Scottish Universities’ International Summer School (SUISS) offers a two-week Text and Context: Scottish Literature course that spans the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, beginning with Scottish Modernism and moving through Post-Modern and Contemporary Scottish Literature. This exciting course takes place during the Edinburgh festival season, and includes a performance at the Edinburgh International Festival among many other events.

Applicants to the Scottish Literature course are invited to apply for the Edwin Morgan Scholarship, which covers the course and accommodation fee for the course, taking place 4–16 August 2025. Supported by the Edwin Morgan Trust through The Second Life Awards, and by affiliated universities, the Edwin Morgan Scholarships are open to scholars and early-career academics from both the UK and abroad, who either run courses in Scottish Literature, or who have permission from their departments to set up such a course, or doctoral candidates in the late stages of a PhD on an aspect of Scottish Literature. In addition to this, SUISS also award these scholarships to both foreign and UK PhD students, who are able to demonstrate a genuine interest in Scottish Literature, but do not have such a department or courses offered at their home university.

Exchange and collaboration are an important part of these scholarships. Scholars are required to present a paper at a mini conference hosted by Edinburgh University, which is open to the public. At this event, they have the opportunity to network with UK-based academics and students. Many go on to collaborate on various projects.

Please visit SUISS’s website for further information about how to apply. The application deadline is 28 March 2025.