The University of Edinburgh, Scotland is opening up 10 scholarship opportunities for international undergraduates coming from the United States, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Students wishing to apply for the scholarship must have accepted admission to any academic program in the university.

The scholarship is eligible for those pursuing full time courses only, and awarded to students based on merit.

Each scholarship is worth £1,000 per academic year, and will be tenable throughout the duration of study in the university. All applications must be submitted before 1 April 2009. The final shortlisted scholarship recipients will be announced in May 2009.

To apply, candidates can send an email to scholarships@ed.ac.uk and ask for an application form or call +44 131 651 4070 for inquiries.