Education: Edinburgh Global Online Distance Learning Master's Scholarships

The University of Edinburgh will offer 4 Master's scholarships for
distance learning Master's programmes offered by the University.
Scholarships will be available for students pursuing any distance
learning Master's programme offered by the University.
Each scholarship will normally cover the full tuition fees over three years.
Eligibility
The scholarships will be awarded to students who are accepted for
admission onto a distance learning Master's programme at the
University of Edinburgh commencing in 2016-2017.
Applicants intending to study a distance learning PgCert are only
eligible to apply if that PgCert is part of a distance learning
Master's programme. Applicants should check this with the relevant
School.
Applicants must be both nationals of and resident in the following countries:
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem Rep
Côte d'Ivoire
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
India
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Dem Rep
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tuvalu
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen, Rep
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University
of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be
intending to do so.
Criteria
The scholarship will be awarded broadly on the basis of academic
merit. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, a UK first class or
2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level or the international
equivalent.
Applying
Eligible applicants should complete and online scholarship application
The closing date for applications for these scholarships is 3rd June 2016.
Please note that you will not be able to access the online application
form unless you have applied for admission to the University of
Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.
Postgraduate Master's Online Scholarship Application Form
Selection Procedure
A Selection Committee will meet in June 2016 to select the scholarship
holders. All applicants will be notified of the outcome in July 2016.
This article was published on Feb 1, 2016

http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate/e-learning/online-masters