Scholarships and funding

This award is open to all applicants who have applied to a taught LLM or MSc programme starting in the 2026-27 academic year at Edinburgh Law School.

Award Amount

Three awards of £5,000 to be used towards tuition fees only.

Eligibility

All applicants who are accepted for admission to any taught LLM or MSc programmes offered by the School (including Online Learning programmes) starting in the 2026-27 academic year.

Award criteria

The award will be made on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Within your personal statement please include:

• the specific elements of the LLM or MSc programme that attracted you to the University of Edinburgh and why these are meaningful to you; and
• explain how successful completion of this programme will benefit your career, personal development and / or enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?

Priority will be given to those who have not had the opportunity to study at masters level previously.

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.

Application Information

Application deadline: 01 May 2026

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 2026 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 the 2026-27 academic year.

Award amount

One award to cover the full Home (UK) or International/EU tuition fee rate for the 2026-27 academic year (tuition fees only). 

Eligibility

Any applicant who is accepted for admission to the full-time LLM in European Law starting in the 2026-27 academic year.

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

Award criteria

The award will be made on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Within your personal statement please include:

• the specific elements of the LLM or MSc programme that attracted you to the University of Edinburgh and why these are meaningful to you; and
• explain how successful completion of this programme will benefit your career, personal development and / or enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?

Priority will be given to those who have not had the opportunity to study at masters level previously.

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.

Application information

Application deadline: 01 May 2026

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 2026 at the latest.

One partial scholarship to be allocated to any applicant on the LLM in Comparative Private Law starting in September 2026. This award has been made possible thanks to the generous legacy of Edinburgh Law School alumnus Ewen Cameron and the Edinburgh Legal Education Trust, which was formed in 1996 for the advancement of legal education.

Award amount

The scholarship will offer £10,000 to the successful candidate to be redeemed against tuition fees only.

Eligibility

Any applicant who is accepted for admission to the full-time LLM in Comparative Private Law starting in the 2026-27 academic year.

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

Award criteria

The award will be made on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement. Within your personal statement please include:

• the specific elements of the LLM or MSc programme that attracted you to the University of Edinburgh and why these are meaningful to you; and
• explain how successful completion of this programme will benefit your career, personal development and / or enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?

Priority will be given to those who have not had the opportunity to study at masters level previously.

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.

Application information

Application deadline: 01 May 2026

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 2026 at the latest.

The Edinburgh LLM Access Scholarship is a new scholarship established for University of Edinburgh Law School LLB (Hons) graduates. It is supported by a generous benefaction, that widens access to on-campus taught LLM degree programmes at the University of Edinburgh’s Law School, specifically for widening participation students who have Scotland domiciled fee status and are currently studying an LLB (Hons) degree at the University of Edinburgh.

Award

The University of Edinburgh will award one scholarship of £21,250.

The Scholarship will fund full tuition fee costs, with residual funds used to offer a stipend to the recipient. If the successful candidate is on a full-time programme, the stipend element shall be paid to the recipient at the commencement of their period of study, subject to confirmation of attendance. For any recipient on a part time programme, payments will be split across years one and two, payable at the start of each year and subject to confirmation of attendance.

The tuition fee element shall be administered by the School of Law in advance of commencement of study. Candidates are also encouraged to consider applying for postgraduate funding from SAAS (up to £13,900 in tuition and living costs.

Eligibility

The Edinburgh LLM Access Scholarship is for students transitioning directly from LLB (Hons) study at The University of Edinburgh to taught LLM study at the University in the 2026-2027 academic year.

To be eligible for this award, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Must complete an LLB (Hons) degree at the University of Edinburgh in the 2025-2026 academic year.
• Must have Scotland domiciled fee status (were eligible to receive SAAS funding) at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Must have applied for admission (full time or part time) to a taught LLM degree programme at the University of Edinburgh.

In addition, candidates must meet one of the following specific widening participation criteria:

• Are in receipt of the University of Edinburgh’s Access Bursary
• Were eligible for any widening access concessions when they applied to the University of Edinburgh (ie, living in a target postcode area, care experienced, studying at a school on the University’s target school list, refugee, asylum seeker)*
• Are under 25 and fully estranged from their family

*If you are unsure if you were eligible for widening access concessions in admissions, email wpteam@ed.ac.uk to request this information.

Candidates will not be eligible for the scholarship if:

• They are already in receipt of, or later awarded, a full scholarship.
• They have accepted, or subsequently accept, another University of Edinburgh scholarship (must inform the School of Law if another scholarship is accepted later).
• They are fully sponsored by an employer.

Should a student cease to study, the University would not seek to reclaim any funds already awarded but no further payments will be made.

Selection criteria

The scholarship will be awarded on academic merit. Candidates must hold an offer to study an eligible LLM degree programme and have accepted the offer by the 07 July 2026.

An award may be withdrawn if a student fails to meet the academic standards set by the University or withdraws from their studies.

The recipient of the scholarship will be informed by the 15 July 2026, at the latest.

How to apply

No application is required for the scholarship. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be identified by the School of Law.

The deadline for applying to a taught, on-campus, LLM degree for September 2026 entry is 04 May 2026. Enquiries

If you have any questions about the Edinburgh LLM Access Scholarship please contact us at pg.law.enquiries@ed.ac.uk 

Important

The University reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or withdraw any of the advertised scholarship, without further notice.

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, The University of Edinburgh is offering one scholarships to students in Mexico applying for one-year postgraduate courses.

The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at over 60 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The scholarship deadline is 23:59 (UK Time) on Friday 1st of May 2026.

For full details of the scholarship, including eligibility criteria and application process please visit the University's scholarship and funding page.

Find out more about the GREAT scholarship - Mexico

The University is offering an international scholarship for the most academically gifted Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Masters students applying from India. These awards, which cover £5,000 towards tuition fees for PGT Masters students studying on campus during the 2026/2027 academic year.

The India Merit Scholarship will be awarded to any successful applicant who:  

• Firmly accepts an unconditional offer from the University of Edinburgh to join any of the University’s full-time, on-campus PGT Masters programmes. If you are required to pay a programme deposit for your Masters programme, and you do not accept and pay the required deposit within the given time frame, then you will forfeit your scholarship offer as well as your programme offer
• Is domiciled in India at the time of application 
• Has international fee status
• Is either fully or partially self-funded 
• Has achieved an undergraduate degree studied and awarded in India at the minimum level outlined in the page linked below. Please note that eligibility criteria will be assessed solely on your primary grading scale. Where a GPA is provided, students will be assessed by the GPA as the primary grade, even when a percentage is also provided.

No separate application is necessary, and successful scholarship recipients will be informed after accepting an unconditional offer.

Find out more about the India Merit Scholarship

The University of Edinburgh offers a 30% reduction in tuition fees for up to 12 DAAD-funded masters students.

Full details are available from the DAAD website

Visit DAAD website

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