India Merit Scholarship

Awarded by : The University of Edinburgh

Updated on Jan 10, 2025
Kashish Saini

University Research Analyst

India Merit Scholarship

  • Applicable for

    The University of Edinburgh in UK

  • Max scholarship per student

    Rs 5,30,900/-

  • No. of students to be awarded

    Varies

  • Course Level

    Masters

  • Intake year

    Jan 2025 +1 more

  • Type of scholarships

    Merit

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Scholarship Overview

  • The University of Edinburgh has a strong history of global partnership, community, and exchange
  • University uphold a tradition of celebrating diversity and embracing international students, who enrich the student body and the extraordinary educational experience we offer

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in The University of Edinburgh in UK

  • The University is offering an international scholarship for the most academically gifted Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Masters students applying from India. 

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 5,000 => Rs 5,30,900

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 105.63 (last updated 17th January 2025)

Scholarship amount will be given: Yearly

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees ✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense ×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation ×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses ×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care ×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover ×Not covered in scholarship
Application ×Not covered in scholarship
Others ×Not covered in scholarship

  • These awards, which cover £5,000 towards tuition fees for PGT Masters students studying on campus during the 2025/26 academic year, will be tenable for the first year of study only.

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Exams Details

Exam name Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
UG Required

Eligibility

  • The India Merit Scholarship will be awarded to any successful applicant who: 
    • Firmly accepts an unconditional offer to join any of the University’s full-time, on-campus PGT Masters programmes. If you are required to pay a programme deposit for your Masters programme, and you do not accept and pay the required deposit within the given time frame, then you will forfeit your scholarship offer as well as your programme offer
    • Is domiciled in India at the time of application? 
    • Has international fee status
    • Is either fully or partially self-funded? 
    • Has achieved an undergraduate degree studied and awarded in India at the minimum level with grading scale mentioned.
      • This excludes graduates with dentistry, medicine and veterinary medicine degrees awarded in India, who will all be eligible for the Scholarship. Please note that eligibility criteria will be assessed solely on your primary grading scale. Where a GPA is provided, students will be assessed by the GPA as the primary grade, even when a percentage is also provided.
  • Applicants will not be eligible for this scholarship if:? 
    • You are fully sponsored by your employer? 
    • You are already in receipt of a full scholarship or are awarded one at a later date
    • You have already accepted any other University of Edinburgh scholarship.
    • You are studying for an online degree
    • You are currently already studying for a postgraduate Masters degree at the University of Edinburgh within the 2024-25 academic year

Eligible student nationality

This scholarship is applicable for students from India

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
Official transcripts Required

  • Official transcripts
  • Copy of passport
  • Proof of english language requirement

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

Date Additional Details
Application final end date Not Available
  • No specific deadline

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

FAQ Link https://registryservices.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate/international/region/asia/india-merit-scholarship
Contact email futurestudents@ed.ac.uk

Additional Information

  • Please note that your CAS will show the full tuition fees for your programme of study. However, it will also note that you are the recipient of a scholarship, to the value of £5,000 that will be deducted from the full tuition fees when you enrol at the University.  As this information will be included on your CAS, you do not need to include a letter confirming the India Merit Scholarship with your visa application

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