The Darlington Scholarship

The Darlington Scholarship is a new scholarship programme established especially for University of Edinburgh graduates. Launched in 2025, the scholarship aims to widen access to eligible full-time on campus postgraduate taught Masters and Masters by Research programmes at the University of Edinburgh. The scholarship is designed specifically for those who had Scotland domiciled fee status and benefited from an Access Edinburgh scholarship or Scotland Scholarship during their undergraduate study. Made possible through an extraordinary legacy donation by alumna Joyce Blow Darlington (History, 1950), the scholarship reflects Joyce's commitment to make higher education more accessible to those who might otherwise be unable to afford it. The University of Edinburgh will award up to 20 scholarships for eligible full-time on campus Masters students beginning their study in September 2026.