Description
The University of Glasgow awards Postgraduate Talent Scholarships each academic year to support students who could face financial difficulties in taking up their place to study at the University. The value of each scholarship is £2,000 and they are for students undertaking a one or two year Taught Masters programme, in any of the University’s Colleges. For two year Taught Masters programmes, the scholarship is available in year one only.
To be eligible applicants must
- intend to commence a full-time postgraduate Taught Masters programme in September 2022.
- not previously have undertaken postgraduate study.
- provide evidence of excellent academic achievement in their undergraduate studies (Normally 2:1 degree classification, or above).
- be ordinarily resident in Scotland for 3 years prior to the start of their programme for a purpose other than studying and be classified as a ‘Home’ student for fee purposes.
- provide evidence that their circumstances are such that they may find it difficult to take up a place at the University for financial or other reasons.
Number of Scholarships
VariableEligible countries/regions
- Scotland
Eligible programmes
- Adult Education, Community Development & Youth Work[MEd/PgDip]
- Advanced Functional Materials[MSc]
- Advanced Nursing Science[MSc]
- Advanced Practice in Health Care[MSc(MedSci)]
- Advanced Statistics[MRes]
- Aerospace Engineering[MSc]
- Aerospace Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Ancient Cultures[MSc]
- Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law[MSc]
- Applied Linguistics[MSc]
- Archaeology[MSc]
- Art History[MLitt]
- Art History: Collecting & Provenance in an International Context[MSc]
- Art History: Dress & Textile Histories[MLitt]
- Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning[MLitt]
- Astrophysics[MSc]
- Bioinformatics[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Biomedical Engineering[MSc]
- Biomedical Sciences[MSc]
- Biomedical Sciences[MRes]
- Biotechnology[MSc]
- Biotechnology & Management[MSc/PgDip]
- Brain Sciences[MSc]
- Cancer Research & Precision Oncology[MSc]
- Cardiovascular Sciences[MSc(MedSci)]
- Chemical Biology[MSc]
- Chemistry[MSc]
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry[MSc]
- City Planning[MSc]
- City Planning & Real Estate Development[MSc]
- Civil Engineering[MSc]
- Civil Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Classics & Ancient History[MSc]
- Clinical Pharmacology[MSc(MedSci)]
- Comparative Literature[MLitt]
- Computer Systems Engineering[MSc]
- Computing Science[MSc]
- Conflict Archaeology & Heritage[MSc/PgDip]
- Conservation Management of African Ecosystems[MSc]
- Corporate & Financial Law[LLM]
- Corporate Governance & Accountability[MSc]
- Creative Industries & Cultural Policy[MSc]
- Creative Writing[MLitt]
- Criminology[MRes]
- Criminology & Criminal Justice[MSc]
- Data Analytics[MSc]
- Data Science[MSc]
- Development Studies[MSc]
- Digital Society[MSc]
- Early Modern History[MSc/PgDip]
- Earth Futures: Environments, Communities, Relationships[MSc]
- Ecology & Environmental Biology[MRes]
- Economic Development (with Finance & Policy Pathways)[MSc]
- Economics[MRes]
- Economics, International Banking & Finance[MSc]
- Education (Primary)[PGDE]
- Education (Secondary)[PGDE]
- Education for Sustainable Futures in Adult, Community & Youth Contexts[MSc]
- Education, Public Policy & Equity[MSc]
- Educational Studies[MSc]
- Educational Studies[MEd]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering[MSc]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing[MSc]
- English Language & Linguistics[MSc]
- English Literature[MLitt]
- English Literature: American Modern Literature[MLitt]
- English Literature: Fantasy[MLitt]
- English Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory[MLitt]
- English Literature: Victorian Literature[MLitt]
- Enhanced Practice in Education (Dumfries Campus)[MSc]
- Environment & Sustainable Development[MSc]
- Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries Campus)[MLitt]
- Environmental Futures: Sustainable Systems[MSc]
- Environmental Risk Management (Dumfries Campus)[MSc]
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance[MSc]
- Film & Television Studies[MLitt]
- Film Curation[MSc]
- Filmmaking & Media Arts[MSc]
- Finance & Management[MSc]
- Financial Economics[MSc]
- Financial Modelling & Investment[MSc]
- Financial Risk Management[MSc]
- Financial Technology[MSc]
- Food Security[MSc]
- Gender History[MSc/PgDip]
- Geoinformation Technology & Cartography[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Geomatics & Management[MSc]
- Geospatial & Mapping Sciences[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Global Economy[MSc]
- Global Health[MSc/MRes]
- Global History[MSc]
- Global Mental Health[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Global Migrations & Social Justice[MSc]
- Global Security[MSc]
- Health Services Management[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- History[MSc/PgDip]
- Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies[MRes]
- Human Nutrition[MSc(MedSci)]
- Human Rights & International Politics[MSc]
- Immunology & Inflammatory Disease[MSc]
- Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice[MEd]
- Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis[MRes]
- Infection Biology (with specialisms)[MSc]
- Information Management & Preservation[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Information Technology[MSc]
- Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy[LLM]
- International & Comparative Education[MSc]
- International Accounting & Financial Management[MAcc]
- International Business[MSc]
- International Commercial Law[LLM]
- International Corporate Finance & Banking[MSc]
- International Economic Law[LLM]
- International Finance[MFin]
- International Financial Analysis[MSc]
- International Human Resource Management & Development[MSc]
- International Law[LLM]
- International Law & Security[LLM]
- International Management & Design Innovation[MSc]
- International Relations[MSc]
- International Relations[MRes]
- International Strategic Marketing[MSc]
- Investment Banking & Finance[MSc]
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Law[LLM]
- MBA (Master of Business Administration)[MBA]
- Management[MRes]
- Management[MSc]
- Management & Sustainable Tourism[MSc]
- Management with Enterprise & Business Growth[MSc]
- Management with Human Resources[MSc]
- Management with International Finance[MSc]
- Material Culture & Artefact Studies[MSc/PgDip]
- Mathematics / Applied Mathematics[MSc]
- Mechanical Engineering[MSc]
- Mechanical Engineering & Management[MSc]
- Mechatronics[MSc]
- Media Management[MSc]
- Media, Communications & International Journalism[MSc]
- Media, Culture & Society[MSc]
- Medical Devices Engineering[MSc]
- Medical Genetics & Genomics[MSc(MedSci)]
- Medical Physics[MSc]
- Medieval History[MSc/PgDip]
- Modern History[MSc/PgDip]
- Museum Education[MSc]
- Museum Studies[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Music Industries[MSc]
- Musicology[MMus]
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology[MSc]
- Nuclear & Environmental Physics[MSc]
- Oral Sciences[MSc]
- Philosophy[MSc]
- Philosophy (Conversion)[MSc]
- Playwriting & Dramaturgy[MLitt]
- Political Communication[MSc/PgDip]
- Precision Medicine (with specialisms)[MSc]
- Psychological Science (conversion)[MSc]
- Psychological Science, Research Methods of[MSc]
- Psychological Studies (conversion)[MSc]
- Public Health[MPH/PgDip/PgCert]
- Public Policy & Management[MSc]
- Public Policy Research[MRes]
- Quantitative Finance[MSc]
- Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology[MSc]
- Quantum Technology[MSc]
- Real Estate[MSc]
- Robotics & AI[MSc]
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies[MSc]
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies[MRes]
- Scottish History[MSc/PgDip]
- Sensor & Imaging Systems[MSc]
- Sociology[MSc]
- Sociology & Research Methods[MRes]
- Software Development[MSc]
- Sound Design & Audiovisual Practice[MSc]
- Speech, Language & Sociolinguistics[MSc]
- Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine[MSc]
- Statistics[MSc]
- Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine[MSc]
- Structural Engineering[MSc]
- Sustainable Energy[MSc]
- Sustainable Tourism & Global Challenges (Dumfries Campus)[MSc]
- Sustainable Water Environments[MSc]
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages[MEd]
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages[MSc]
- Theatre & Performance Practices[MLitt]
- Theatre Studies[MLitt]
- Theoretical Physics[MSc]
- Translation Studies[MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
- Urban Analytics[MSc]
- Urban Research[MRes]
- Urban Transport[MSc]
- War Studies[MSc]
Value
£2,000
How to apply
Scholarship applications for September 2022 entry are now open. Please complete the online application form before the deadline of midnight, on 31st July 2022.
As part of the application form, you will be required to submit a Personal Statement (4,000 character limit, including spaces), detailing a committed approach to education along with circumstances of financial hardship that could make it difficult for you to take up your place at the University. It may be worthwhile composing this statement separately, ensuring it is within the character limit, BEFORE commencing your application. You can then copy and paste your statement into the relevant section of the form.
You will also need to provide details of a referee (lecturer, tutor etc.) who can provide a supporting statement.
PLEASE NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to send relevant supporting evidence requested throughout the application form, to the Scholarship Team (scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk) BEFORE THE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE
Unfortunately, applications cannot be considered without the required supporting evidence.
For more information contact: scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk