Glenmore Medical Postgraduate Scholarship 2024/2025 for Students in Developing Countries – University of Edinburgh, UK

The University of Edinburgh UK is offering the Glenmore Medical Postgraduate Scholarship for full-time one year Masters study at the University.

Application Deadline: 30th May 2024 23.59 BST.

Eligible Countries: developing countries. See list below.

To be taken at (country): University of Edinburgh UK

Fields of Study

• MSc Critical Care (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Education (Online Learning- 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Management of Pain (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Clinical Trials (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning)
• MSc Epidemiology (Online Learning)
• MSc Global Health and Infectious Diseases (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Integrated Global Health (Online Learning) (3 years) (Part time)
• MSc Internal Medicine (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Paediatric Emergency Medicine (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors (Online Learning)  – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Restorative Dentistry – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MSc Surgical Sciences (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MFM Family Medicine (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• MPH Public Health (Online Learning) – 3 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Clinical Ophthalmology (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM General Surgery (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Trauma and Orthopaedics (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Urology (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)
• ChM Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (Online Learning) – 2 years (Part-Time)

Type: Masters

Eligibility: The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who are accepted for admission on one of the listed eligible Human Medical programmes. The Glenmore Medical Online Postgraduate Scholarship would particularly welcome applications from students from Africa.

List of Eligible Countries: Applicants must be nationals of one of the following countries:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Paraguay, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Selection Criteria: The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the strength of a personal statement.  Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the overseas equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree. Candidates are encouraged to address the following questions in their personal statement (3500 characters maximum):

• What specific elements of this programme attracted you to the University of Edinburgh?
• How will successful completion of this programme at the University of Edinburgh benefit your career and personal development?
• How will successful completion of this programme at the University of Edinburgh enable you to contribute to your community/region or country?

Number of Scholarships: 3

Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will cover full tuition fees for the duration of the programme of study.

Duration of Scholarship: tenable for one academic year

How to Apply:

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.

The scholarship deadline is 23:59 BST 30th May 2024.

In order to gain access to the scholarship application system, applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.  Please note that, following the submission of an application for admission, it can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.

The online scholarship application form is located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd our web based information portal at https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk

When logging in to MyEd, you will need your University User Name and password.  If you require assistance, please go to http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-systems/support-guidance If you have not applied for admission, please go ahead and do this and you will receive your University User Name and password.

Visit Scholarship Webpage for details