University of Edinburgh Mastercard Foundation On-campus Postgraduate Scholarships 2025/2026

This is a one-year postgraduate on-campus scholarship at the University of Edinburgh for selected programmes. It is open to applicants who have faced barriers to education and who are residents or hold refugee status in a sub-Saharan African country. The scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, travel, a living cost stipend and study materials, plus a climate leadership programme and additional disability support as needed.

Full tuition, accommodation, travel, living stipend, study materials; climate leadership programme; disability support as needed.

Applicants must meet postgraduate entry requirements for a relevant degree programme, be resident/citizen or have refugee status in a sub-Saharan African country, have faced barriers to education, and be 35 years or under at programme start.

Apply via the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Programme for the University of Edinburgh, and then proceed with the University admissions process if applying for other scholarships.