Master's Scholarship•Remote

Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Scholarships (Online Learning)

Funding

Fully Funded

Program dates

TBA

The Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund (PSMMF) Scholarships are awarded by the University of Edinburgh to early-career Polish medical scientists. This distance-learning route supports new applicants who have been admitted to an online postgraduate taught Master’s or Master’s by Research programme at Edinburgh. The fund commemorates the Polish School of Medicine that operated within the University during the Second World War and continues to build medical-research links between Edinburgh and Poland. A variable number of awards are made each year, depending on the finances available.

Benefits & funding

  • For distance-learning programmes, the award will normally cover the full tuition fees, subject to satisfactory academic progress.
  • No subsistence (living) allowance is payable on the distance-learning route — scholars study from home in Poland.
  • The fund does not cover research costs or travel.
  • The number of awards varies each year, depending on available finances.
  • (A separate on-campus Edinburgh route instead offers a subsistence allowance for 1–12 months, with possible partial tuition assistance for a limited number of applicants.)

Eligibility

  • Polish medical scientists (Polish nationality).
  • Early career — usually within 10 years of medical graduation (MB ChB equivalent). This is a guideline, not a strict cut-off.
  • Currently working in Polish Medical Academies, Universities or Research Institutes.
  • Excellent command of English.
  • Committed to developing medical-research expertise in Poland, and expected to return to their Polish institution after the programme.
  • Must have applied for admission to an eligible University of Edinburgh online postgraduate taught Master’s or Master’s by Research programme.

Application process

  1. 1
    Apply for admission to an eligible University of Edinburgh online postgraduate taught Master’s or Master’s by Research programme.
  2. 2
    Once an admission application exists, access the University’s online scholarship application system and submit the PSMMF scholarship application before the annual deadline.
  3. 3
    Await the outcome — the most recent cycle notified applicants by mid-July.

Program timeline

  1. Application deadline (most recent cycle; now passed)

    Jun 18, 2026

  2. Outcomes notified

    2026-07 (mid-July)

  3. Annual

    Applications expected to reopen for the next cycle (no official future date published)