Scholarship Overview
Scotland's higher education sector offers various funding opportunities for international applicants, with university funding commitments exceeding £6 million. Institutions located in Scottish cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen provide local fee discounts alongside access to national external schemes.
Who Can Apply
- University of Edinburgh: Open to eligible unconditional offer holders for full-time on-campus postgraduate taught Master's degrees, undergraduates, and Olympiad medallists in physics, mathematics, chemistry, or computing.
- University of Glasgow: Available to international or non-UK EU fee-status students accepted into one-year full-time postgraduate taught Master's programmes, including applicants from India.
- University of Aberdeen: Targeted at self-funded South Asian undergraduate or PGDE students, international postgraduate Master's students from India, and returning university alumni.
- External Fully-Funded Awards: Chevening Scholarships are available for full funding seekers, while Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are available to candidates who meet family income criteria.
Benefits
- University of Edinburgh: Offers include the £5,000 India Merit Scholarship fee reduction, high tuition coverage through Edinburgh Global Undergraduate and Mastercard Foundation schemes, and the BIG Scholarship. External Chevening awards cover full tuition, return airfare, visa expenses, allowances, and a monthly stipend of approximately £1,093.
- University of Glasgow: Grants a £10,000 fee reduction via Glasgow International Leadership Scholarships or a £5,000 fee reduction through the World Changers Glasgow Scholarship.
- University of Aberdeen: Grants up to £8,000 in total fee discounts for Indian Master's students, a £5,000 annual fee reduction for South Asian undergraduates, and a 20% tuition discount for alumni.
How to Apply
Application requirements depend on the scholarship. Automatic discounts—such as Edinburgh's India Merit Scholarship, Glasgow's World Changers award, and Aberdeen's Global Scholarship—do not require a separate application. To apply for Edinburgh's Global Talent Fund BIG Scholarship, candidates must email the admissions team directly. Chevening Scholarship applications for the 2027–28 entry cycle must be submitted by 6 October 2026. Specific application deadlines for several other awards are not specified in the source; please check the official notice. Note that university fee discounts at Glasgow generally cannot be combined.
Source: fully funded scholarships 2026 - BingNews · Published September 27, 2026
Always confirm deadlines and eligibility on the official scholarship website.