Over 125 bursaries will be awarded each year for undergraduate study to students from schools or colleges in the UK who are experiencing financial difficulties in taking up their place of admission at the University of Edinburgh. 

The value of the award is £1,000 per annum which will be paid at the start of each academic session towards maintenance costs and will be tenable for the duration of the undergraduate programme of study subject to satisfactory academic progress. 

The Bursaries are sponsored from the following funds: 

• Bader Bursaries for Chemistry Students 
• Betty Tippett Mattock Fund supporting Vet Med students
• David Stevenson Trust supporting Dumfries-shire students
• Doris Hunter Memorial Fund supporting non-Scots students
• G. Victor Donaldson Trust supporting disabled students
• N and J Ferguson Charitable Trust supporting students from the Western Highlands
• Norman Hutchison Bequest supporting students within the dept of Mathematics and Statistics
• Ogilvie-Swannie Bursary supports students of Maths, Physics and Chemistry
• Robin Jenkins Fund supporting Sociology Honours students
• School of Divinity Endowment Funds
• The Dr Thomas Cowan Bequest
• The Morton Gould Scholarship Fund supporting students from the School of Engineering and Electronics
• The Gordon Small Charitable Trust supporting Scottish and Irish students
• The Lord and Lady Trotman Bursary Fund supporting students from schools or colleges in the City of Edinburgh
• The Ogden Trust supporting students of Physics and Mathematics
• Edinburgh Technopole supporting a Science and Technology student from Midlothian
• The Royal Bank of Scotland 
• The University of Edinburgh Bursaries Fund supporting 5 students on the Pathways to the Professions scheme
• The University of Edinburgh Development Trust
• The William R McFarlane Bursaries supporting Scottish students

Eligibility

Applicants should: 

• Be attending or have recently left a school, College or other Educational Institution in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, and be classified as a UK/EU domiciled student. Applications from mature students (21 years or over) will be treated on an equal basis with those from younger applicants, however, undergraduate bursaries are only offered to those not already holding a degree qualification (except Divinity bursaries). Students who have applied for part-time study can also be considered for a pro rata award.   
• Have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh for 2006 entry.

Selection Procedure

The main criterion will be significant financial need, but the University will also take into account other personal or family circumstances which might make it difficult for a student to take up their University place. To be awarded a bursary, you must have received and then firmly accepted an offer, either conditional or unconditional, of a place by 1 May on year of entry. The award will be conditional on admission to the University. 

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their bursary application during July 2006. 

Application Procedure

The application form together with Supporting Statement must be received by the Scholarships and Student Finance Office no later than 30 June 2006. You can apply at any time after making a UCAS application to study at the University of Edinburgh. There is no need to wait until you are offered a place.

Bursary Application forms for 2006 entry will be available shortly. Further details on the University of Edinburgh Bursary Scheme can be obtained from:

Scholarships and Student Finance Office
The University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh EH8 9YL

E-mail:  
Telephone: 0131 651 4067
Fax: 0131 650 8223

Reference: http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/bursaries.htm