Applications for a February 2026 start will open on Wednesday 18th June 2025 at 12 noon, and will close on Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 12 noon. Sign up for our application preparation session If you are from a racially minoritised background, you can join our online session with members of the programme team to learn more about the clinical associate in applied psychology (CAAP) role and tips for the application process. Register now Selection process The selection process for the MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People is conducted in three stages.Stage 1Complete and submit the application before the specified deadline.Applicants are also invited to complete an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. This is included in the online application form.Stage 2Your submitted application is distributed to the academic programme team for an initial screening. Applications that fulfil the essential criteria are then passed on to representatives of the relevant Health Boards and the academic programme team for short-listing. Candidates selected at this stage will be invited for interview. Candidates will be notified by email if they have been short-listed for interview. Stage 3Two joint interview panels (of NHS and academic representatives) select applicants for admission onto the programme. Interviews will be conducted remotelyThe University does not permit students to be registered on more than one programme of study at any one time. Consequently, you must advise us if you are currently on a programme at this or any other university or institution and you must ensure that you exit any current programme of study before the start of the MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People. Are you thinking of applying for a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology beyond this programme? The MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People has been designed as an innovation in the training structure for Applied Psychologists and provides MSc graduates to NHS workforce roles. Where a candidate has previously received, or is currently in receipt of funding for any of the below programmes, that candidate will normally not be eligible to receive funding until a minimum of 18 months after the award for the previous NES funded training (as listed below) is recommended by a qualifying examination board or by chair’s action after the qualifying exam board (or achieved by other recognised route). Where a candidate has enrolled in, but not completed one of the identified programmes, funding would not be available for a period of 24 months after the exit date from the programme.NES funded training programmes:Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of Edinburgh/NHS Scotland and University of Glasgow/NHS Scotland)MSc Applied Psychology for Children and Young People (University of Edinburgh/NHS Scotland)MSc Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (Universities of Dundee & Stirling/NHS Scotland)Stage 2 Health Psychology Training (NHS Scotland/British Psychological Society)*Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training (Human Development Scotland/NHS Scotland)Post graduate certificates and diplomas in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) training to Accredited Practitioner or Supervisor levelFamily Based Treatment (FBT) training to Accredited Practitioner or Supervisor levelFamily Therapy (FT) Masters level TrainingEnhanced Psychological Practice Programme, with Adults (EPP-A) or with Children, Young People and their Families (EPP-CYP), (Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES))Please note that the 18 (or 24) month period is from the date of award of the previous training to the date of commencing the subsequent training. As an example, this means if you are successful and accept a place on the MSc in Applied Psychology for Children and Young People, you would not be eligible to apply to the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at Glasgow or Edinburgh in the September to November/December 2026 application window for 2027 intake.
