Our Data and Decision Analytics (Online) Scholarship programme is based on merit and is available to applicants holding an offer for the MSc Data and Decision Analytics (Online) commencing in September 2025.
| Key Information | |
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| Deadline | The deadline for this scholarship has now passed |
| Value |
Awards of £5,000
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| Eligibility |
All offer holders
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| Contact | Email Email Admissions Team |
Scholarship Criteria
We are pleased to offer the Data and Decision Analytics (Online) Scholarships to candidates who:
- Can demonstrate strong academic performance
- Have the potential to contribute and enrich all aspects of the Masters programme and the diverse academic and cultural profile of the Masters class
- Show excellent professional and personal skills evidenced through work experience and/or extracurricular activities
Eligibility
You can apply for the scholarship once you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional) to join the MSc Data and Decision Analytics (Online) and have either firmly accepted the offer or are intending to do so.
The scholarship selection panel will only be able to consider your scholarship application if you hold an active offer throughout your scholarship application process (meaning if your offer is declined at any point up until the scholarship decision deadline you will no longer be eligible). You can only apply to the scholarship once per admissions cycle.
Candidates will not be eligible for this scholarship if they:
- Are fully sponsored by an employer
- Are in receipt of a full scholarship
- Have already accepted another scholarship from the University of Edinburgh
- Submit a scholarship application prior to having secured an offer for the study programme
How to Apply
Following receipt of an offer of a place on the MSc Data and Decision Analytics (Online), you can submit an application by emailing a scholarship statement to futurestudents@ed.ac.uk
The subject of your email should be The Data and Decision Analytics (Online) scholarship and your UUN.
In your personal statement please answer the following question:
Please describe how you will contribute to and enrich all aspects of the Master’s programme and how this degree will help you achieve your career objectives.
Your scholarship statement should be about 500 words in length.
Results will be confirmed by 2 September 2025.
Conditions
- The scholarship will be paid directly towards your tuition fees at the start of your programme in September 2025.
- Scholarships have to be accepted by the deadline defined in the scholarship award letter.
- If you do not accept and pay the required Masters programme deposit within the given time frame then you will forfeit your scholarship offer as well as your programme offer. The Business School will then re-allocate this scholarship.
- Any scholarship is automatically withdrawn if you decline your programme offer or fail to meet the conditions set out in your programme offer letter.
- If you receive a scholarship, you will be expected to participate occasionally as an ambassador for the Business School during and after your programme.
- Only one University of Edinburgh scholarship can be accepted.