MSc Scholarships
Scholarships & funding
Higgs Scholarships
Twelve Higgs Scholarships are available to students on one of the MSc programmes offered by the School of Physics and Astronomy. Scholarships have a value of £10,000 each.
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Financial need may also be considered, especially where the award of a Scholarship will be key for enabling a student to take up the offer of a place on our MSc programme.
GREAT Scholarships 2025
The GREAT Scholarships programme supports postgraduate students to access world class UK higher education opportunities.
This scholarship programme offers financial support of £10,000 to applicants from India and Spain who are accepted on one of the School of Physics and Astronomy MSc programmes, for the 2025-2026 academic year. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and deducted from tuition fees.
Further Scholarship Information
You are encouraged to visit the University’s Scholarships and Student Funding pages for funding suggestions. You can search for scholarships by nationality and subject area using the Scholarships Search.
Scholarships and Student Funding
University of Edinburgh Graduate Discount Schemes
The MSc programmes are included in the University’s two tuition fee discount schemes. The University offers a 10% discount in postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Edinburgh (conditions apply) or for students who have previously matriculated on a "Visiting Programme" as a non-graduating undergraduate student and completed a minimum of one semester of study at the University of Edinburgh (conditions apply).