Scholarships and funding
Edinburgh Law School offers a range of scholarships for our on-campus LLM and MSc programmes. The University also offers many scholarships and provides information about additional sources of funding.
Scholarships for 2022-23 entry
| Scholarship | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Tercentenary Awards for Excellence | 01 May 2022 |
| Ewan Cameron Scholarship in Comparative and European Private Law | 01 May 2022 |
| Edinburgh Law School LLM in European Law Scholarship | 01 May 2022 |
| GREAT Scholarships for Justice and Law 2022 | 21 April 2022 |
ESRC studentships
ESRC funding is available on a competitive basis for the MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice as part of a 1+3 year package with the PhD.
Find out more about the ESRC studentship
Detailed information about the scholarships listed in the above table can be found below.
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 2022-23 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 2022
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
Download scholarship application form [Word doc]
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 2022 at the latest.
One partial scholarship to be allocated to any applicant on the LLM in Comparative and European Private Law starting in September 2022. 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 2022
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
Download scholarship application form [Word doc]
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 2022 at the latest.
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 2022-23.
Award amount
One award to cover the full Home (UK) or International/EU tuition fee rate for 2022-23 (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 2022
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.
Download scholarship application form [Word doc]
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 2022 at the latest.
Under the University of Edinburgh, one scholarship to the value of £10,000 will be available for nationals from Kenya applying to any taught, on-campus, LLM or MSc programme of study within Edinburgh Law School in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Award
One award of £10,000 which will be deducted from your tuition fees and will be tenable for one academic year.
Eligibility
At the University of Edinburgh, the Scholarship will be awarded to a national and resident of Kenya who is accepted for admission on a full-time basis for any taught (on campus) LLM or MSc programme within the School of Law in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree.
How to apply
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application. In order to gain access to the scholarship application system applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.
The scholarship deadline is 23:59 GMT 21st April 2022.
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
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
Contact us
If you have any questions about our scholarships please don't hesitate to contact us.
