The Bseisu-University of Edinburgh Scholarship 2026/2027

This scholarship is for STEM full-time, on campus Master’s programmes at the University of Edinburgh. STEM programmes are offered by the University’s College of Science and Engineering.

College of Science and Engineering

Applicants must:

• meet the academic entry requirements for their chosen degree programme
• have applied for their degree programme prior to applying for this scholarship.  

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

Search postgraduate taught programmes in CSE

To be eligible for the Bseisu-University of Edinburgh Scholarship 2026/2027, applicants:

• must be nationals of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon or Palestine
• must be refugees or displaced, including internal displacement
• may be domiciled in any country outside the UK.

Undergraduate degree

We will prioritise applications from those who do not hold a UK university undergraduate degree.

If you do hold an undergraduate degree from a UK university, we will accept your application, however, you must outline how the support (financial and pastoral) from Bseisu-University of Edinburgh Scholarship is essential for you to achieve your academic and professional goals.

Postgraduate Master’s degree

Priority will be given to applicants who do not already hold a postgraduate Master’s degree from another country. If you do already have a postgraduate Master’s degree from another country, please make it clear in your application why you require this additional qualification for your academic and professional development.

If you already have a postgraduate Master’s degree from a UK university, you are not eligible for this scholarship programme.

PhD

We will not accept applications from people educated to PhD level.

Applicants must have applied for a University of Edinburgh Postgraduate taught Master’s degree programme in the College of Science and Engineering prior to applying for this scholarship.

College of Science and Engineering degree finder

Once you have applied to admissions your will be provided with a UUN (University User Number). You will be asked to provide your UUN in your application for the scholarship. You will not be able to progress with the scholarship application without this.

We suggest you focus on one application at a time. Complete your application for your degree programme first and then move on to your scholarship application.

Once you have applied for admission to the University and have your UUN, you can apply for the scholarship. 

Application process

To apply for the scholarship, you will need to complete an application form where you will be asked to answer short essay questions about assessment criteria. These include questions on:

• academic merit and potential
• demonstrated interest in your chosen field of study
• commitment to future impact and giving back to your community.

Your responses will be reviewed by the scholarship selection panel.

Terms and conditions

Please review the Terms & Conditions for this scholarship closely before submitting your application. If you are successful in receiving the scholarship, you will receive an offer letter with these Terms & Conditions attached which you will sign to accept your scholarship. Therefore, it is useful to be aware of the Terms & Conditions of the scholarship before this stage.

If you have an questions about the Terms & Conditions of this scholarship you need to access to the Terms & Conditions in a different format, please contact the Education Beyond Borders team:

Email us at educationbeyondborders@ed.ac.uk