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Your generosity and support will help give that opportunity of education to the best and brightest UK students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Your university has committed to these scholarships, ensuring every donation is doubled. That means your donation will go directly to scholarships and help more students this year.

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Support Access Edinburgh Scholarships

Typical costs for undergraduate students in 2025:

  • $930 per month for Accommodation
  • $72 per month for a Bus fare
  • $66 for each book on their course
  • $13 for each Society Social
  • $80 for each Society Ball

Find out more about the impact of alumni-funded scholarships:

"Alumni donors have made me a better person. You’ve given me the freedom to pursue my passions and hobbies at the University of Edinburgh, such as being a mentor to school age children in a deprived area of Edinburgh."

 - Yafet, Informatics student and scholarship recipient.

Yafet's Story

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Discover how your support is changing lives. Yafet, a recipient of the Access Edinburgh Scholarship, reflects on the impact it’s had on his academic and personal journey.

Thanks to the generosity of supporters, the Access Edinburgh Scholarship gave Yafet the freedom to focus on his goals without the constant pressure of financial uncertainty. In this video, Yafet shares how this support is shaping his time at the University of Edinburgh—and what it’s meant for his life beyond the classroom.

A message from Professor Helen Hastie

Helen Hastie

"Knowing there are students desperate to study at the University of Edinburgh but feel it is not an option for them, because of the cost, breaks my heart."
Professor Helen Hastie is Head of the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. She is also an alumna and donor.
Here, she explains the transformational effect that studying at Edinburgh can have on our students, and why supporting access to education is crucial.
Read: Access to Education - a message from Helen Hastie

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