Scholarship Overview
Scholarship Overview

Fee Waiver Up to
GBP 10,000
This scholarship provides tuition fee waiver for postgraduate taught international and home students.
The Higgs Scholarships are prestigious, merit-based master's awards offered by the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh to outstanding new UK and international applicants for the 2026-2027 academic session.
Requirements
Requirements
- Applicants must have applied to study full-time on one of the following Masters Programmes of study commencing in academic year 2026-2027:
- MSc Theoretical Physics
- MSc Mathematical Physics
- MSc Particle and Nuclear Physics
- MSc in Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences
- Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit. Financial need may also be considered, especially where the award of a Scholarship will be key for enabling a student to take up the offer of a place on our MSc programme.
- The scholarship deadline will be 23:59 (UK Time) on Monday 1st June 2026.
Application
Application
Your assigned Uni Enrol consultant will guide you through the process so that the university scholarship applications are submitted as part of the university application process before the deadline.
No risk. No cost. Just check your eligibility today.
Awards Details
Awards Details
Fee waiver of GBP 10,000 and will be tenable for one academic year




