Scholarship details
For the academic year 2023-2024, the University of Edinburgh will provide a number of scholarships for students enrolling in master’s degree programmes that are delivered through distance learning.
About the Scholarship Provider:
It is the sixth-oldest university in the United Kingdom and the oldest municipal foundation in the annals of the English-speaking world, having been founded in 1096. Indeed, it holds the distinction of being Europe’s first institution. Edinburgh, Scotland is home to the renowned Institute of Edinburgh. With over 44,000 students registered and five campuses spread out across the city, the University is expanding rapidly. The art collections, rare book and manuscript collections, musical instrument collections, natural history specimen collections, geological specimen collections, anatomical model collections, and rare publishing collections held by these institutions are among the finest in the world.
For incoming first-year students who do not already have a place to reside in Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh will make housing offers. About 25 hotels and other types of lodging are located within a few minutes’ stroll of Edinburgh’s downtown or are very close to the area’s public transportation hub. About two kilometres from the city center, Pollock Hall offers 1,900 visitor rooms and on-site catering. In addition to the standard loos, visitors also have access to shared bathrooms and private stalls. Students also have the choice of living in self-contained dorms and apartments located all over the city. A maximum of six people can stay in any given apartment, and they can be located all over the city.
At the start of each academic year, the University of Edinburgh offers its students a free accommodation counselling service to help them find private accommodations. In the last few years, they have received the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Award a whopping five times, and 83% of their research has been deemed either world-leading or globally noteworthy. In addition, the commercial service of the firm has helped over 500 businesses get off the ground since 1967.
There are over 26,000 undergraduates and 15,000 graduate students at Edinburgh University, with the overwhelming majority coming from outside the United Kingdom. These pupils are strongly encouraged to make the most of the school’s excellent curricular and instructional materials. The university’s innovative online master’s programmes have revolutionised postgraduate education for aspiring surgeons, garnering the school the Queen’s Anniversary Award in 2013. The university pioneered the use of MOOCs (massive open online classes) in the UK, making them available to students from all over the world. (MOOCs). Universities are often the vanguard when it comes to the creation of innovative approaches to pedagogy. Thanks to its over 15,000 employees, 36% of whom are foreign scholars, the University of Glasgow is able to make a substantial, lasting, and socially responsible contribution to Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the world.
The university’s Institute for Cardiovascular Science received the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2015 for its work on coronary heart disease, which led to dramatic decreases in mortality rates as a result of the introduction of novel treatments and recommendations. The Centre received this honour for all their hard work in bringing those prices down. Academic excellence, innovation, and creativity have always been hallmarks of this school’s long past. The Roslin Institute, which is associated with the university and is led by Professor Peter Higgs (who discovered the Higgs boson theory and won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2013), is generally recognised as a forerunner in this field. The Nobel Prize in Physics was presented to Professor Higgs in 2013. In the most recent assessment of British university research quality, 38% of the institutions’ efforts were rated as world-leading, while 45% were rated as internationally excellent.
The complete city of Edinburgh is a World Heritage Site, according to UNESCO. The Scottish government is based in Edinburgh. The city has been known as the “Athens of the North” since the 18th century due to its scientific and aesthetic importance. A shining example of eco-friendly urban planning in Europe. The University of Edinburgh is a crucial part of the city because of the vital role it plays in keeping Edinburgh what it is today. Edinburgh has been voted the “Best City in the United Kingdom” by users of the Observer, Conde Nast Traveler, and the Guardian every year since 2001. The finest city award went to Conde Nast Traveler as well. Whoever took home the prize Edinburgh’s convenient connections to other main cities in the United Kingdom and beyond make it easy to visit the city from anywhere in the world.
SeNSS is one of only 14 Doctoral Training Partnerships in the United Kingdom that is sponsored by the ESRC, and they will be offering a handful of fully-funded ESRC doctoral studentships beginning in September 2023. SeNSS is one of the only 14 Doctoral Training Partnerships in the United Kingdom that is sponsored by the ESRC.
Scholarship Sponsor(s): University of Edinburgh
Scholarship Country: United Kingdom
Scholarship Worth: Fully Funded
Study Level: Masters
Nationality: International Students
Scholarship Offer:
The entire cost of tuition will be covered by each scholarship, presuming that the recipient maintains a satisfactory academic record, and a contribution may also be made towards the cost of internet access, printing, or other related expenses.
The Gustafsson & Skrondal Visiting Scholarship is administered by the University of Oslo’s Centre for Educational Measurement (CEMO). As part of the visiting scholar program, CEMO and the University of Oslo host a number of young researchers from Norway and elsewhere each year.
Eligibility for Scholarship.
- Applicants who are successful in having their applications for admittance to the MSc Surgical Sciences (Online Learning) and ChM (Online Learning) General Surgery, Urology, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Vascular & Endovascular programmes will be eligible to receive the scholarships.
- Applicants must be citizens of and currently reside in one of the qualifying countries; for a complete list, please click HERE.
- By the conclusion of the month of August in 2023, each applicant will be informed of the outcome of their application.
Nationality
The University of Edinburgh 2023 Surgery Online Global Scholarships is open to all International Students
If a student enrolls in one of the degree programs offered by SOAS University of London, they may be eligible to receive a fee waiver award in the amount of £5,000. This award is available to students who are interested in receiving a degree from SOAS University of London.
Application Procedure
- Visit the webpage of the University of Edinburgh for further information.
Application Deadline
The application deadline for the University of Edinburgh 2023 Surgery Online Global Scholarships is June 1, 2023.
