£8,000.00 (US$ 10,331)
Fee waiver/discount
Postgraduate
The University of Edinburgh
1 per year (avg)
One scholarship of £8,000 tenable for one academic year and will be deducted from your tuition fee with any remaining funds being awarded towards living costs.
UK , All International
Applicable to all genders
All types of delivery mode
Only selective applicants are considered
Full Time
September 2026
Academic excellence
Eligibility
The scholarship award is available to applicants with UK/Overseas status who apply for admission to the postgraduate taught MA Design for Change or MA Craft programmes commencing in the 2026-2027 academic year.
Applications for full-time study only will be considered.
Please note: Applicants to other Postgraduate Masters programmes and Postgraduate Research programmes are not eligible for the John L Paterson PG Design Scholarship.
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.
If wishing to commence a new PG programme of study in September 2025 you must ensure that you have fully completed and submitted your PG programme application for admission using the University's online system.
Scholarship applications from prospective students which are not supported by a fully completed PG programme application and not submitted by the deadlines above will not be considered for funding.
Students are shortlisted based on their
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence. Candidates must have, or expect to obtain, the equivalent of a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree at undergraduate level.
You need to apply separately for this scholarship
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.
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