The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is delighted to invite applications for a full-time Masters by Research degree programme. The scholarship exists due to the generosity of Margaret Stewart who had a particular interest in Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Beaker pottery and must be based upon one of these topics, as outlined in the Eligibility section. She made a generous bequest to the University of Edinburgh to encourage students to research Beaker pottery and allied topics. In recent years, several PhDs on topics relating to the Beaker phenomenon have been awarded from her Bequest: a study of Beaker metalwork in Central Europe, one on Beaker funerary practices in Atlantic Europe, one on Beakers in northern Scotland, and one on the origin and development of the Beaker ceramic tradition in northern Britain.
Award
The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate only for full-time Archaeology MSc by Research students. Successful overseas applicants will be liable for the difference between the Home and International fee rates. The scholarship also includes a stipend at the UKRI rate (the UKRI stipend for the academic year 24/25 has now been published on the UKRI website as £19,237). Some travel funding will be included (and other opportunities for travel funding exist within the School).
Eligibility
The scholarship will be awarded to new applicants who have applied for admission to a full-time Masters by Research degree programme of study at the University commencing in September 2024.
Please visit the Margaret Stewart Bequest Scholarship webpage for a list of agreed topics that the MSc by Research project must be based upon. The list is not exhaustive, and candidates are advised to read the voluminous literature about the Beaker phenomenon before proposing a topic, to avoid duplication of work already done.
Application Process
The application process consists of two steps that must be completed by specific deadlines:
- Academic (Masters) application
- Scholarship application
Step One: Academic (Masters by Research) application
Applicants must submit their academic application via the University of Edinburgh online application system by Tuesday 16 April 2024, 23:59 GMT.
Explore our range of MSc programmes and apply online
Step Two: Scholarship application
Applicants must also complete an online scholarship application form by Tuesday 30 April 2024, 23:59 GMT. Please note you will not be able to access the online application form in the MyEd portal unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and received your login details (University username and password). We therefore advise you to complete your Masters application at your earliest convenience. Please select the option 'The Margaret Stewart Bequest Scholarship in Archaeology'.
Further information on the application process is available on the scholarship webpage .
Deadlines
- Masters application deadline: Tuesday 16 April 2024, 23:59 GMT
- Scholarship application deadline: Tuesday 30 April 2024, 23:59 GMT