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.
Four steps to a complete application.
Scholar Africa is a discovery and tracking platform — the application itself is submitted directly through the official provider site. The steps below mirror our HowTo schema.
Check eligibility
Confirm your nationality, academic level, and field of study match the criteria above.
Eligibility checklist
Prepare documents
Transcripts, recommendation letters, personal statement, and a valid passport.
Document checklist
Submit the application
Submit before March 31, 2027 via the official portal.
Submission checklist
Track your application
Use your Scholar Africa dashboard to monitor status and deadline reminders.
Post-submission checklist
What we checked, when we checked it.
Every scholarship on Scholar Africa goes through six checks (link, contact, organisation, winners, third-party, manual review). University of Edinburgh Global Health Scholarship for Africa currently scores 8.5/10.
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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.