The University of Edinburgh 2025 The Desmond Tutu/Church Of Scotland Masters Scholarship

The scholarship will be awarded to a student from Africa (belonging to one of the Churches listed below) who is accepted on a full-time basis for a one-year postgraduate Masters programme of study within the School of Divinity and who has an official endorsement from the General Secretary or Principal Clerk of their Church.

This scholarship was set up in 2009 to commemorate the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred by the University on the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu.

During the graduation ceremony Archbishop Tutu spoke of the historic links between Africa and the University of Edinburgh: "Some of our first black physicians were people who had trained here and there is a long tradition that links this university with our part of the world."

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 15, 2025
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Edinburgh
• City to studyEdinburgh
• School to studyUniversity of Edinburgh
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• The successful applicants of the Scholarship will receive:
  • Full overseas tuition fee
  • Accommodation within a Church of Scotland flat in Edinburgh
  • Visa costs
  • One return airfare
  • Insurance from Church of Scotland business travel.

Requirements

• Applicants must be from African countries.
• Applicants must be commencing their studies in September 2025.
• Applicants must enroll in a full-time postgraduate Master's program in the School of Divinity.
• Applicants must have the equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at the undergraduate level.
• Applicants must belong to one of the following churches:
  • Synod of the Nile of the Evangelical Church of Egypt
  • Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana
  • Presbyterian Church of Ghana
  • Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Kenya
  • Church of Central Africa Presbyterian:
    • General Synod
    • Synod of Blantyre
    • Synod of Livingstonia
    • Nkhoma Synod

Application Deadline

How To Apply

The scholarship deadline is 23:59 (UK Time) on 15th April 2025.

To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must complete the following two steps:

1. Apply for your chosen Masters programme.
2. Submit your scholarship application via the University’s online scholarship application system before 15 April 2025. 

Please note that, following the submission of an application for admission, it can take approximately 5 working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted. For this reason, the application to the Masters programme must be submitted at least 10 working days prior to the scholarship application deadline.

In order to gain access to the scholarship application system applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh.  Please note that, following the submission of an application for admission, it can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.

The online scholarship application form is located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd our web based information portal at https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk

When logging in to MyEd, you will need your University User Name and password. If you require assistance, please go to http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-systems/support-guidance

Further guidance on applying for scholarships as a registered student can be found here: Applying for a scholarship through MyEd

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