Degree programmes and admissions

Find out about the eligible postgraduate degree programmes you can study on with the Education Beyond Borders Postgraduate Scholarship and how to apply for your chosen programme.

Eligible programmes

The Education Beyond Borders scholarship provides funding for eligible in-person postgraduate taught Master’s programmes at the University of Edinburgh. 

You can refine your search for eligible programmes on the degree finder by:

  1. selecting 'Search degree programmes'
  2. filtering for 'full time' and 'on campus' programmes. 

Note: Not all options here will be eligible, but the majority are. You are looking for one-year, full time Master's programmes which take place on campus.

Programmes are available in all three colleges – eligible programmes and exceptions are outlined below. If you follow the link to your chosen programme, this will take you to information about the degree. Please read these carefully – in particular, the entry requirements and deadlines for applying. 

You can search for taught postgraduate programmes in CAHSS by using their ‘degree finder’ (select ‘taught’) or the A-Z of taught programmes.

Search the Postgraduate study degree finder

Search the A-Z of taught programmes

Not eligible for the scholarship: The Edinburgh MBA, European Masters in Landscape Architecture


Search for taught postgraduate programmes in CSE by using their ‘degree finder’ (select ‘taught’) or the A-Z of taught programmes. 

Search postgraduate taught programmes in CSE


Important considerations

When choosing and applying for your programme, consider:

You must apply for your chosen programme using the University of Edinburgh's online applications system ('EUCLID'). You’ll find a link to this application system on the programme page for your chosen course.


To study at postgraduate level, you must normally hold a degree in an appropriate subject, with an excellent or very good classification (equivalent to first or upper second class honours in the UK).

Entry requirements vary between degree programmes and you should check you have the necessary qualifications before applying.

See your entry requirements in our degree finder

Applicants with refugee or related statuses are required to meet minimum entry requirements to be considered for an offer of a place. 


You must demonstrate a level of English language competency that will enable you to succeed in your studies, regardless of your nationality or country of residence.

English language requirements vary between degree programmes and you should check you have the necessary qualifications before applying.

See your language requirements in our degree finder

We also offer a free English test to all successful candidates through our partnership with Oxford ELLT. 

Oxford ELLT

If you think the English language requirement might be a barrier to your access, please contact our team to discuss:

Contact us at educationbeyondborders@ed.ac.uk 


Before you apply, you should make sure you have the correct supporting documents ready to submit with your application. You may need to upload some or all of the following:

  • a personal statement outlining your academic history and experience
  • copies of your degree certificates, if you have already completed your qualification, along with academic transcripts that confirm your final marks
  • references, if these are required for the application to your chosen programme
  • evidence of your competence in written and spoken English (as outlined in the English language requirements section above)
  • certified translations, if your original documents are not in English.

Find out how to provide a certified translation

We understand that some applicants who have fled their home country in urgent, difficult, or dangerous circumstances, may have only partial or no qualification documents, or may be unable to request documents from previous school or university.

If you think this might affect you, please contact our team to discuss before making an application.

Contact us at educationbeyondborders@ed.ac.uk 


The University does not charge a fee for you to apply for admission.

However, applicants receiving an offer of admission for a taught postgraduate programme, either unconditional or conditional, will be asked to pay a non-refundable tuition fee deposit to secure their place on the programme.

If you are successful in obtaining the scholarship, you will not be required to pay this fee deposit.

Please contact our team to discuss.

Contact us at educationbeyondborders@ed.ac.uk


More information

The scholarship is only available for one-year, full-time, taught programmes. If you want to check whether a programme is eligible for the scholarship, please contact the Education Beyond Borders team.

Contact us at educationbeyondborders@ed.ac.uk

Enquiries linked to admissions such as entry requirements, required documents and the outcome of your application should be directed to Future Students.

Contact Future Students at futurestudents@ed.ac.uk

See admissions support

Before you apply – checklist

The checklist will help you understand and apply for the scholarship. Please ensure that you have read through each page in the checklist before you apply.

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