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The University of Edinburgh

William Hunter Sharpe Memorial Award

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Specific discipline
Disciplines
5000 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
04 May 2026
Application deadline

About

The University of Edinburgh can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.

The University of Edinburgh awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

£5,000

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The William Hunter Sharpe Memorial Scholarships will be available to postgraduate students who are accepted onto the full-time MSc Creative Writing programme.

Benefits

The scholarship offers a £5,000 amount, to help you with your studies

Eligibility

  • The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring the equivalent of an upper second-class honours degree from a recognised university.
  • The Selection Panel will also consider the submitted portfolio of work as part of their selection.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Creative Writing

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

04 May 2026

All applicants who have applied for and/or been offered a place by the 4nd of May for the MSc in Creative Writing programme will automatically be considered for this scholarship. 

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