Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
These scholarships will support applicants who are Chilean citizens domiciled in Chile for entry in 2026/2027 for MSc programmes in Data & AI Ethics and Circular Economy at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI), for full time, on campus study.
Benefits
They are offering three scholarships, for the sum of £56,330 each. These awards will be tenable for the 2026-2027 academic year and tuition will be automatically deducted with remaining funds being awarded towards living costs and travel fees.
Scholarships are available for full-time, on-campus study on the Data and AI Ethics MSc programme or the Circular Economy MSc Programme.
Eligibility
- The scholarships will be awarded to new applicants who have received an unconditional offer to the MSc in Data and AI Ethics or the MSc in Circular Economy at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, commencing in September.
- Applicants must have, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.
- All scholarship award holders are expected to be energetic members of our postgraduate community and will engage with opportunities to present their work to the wider student and staff body during the period covered by their award. We offer our postgraduates a range of training and development opportunities appropriate to their programme of study.
- Students applying for this scholarship are expected to study on campus, full-time and must be a Chilean citizen/permanent resident domiciled in Chile. Please note that applicants holding dual nationality with a nation that allows them to pay local fees would not meet the eligibility criteria.
- The scholarships are awarded on academic merit; however, candidates should demonstrate in their written statement some or all of the following:
- an interest in social change in Chile
- evidence of work experience either in the public sector or in a role with strong social impact
- be the first in their family to attend University
- come from a region outside of Santiago
Scholarship requirements
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Application
Application deadline
Students on postgraduate programmes longer than one year may apply but must be aware that this funding is for one year only, therefore, students are advised to budget accordingly.