Heriot-Watt Future Shapers Scholarship

The Future Shapers scholarship at Heriot-Watt offers a range of high value scholarships to our most talented postgraduate candidates. We are looking for students who want to use research to create solutions to solve major global challenges.

For each of Heriot-Watt's four priority research areas, we are launching a total of 12 scholarships (3 per research area) worth 50%, 75% and 100% of your tuition fee respectively. These are aimed at candidates that have achieved or are aiming to achieve a 2:1 or first class grade in their undergraduate degree, for entry in September 2025 only.

The scholarship is available for UK postgraduate taught applicants to these eligible programmes:

Robotics and automated future

• MSc Robotics
• MSc Robotics with Industrial Application
• MSc Data Science
• MSc Artificial Intelligence

The Planet

• MSc International Marine Science
• MSc Global Environmental Change and Policy
• MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition MSc
• MSc Global Sustainability Engineering
• MSc Global Sustainability Engineering with Industrial Application
• MSc Marine Renewable Energy

Climate Change and Net Zero

• MSc Renewable Energy Engineering
• MSc Sustainable Finance with Fintech
• MSc Construction Project Management
• MSc Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying
• MA Fashion and Textiles Design
• MSc Fashion and Textiles Management

Quality of life

• MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
• MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Application
• MSc Toxicology
• MSc Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine
• MSc Analytical Sciences for the Biosciences Industries