University of Strathclyde Data Lab Scholarships for MSc Financial Technology 2025

With generous funding from the Data Lab and The Scottish Funding Council, we have 2 scholarships towards tuition fees for the MSc Financial Technology September 2025 entry (full-time only).

Applications are open to Scottish/EU new students only (please see eligibility for further information).

Each scholarship will cover the full Home tuition fee. The application deadline is 14th May 2025.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 14, 2025
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Strathclyde
• City to studyGlasgow
• Eligible CountryUnited Kingdom

Benefits

Each scholarship will cover the full Home tuition fee.

Requirements

In order to be considered for a DataLab Scholarship, candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Only students who have right to live and work in the UK, AND whose ordinary place of residence has been in Scotland for at least three years (not in full-time education) can apply for The Data Lab MSc scholarships. EU citizens who have not received pre-settlement status are no longer eligible to apply. For more guidance on eligibility please refer to: http://www.saas.gov.uk/_forms/residence.pdf: This link opens a PDF document
• Minimum second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent in accounting, economics, business studies or a subject area with a strong quantitative component. The programme requires no prior knowledge of finance.
• Final year undergraduate students are eligible to apply.
• All students in receipt of a scholarship must successfully complete an online MOOC in Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation as part of their studies.
• Attendance at Data Lab Events expected.
• Students will be required to attend introductory sessions in Mid-September.
• Applicants must have an offer of a place on the programme. 

The MOOC is a new requirement imposed by The Data Lab as a condition of scholarship. It is hosted by the University of Edinburgh and will take 2-3 hours per week, over a period of five weeks.

Application Documents

Accounting & finance, Business, Mathematics & statistics

Application Deadline

May 14, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Strathclyde on www.sbs.strath.ac.uk to apply

Candidates should submit a 300 word essay through the link below, detailing their interest in the growing area of Fintech, and reasons for applying for this scholarship. 

Students who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited by our SBS Admissions team to complete a separate Data Lab MSc scholarship application form to ensure quality, diversion and inclusion standards are met in awarding these scholarships. 

Data Lab Scholarship Application form

If you have any queries about the programme, please contact us at [email protected] 

For more details, visit University of Strathclyde Scholarship webpage