Applications for admission to PhD studies at the School of Physics and Astronomy may be sent at any time, and we encourage candidates to make enquiries early in the academic year. Most candidates will find it best to apply before the end of January in the year in which they intend to begin their studies. All of our grants for PhD studies will normally be allocated by early April, although applicants with their own funding can be accepted much later than this.
The University of Edinburgh has a central postgraduate application system and all applications should now be made online using this system. Links for the various PhD subject areas are given below:
After choosing a subject area, apply using the links on the right side of the linked page and follow the instructions there.
You can also search all of The University of Edinburgh's postgraduate courses using the Postgraduate Degree Finder.
