Heriot-Watt University
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📸 At a Glance

🌍 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
🎓 Russell Group ❌
⚖️ Race Equality Charter ❌
💰 Scholarships Available? ✅
🏅Ranking: 26 (Complete University Guide 2026)

🔎 Overview

Heriot-Watt University is a public research university founded in 1821 in Edinburgh, Scotland, as the world’s first mechanics’ institute. It’s the UK’s eighth-oldest higher education institution, with campuses in Edinburgh, the Scottish Borders, Orkney, Dubai, and Malaysia, and it specialises in business, science, technology, engineering, and design, with strong industry links and graduate outcomes.

 📊 Ethnicity Breakdown

  • Black: 4%
  • Mixed: 4%
  • White: 81%
  • Asian: 8%
  • Other: 1%
  • Not known: 1%

💷 Scholarships & Funding

Heriot-Watt University does not currently offer scholarships specifically for Black or Black heritage students, though eligible students may access widening participation bursaries and access scholarships based on personal circumstances, postcode and financial need.

  • The Hoogenboom Scholarship – The Hoogenboom Scholarship provides six talented female students from selected African countries with a full scholarship to pursue a Masters degree at the Lyell Centre.
  • International Merit Scholarship – Available to international fee-paying students enrolling in January or September 2026.

👨🏾‍🎓👩🏿‍🎓 Student Life & Support

  • African and Caribbean Society (ACS)
  • Islamic Society (ISoc)

➡️ The university also points students to its full clubs and societies directory under cultural/national societies, which may include additional or more up-to-date groups not listed here.

📣 Things Uni To Know

Report + Support service – Students can confidentially report racism, racial harassment, discrimination, bullying and hate incidents, with the option to report anonymously or access direct support from staff.

What this means

•Race Equality Charter: Recognises universities improving ethnic minority representation and outcomes. Awards include Bronze, Silver, or Gold; some universities are members without an award.

• Ethnicity breakdown: Shows the ethnic makeup of UK-domiciled students (those with a UK permanent address) across all levels, based on the most recent academic year.

Scholarship Update

• Scholarships are for Black students (home/domestic) and African/Caribbean students (international).

• "Black" includes those of Black heritage and mixed Black heritage.

• Eligibility varies by scholarship - check each listing for details.

• Scholarships are for 2026–27; some may have closed. Check back for 2027–28 updates.

• Scholarship availability changes yearly, some scholarships may be closed now but reopen later. Check official sites for details and revisit this page for updates and new listings.

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How This Data Works

• Info is based on the latest HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) and publicly available data for UK-domiciled students, reflecting the previous academic year (rounded to whole numbers).

• Ethnicity is self-identified, so figures are indicative, not exact.

• The “Mixed” category by HESA includes all mixed ethnic backgrounds, including mixed Black backgrounds.

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