Animation

The University of Edinburgh does not offer placements as part of the Animation degree as the Creative industry placements are unfortunately impossible to guarantee, due to the rapid turnaround and short notice of availability. However, the university provides opportunities for summer placements in commercial animation studios. The university makes efforts to alert students about job opportunities through the career service and support the students in every way while they are on their placements and internships. 

The Animation graduates of the university successfully placed in top companies as animators are in high demand in the video games industry, and among emergent virtual and augmented reality businesses.   

A Personal Statement is a student's opportunity to convince the admissions officers of the suitability and commitment to the degree programme being applied as a candidate will be competing with many well-qualified applicants for a same place. 

Personal statements should ideally include: 

• Explain reason to study the subject courses a student has applied for 

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the subject/degree 

• Providing evidence that a student understands the career implications of the choice 

• Detail any relevant skills or experience 

• Outline any relevant personal qualities, interests and skills and indicate how these have been developed 

The students need to submit a digital portfolio to show their artistic skill and potential at the University of Edinburgh. Portfolio should show students' creativity and particularly their ideas that focus on the thinking behind the work rather than showing their technique and development as well as finished pieces. Short description of the idea and context of the work must be presented along with the portfolio. 

The portfolio must include the following: 

• High standard of conceptual awareness and development 

• Clear ability to think laterally 

• Present unique research methods and routes, and show the development of ideas 

• Originality and professionally resolved work 

While there are some scholarships available at the university for undergraduate courses. But there are several scholarships available for postgraduate courses such as MA (ECA) Graphic Design and MSc Design and Digital Media at this university.  

Some of the scholarship schemes and bursaries offered by the University of Edinburgh for one year are: 

• Andrew Grant Postgraduate Scholarships - £13,000 (INR 15.15L)  

• Edinburgh College of Art EU Scholarship Scheme (PGT) - £17,500 (INR 20.11L) 

• Bucher-Fraser Scholarship - £100 - £5,000 (INR 11.66K- INR 5.83L) 

• Gwen Clutterbuck & Leighton Scholarship - £100 - £1,000 (INR 11.66K- INR 1.16L) 

• Jean Kennoway Howells Scholarship - £15,000 (INR 17.49L) 

The Animation course at the University of Edinburgh offers a wide range of techniques and skills to the students.   

• Students will be able to work as part of a team of animators and even take solo creative projects control. 

• The students can learn exceptional techniques from classical drawn animation, real cameras, lights and puppets to a Render farm using Pixar's Renderman software. Also, Animation production pipeline is learnt at the university. 

• Interaction with other year groups at a thriving studio environment. 

• Opportunities are provided to work with students from other areas of the university, particularly the Reid School of Music and ECA's Film & TV students.