Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarships
Mastercard scholarships are available for the MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The postgraduate study scholarships for the 2025/26 academic year will accept applications from 1 October 2024 at 10:00 until 8 November 2024 at 17:00 (UK Time). Applicants must be residents and citizens or hold refugee status in a Sub-Saharan African country.
If the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is the only scholarship you are interested in applying for at the University of Edinburgh, please apply for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program scholarship only. If you receive a scholarship offer from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, you can then apply for the academic programme.
For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit the Edinburgh Global Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program website.
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
All University of Edinburgh scholarships and funding
There are further scholarship and funding opportunities available via the main University of Edinburgh scholarship office.
University of Edinburgh scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
The Chevening Scholarship Scheme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), targets the future generation of leaders, decision-makers and opinion-formers early in their careers.
Commonwealth Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarships are available for students from developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Interested students must apply to the nominating agency in their Commonwealth country of residence.
Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loans (PTFL)
Eligible (Scottish domiciled and EU) applicants who have accepted a postgraduate place on this programme can apply directly to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) for a loan to cover up to £5,500 towards their tuition fees. Prospective students are advised to monitor the SAAS website for further information.
Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loans
University of Edinburgh tuition fee alumni scholarships
The University of Edinburgh offers two tuition fee scholarship schemes for alumni of the University.
Graduate Scholarship Scheme
The University is currently offering a 10% scholarship in postgraduate degree tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Edinburgh.
Alumni (Visiting Undergraduate) Scholarship Scheme
The University of Edinburgh offers a 10% scholarship in postgraduate degree tuition fees for all students who have previously matriculated on a "Visiting Programme" as an undergraduate student and completed a minimum of one semester of study at the University of Edinburgh.
Tuition fee alumni scholarships
Student loans
We understand that funding your postgraduate studies at Edinburgh might require significant financial investment. That’s why we encourage you to explore all possible funding options, which can include, in order of affordability: scholarships, self-financing, any government-backed loan funding and/or external loan providers.
A number of options are available for student loan funding, including government-backed ones, for both UK/EU nationals and overseas students. Some further information can be found by visiting the University’s Scholarships and Student Funding Services student loan page.
Prodigy Finance is one example of an external loan provider. Prodigy Finance's model offers loans to international students using a predictive scorecard that considers future potential. Details of their scheme are available on their website. 150 nationalities are eligible and you do not need a UK guarantor or collateral.
Unlike many government-backed student loan arrangements worldwide, repayments on a Prodigy loan will become due six months after graduation irrespective of employment status (including further studies e.g. progressing to a PhD).
Information on loan providers is provided here for information purposes only. All loan applications and loan agreements are the sole responsibility of the individual borrower.