What University of Edinburgh Global Health Scholarship for Africa actually covers.
The University of Edinburgh offers Global Health scholarships specifically targeting students from developing countries, including across Sub-Saharan and East Africa. These competitive awards support talented African students pursuing MSc or PhD programmes in Global Health, Public Health, Medicine, and Biomedical Sciences at Edinburgh. The scholarship includes a tuition fee waiver and may include a partial living allowance. Edinburgh has strong research ties with several African countries through the Centre for Global Health.
Who can apply.
Open to masters, phd applicants. Eligible nationalities are listed below.
46 more eligible countries — full list available on the official application page.
Accepted fields.
University of Edinburgh Global Health Scholarship for Africa currently lists the following eligible fields of study. Other related disciplines may also be considered — check the official call.
From here to submitted.
Scholar Africa helps you discover, shortlist, and track. The application itself is submitted on the provider's site.
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Save itAdd this to your shortlist so we can recommend similar scholarships and remind you of the deadline.
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Prepare your documentsMost providers ask for the same set — transcripts, references, a personal statement, ID. Use the checklist below to track progress across all your applications.
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Apply on the provider's siteSubmit on the provider's site before March 31, 2027 · 260 days left.
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Track the outcomeAdd to your tracker so you can update the status as the provider responds (shortlisted, interview, decision).
Document checklist
Checks are local to this device — they're not stored. Always confirm exact requirements on the provider's official application page.
What we checked, when we checked it.
Scholar Africa runs a link-liveness check on every listing before it goes live and an admin manually reviews every scholarship submitted by providers. University of Edinburgh Global Health Scholarship for Africa has been reviewed and verified by our team. Five deeper checks (contact, organisation, winners, third-party, formal audit) are on the roadmap.
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Other scholarships worth a parallel application.
Same eligibility window or destination. Many strong applicants apply to three or four programmes per cycle.