{"id":2911,"date":"2026-06-01T22:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T22:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studykin.com\/new-website-v1\/?post_type=tdcpt_companies&#038;p=2911"},"modified":"2026-07-10T21:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:58:10","slug":"interapp-2-2-2-2-2-4-3-2","status":"publish","type":"tdcpt_companies","link":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/?tdcpt_companies=interapp-2-2-2-2-2-4-3-2","title":{"rendered":"Heriot-Watt University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#x1f4f8; At a Glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#x1f30d; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK<\/strong><br>&#x1f393; Russell Group &#x274c; <br>&#x2696;&#xfe0f; Race Equality Charter &#x274c;<strong><br><\/strong>&#x1f4b0; Scholarships Available? &#x2705;<br>&#x1f3c5;Ranking: 26 <em>(Complete University Guide 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; white-space: normal;\">&#x1f50e;<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heriot-Watt University is a public research university founded in 1821 in Edinburgh, Scotland, as the world&#8217;s first mechanics&#8217; institute. It&#8217;s the UK&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal;\">&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;\">&#x1f4ca;<\/span>&nbsp;<strong>Ethnicity Breakdown<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Black: 4%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mixed: 4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White: 81%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asian: 8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other: 1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not known: 1%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f4b7;<strong> Scholarships &amp; Funding<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">&#x1f1ec;&#x1f1e7;<strong> Black Students (Home Fee Status)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>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.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">&#x1f30d;<strong> African &amp; Caribbean Students (International Fee Status)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/study\/fees-and-funding\/scholarships-and-bursaries\/lyell-centre-msc-scholarships-for-african-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hoogenboom Scholarship <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; 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.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/study\/fees-and-funding\/scholarships-and-bursaries\/international-merit-scholarship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Merit Scholarship<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Available to international fee-paying students enrolling in January or September 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f468;&#x1f3fe;&#x200d;&#x1f393;<strong>&#x1f469;&#x1f3ff;&#x200d;&#x1f393;&nbsp;Student Life &amp; Support <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>African and Caribbean Society (ACS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Islamic Society (ISoc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x27a1;&#xfe0f; <em>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.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>&#x1f4e3; <strong>Things Uni To Know<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Report + Support service <\/strong>&#8211; Students can confidentially report racism, racial harassment, discrimination, bullying and hate incidents, with the option to report anonymously or access direct support from staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1858,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[1],"tdtax_company_countries":[],"student_funding":[],"russell_group":[],"tdtax_job_salaries":[],"tdtax_job_skills":[],"tdtax_company_technologies":[],"class_list":["post-2911","tdcpt_companies","type-tdcpt_companies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","category-general"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/tdcpt_companies\/2911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/tdcpt_companies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/tdcpt_companies"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2911"},{"taxonomy":"tdtax_company_countries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftdtax_company_countries&post=2911"},{"taxonomy":"student_funding","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fstudent_funding&post=2911"},{"taxonomy":"russell_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Frussell_group&post=2911"},{"taxonomy":"tdtax_job_salaries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftdtax_job_salaries&post=2911"},{"taxonomy":"tdtax_job_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftdtax_job_skills&post=2911"},{"taxonomy":"tdtax_company_technologies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studykin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftdtax_company_technologies&post=2911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}