2023

Applicants must first apply online for a relevant taught LLM or MSc degree programme. Please ensure that you reference on your application that you are applying for the relevant scholarship.

Once you have applied for admission, complete the Edinburgh Law School Scholarship Application Form and send it to pg.law.enquiries@ed.ac.uk

After you have applied you will receive an email notification to confirm receipt of your application form. You will not receive any further communications until the deadline for the scholarship has passed and all the applications have been assessed.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2023 at the latest.

Applications are now closed.

The Law School is delighted to offer one award for nationals from Kenya applying to any on-campus taught LLM or MSc programme at Edinburgh Law School starting in the 2023-24 academic year.

Award Amount

£5,000 to be used towards tuition fees

Eligibility

At the University of Edinburgh, the Scholarship will be awarded to a national and resident of Kenya who is accepted for admission on any on-campus taught LLM or MSc programme, on a full-time basis, at Edinburgh Law School starting in the 2023-24 academic year. Awards will be made on academic merit.

Application Information

Application deadline: 01 May 2023

Applicants must first apply online for an eligible taught LLM or MSc degree programme. Please ensure that you reference on your application that you are applying for the relevant scholarship.

Once you have applied for admission, complete the Edinburgh Law School Kenya Award Scholarship Application Form and send it to pg.law.enquiries@ed.ac.uk

After you have applied you will receive an email notification to confirm receipt of your application form. You will not receive any further communications until the deadline for the scholarship has passed and all the applications have been assessed.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2023 at the latest.

Applications are now closed.

One partial scholarship to be allocated to any applicant on the LLM in Comparative and European Private Law starting in September 2023. This award has been made possible thanks to the generous legacy of Edinburgh Law School alumnus Ewen Cameron. 

Award amount

The scholarship will offer £5,000 to the successful candidate to be redeemed against tuition fees.

Eligibility

Any applicant for the full-time LLM in Comparative and European Private Law.

Please note that you must already have applied to study the LLM in Comparative and European Private Law before applying for this scholarship.

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

Application information

Application deadline: 01 May 2023

Apply online to the relevant programme. Ensure that you reference on your application that you are applying for the relevant scholarship.

Once you have applied, complete the Law School Scholarship Application Form and send the completed form to pg.law.enquiries@ed.ac.uk

After you have applied you will receive an email notification of your scholarship application. You will not receive any further communications until the deadline for the scholarship has passed and all the applications have been assessed.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2023 at the latest.

Applications are now closed.

Edinburgh Law School wants to assure all students and staff of its commitment to EU Law teaching and to all of our staff, students, and visitors from the EU. We are a European Law School and remain devoted in our support of all who wish to study with us. As such we are delighted to be able to offer a scholarship for applicants to the LLM in European Law for 2023-24.

Award amount

One award to cover the full Home (UK) or International/EU tuition fee rate for 2023-24 (tuition fees only). 

Eligibility

Any applicant to the LLM in European Law.

Please note that you must already have applied to study the LLM in European Law before applying for this scholarship.

Awards will be made on academic merit.  

Application information

Application deadline: 01 May 2023

Applicants must first apply online for the LLM in European Law. Please ensure that you reference on your application that you are applying for the relevant scholarship.

Once you have applied for admission, complete the Edinburgh Law School Scholarship Application Form and send it to pg.law.enquiries@ed.ac.uk

After you have applied you will receive an email notification to confirm receipt of your application form. You will not receive any further communications until the deadline for the scholarship has passed and all the applications have been assessed.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2023 at the latest.

The University of Edinburgh offers many scholarships for postgraduate study. You should consult the University Scholarship pages for further information on these and other sources of funding that may be available.

Find out more about the range of scholarships offered by the University of Edinburgh

If you are looking for funding to support your postgraduate studies, the University of Edinburgh subscribes to the Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding, a resource external to the University, helping you explore alternative sources of funding. It contains a database of funding opportunities, comprehensive guidance and tools to help you prepare a winning grant application.

Find out how to access the Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding

There are a range of additional sources of financial support that you may be eligible to apply to.

Find out more about additional sources of funding for UK and EU students

Find out more about the additional sources of funding for international students