Name
Eligibility
Types of Grants
How to Apply
Young people between the ages
of 16 to 25 who are physically or
mentally disabled or in need.
Payments to fund expenses of students wishing
to further their education or experiences through
travel in or outside the United Kingdom e.g.
during gap years. Fees and other educational
expenses are not considered.
Application form obtained from;
CS Kennedy
Lindsays
11 Atholl Cresent
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
GENERAL
The Arrol Trust
0131-299-1212
Applicants must be willing to attend an interview.
The Arts Trust of
Scotland
Emerging artists who live and
work in Scotland, whose work
adds to the reputation of
Scotland's arts community and
helps the individuals to develop
their skills and ideas.
Applications are mainly judged
on the 'artistic quality of the
project and verification of the
artists potential'.
Range between £200 and £5,000, although
awards are rarely made at the upper limit. No
grants for individuals seeking funding for full time
courses of study.
Download the application from the website:
http://www.artstrustscotland.org.uk
complete and send to:
arts.trust@creativescotland.com
The June Baker Trust
Individuals working in the
conservation of historic and
artistic artefacts in Scotland, or
those training to do so.
Awards of £200 to £500 each will be available for
travel, training, fees, purchase of equipment,
short courses and other suitable projects, to
students, mature students and people starting
work.
The Chairman,
June Baker Trust
c/o The Scottish Conservation Studio
Hopetoun House
South Queensferry
West Lothian
EH30 9SL
The most up to date details for applicants can be found on the
Institute of Conservation website, under funding:
http://www.icon.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=
article&id=203&...
The Black Watch Trust
The Buchanan Society
Support for education of former
Black Watch soldiers or in
certain circumstances their
children.
Education Grants can be made to soldiers who
have retired or are about to do so; this type of
grant can, in some cases, be made to their
children.
Application form obtained from;
People with any of the following
surnames: Buchanan, McAuslan
(any spelling), McWattie, Risk.
Hardship grants
Application form obtained from;
The Secretary
The Buchanan Society
18 Iddesleigh Avenue,
Milngavie,
Glasgow
G62 8NT
The Black Watch Association,
Balhousie Castle,
Hay Street, Perth PH1 5HR
T: 01738 623 214
E: bwassociation@btconnect.com
www.theblackwatch.co.uk/index/the-black-watch-association
0141-956-1939
E-mail: risk@iddesleigh18.fsnet.co.
The Carnegie Trust for
the Universities of
Scotland
The Cross Trust
The Elizabeth
Drummond Trust
The Edinburgh Medical
Missionary Society
For fee assistance:
Students accepted for, or
attending, a first degree course
at a Scottish university, and who
were born in Scotland or who
have a parent born in Scotland
or who have at least two years
of secondary education in
Scotland, and whose fees are not
being paid by any other body,
may apply for assistance with
tuition fees.
Fee assistance: help with tuition fees for a first
degree course at a Scottish university.
To assist young people aged 18
to 30 who are of Scottish birth or
parentage and who are in
genuine financial need.
Part support for university or college (some
courses are subject to restrictions.
Scottish or Irish people who are
studying for qualifications with a
Christian goal either in the
ministry or other fields.
Recurrent grants of between £250 to £10,000.
Medical and dental students at
universities in Scotland,
Northern Ireland or the Third
World who are undertaking a
placement abroad for their
elective period, usually in
mission hospitals in developing
countries. Applicants should
normally be in the later stages of
the course of study so that the
benefits are maximised.
Bursaries of up to £200.
Form available from;
The Secretary,
Andrew Carnegie House,
Pittencrieff Street,
Dunfermline, KY12 8AW
Application received after 1 October will not be considered.
Telephone: 01383 724990
Fax: 01383 749799
Email: admin@carnegie-trust.org
Website: http://www.carnegie-trust.org
Application form obtained from;
Secretaries of the Cross Trust
McCash & Hunter LLP Solicitors,
25 South Methven Street,
Perth, PH1 5ESEmail: kathleencarnegie@mccash.co.uk
Tel: 01738 620451
Fax: 01738 631155
The Cross Trust Website:
http://www.thecrosstrust.org.uk
The Elizabeth Drummond Fund is managed as part of the
Community Grant Programme.
Tel; 0141 341 4960
Email Fiona.mould@scottishcf.org.
Application form obtained from;
Robin G K Arnott,
Executive Director
7 Washington Lane
Edinburgh
EH11 2HA
0131 313 3828
The Esdaile Trust
The Glasgow Highland
Society
Ministers of the Church of
Scotland or Deaconesses of the
Church of Scotland who are
widows and missionaries
appointed or nominated by the
Overseas Council of the Church
of Scotland with daughters at
secondary school and university.
Daughters should normally be
between 12 and 25 years of age
and preference is given to
families with a low income.
Students who have a connection
with the Highlands (e.g. lived or
went to school there) and who
are now studying in Glasgow.
Preference is given to first
degrees, or postgraduate studies
which are a natural progression
of the degree.
Annual grants towards the cost of education
ranging between £100 and £500.
In writing to the correspondent.
Correspondent:
R Graeme Thom,
17 Melville Street,
Edinburgh
EH3 7PH
(e-mail: graeme.thom@scott-moncrieff.com).
One off and grants for people at college or
university or who are in vocational training.
Grants are given to help with fees and living
expenses. They are also given for Gaelic research
projects and apprenticeships.
Application form obtained from;
The Secretaries,
Allexander Sloan & Co,
144 West George Street,
Glasgow G2 2HG
Tel: 0141 354 0354
Fax: 0141 354 0355
e-mail: kt@alexandersloan.co.uk
Website: www.alexandersloan.co.uk/ghs
The Glasgow Society of
the Sons and Daughters
of Ministers of the
Church of Scotland
Children of Ministers of the
Church of Scotland who are in
need whether at school, college,
university or otherwise.
Preference is given to the
children of deceased ministers,
no matter what age.
Applications should be submitted by 31 October and are
considered in November
Applications to be received no later than 31 May each year.
Fiona Watson
Scott-Moncrieff
Exchange Place 3
Semple Street
Edinburgh EH3 8BL
The Grand Lodge of
Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons of
Scotland
Children of members and
deceased members.
Grants for people entering further education.
Application form obtained from;
Freemasons Hall
96 George Street
Edinburgh EH2 3DH
Telephone: 0131 225 5304
The Jan De Vries
Benevolent Trust
People wishing to undertake
studies in complementary
therapies e.g. acupuncture,
homeopathy and osteopathy
and to patients in financial need
to continue or start medical
treatment in a complementary
therapy.
Grants for students in financial need.
The June Baker Trust
Individuals working in the
conservation of historic and
artistic artefacts in Scotland, or
those training to do so.
Awards will be available towards travel,
attendance at conferences/ short courses,
purchase of equipment, or other suitable
projects. Awards usually around £100-300
Application form from: June Baker Application 48.50 Kb Return
completed application to: The Chairman,
June Baker Trust, c/o The Scottish Conservation Studio,
Hopetoun House, South Queensferry
West Lothian, EH30 9SL
The most up to date details for applicants can be found on the
Institute of Conservation website, under funding:
http://www.icon.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=
article&id=203&...
The Lethendy Trust
Young people in need who live in
Scotland, with a preference for
Tayside.
One-off and recurrent grants of £50 to £350
towards educational and development activities
Application form from;
Henderson Loggie, Chartered Accountants,
Royal Exchange, Panmure Street,
Dundee DD1 1DZ
Tel: 01382-200055
mailto:ghay@hendersonloggie.co.uk
The Dr Robert Malcolm
Trust
Students studying for a medicine
degree. Grants are only given for
first degrees. Applicants do not
have to be in Scotland.
Grants towards the cost of medical education.
Applications in writing to:
The Dr Robert Malcolm Trust
Fa’side Castle
Tranent
East Lothian EH33 2LE
Tel: 0131 665 7654
Or by direct approach to the local lodge
For further information visit the website at:
http://www.jandevrieshealth.co.uk
The Muirhead Trust
The Royal Air Force
Benevolent Fund
(Scottish Branch)
The Scottish Chartered
Accountants’ Benevolent
Association
The Scottish
International Education
Trust
Female students in Scotland
Ex-RAF people (and their direct
dependants) in Scotland who are
in need or financial distress
Members of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of
Scotland who are in need and
their dependants
The Trust welcomes individual
applications especially from
Scots men and women (Scots by
birth or Scots by upbringing) who
have already shown ability and
promise and wish to take their
studies or training a stage further
in order to launch themselves on
a career. The trust generally
looks for a good first degree (first
class honours, or close to it) or an
equivalent qualification as
evidence.
Grants for those studying to become doctors or
dentists. Grants are primarily given to students
who are studying medicine after obtaining a first
degree in another subject.
This type of grant is determined by the need of
the applicant and may consist of a one-off grant,
small regular allowance, or loan.
One-off and recurrent grants for a variety of
needs. Recent grants have been given for hospital
travel costs, house repairs, general living
expenses, mobility aids, retraining and home
help.
An initial letter or telephone call should be made
to the correspondent:
Application forms should be submitted directly
by mid-February or mid-July from:
Application form from;
Franchi Law LLP ,
The Muirhead Trust,
24 St Enoch Square,
Glasgow
G1 4DB
Tel; 0141-226-3000
www.themuirheadtrust.org.uk
Applications in writing to;
The Director, 20 Queen Street
Edinburgh EH2 1JX
0131-225-6421
Applications can be at any time, submitted either
directly by the individual or through RAFA, SSAFA,
War pensions or a social worker. Confirmation of
RAF service, or sufficient details so allow a search
of RAF service records, should be included.
Robert Linton CA
Scottish Chartered Accountants' Benevolent Association
2nd Floor
7 West Nile Street
Glasgow
G1 2PR
+44 (0) 141 301 1788
scaba@robertlinton.co.uk
Gavin McEwan
Scottish International Education Trust
Turcan Connell
Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
Or by email to –siet@turcanconnell.com
Website: http://www.scotinted.org.uk
Scottish Coal Industry
Special Welfare Fund
People who are, or have been,
employed in the Scottish mining
or mining related industries,
their families and dependants
who are in need.
One off grants for maintenance, training or
education.
In writing to;
Mr Ian McAlpine,
Secretary,
Scottish Coal Industry Special Welfare Fund,
C/O CISWO,
2nd Floor,
50 Hopetoun Street,
BATHGATE,
West Lothian.
EH48 4EU
Phone - 01506 635550 Fax - 01506 631555
Email - ian.mcalpine@ciswo.org.uk
www.sciswf.org.uk
Scottish - Italian
Scholarship
Stevenson Exchange
Scholarships
Open to undergraduates of any
Faculty at any Scottish University
where Italian is studied and
tenable at any Italian University.
Candidates must not be more
than 25 years of age. The
scholarships may be held with
assistantships and other awards
at the discretion of the
committee. In special cases
candidates who have not yet
matriculated may be considered.
Open to undergraduates and
postgraduates of any Faculty at
any Scottish University where
French, Spanish and German is
studied and tenable at any
French, Spanish or German
University. Students must be no
older than 25. However, in
special cases applications may
be considered from candidates
up to the age of 35. The
Award level can vary depending on interview
performance.
Please complete the application and email to rioscholarships@
glasgow.ac.uk
Contact Details:
Celine Reynaud
Recruitment and International Office
The Fraser Building
65 Hillhead Street
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Award level can vary subject to interview
performance
The closing date for to receive applications is 31 January 2013.
Please download the relevant application form for 2012/13 applications:
Stevenson scholarship - French
Stevenson scholarship - German
Stevenson scholarship - Spanish
Contact Details:
Celine Reynaud
Recruitment and International Office
scholarships may be held with
assistantships and other awards
at the discretion of the
committee.
The Fraser Building
65 Hillhead Street
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ
The Society of the
Benefit of Sons and
Daughters of the Clergy
of the Church of
Scotland
Ministers of the Church of
Scotland with children at
secondary school and university
Annual grant toward the cost of education
John Watson’s Trust
Children or young people under
the age of 21 who have a
physical or learning disability or
who are socially disadvantaged
and who live in Scotland. (There
is a preference for people who
live in or are connected with the
Lothian region)
Help in connection with special tuition, books,
tools or expenses for further training and
education, equipment, travel, Open University
and other activities contributing to education and
advancement in life.
People in need who live in the
parish of Machar, or within the
city of Aberdeen, including
people only resident for their
education and people from the
area studying elsewhere.
Grant s of up to £500 (£1,000 in certain cases) for
educational needs.
People who are blind or partially
sighted who live in Broughty
Ferry (applicants from the city of
Dundee, region of Tayside or
those that have connections
with these areas and reside in
Scotland will be considered also)
Grants are usually of at least £50 and given for
educational equipment such as computers and
books.
How to apply::
In writing to the correspondent.
Correspondent:
R Graeme Thom,
Secretary,
17 Melville Street,
Edinburgh EH3 7PH
(E-mail: graeme.thom@scott-moncrieff.com)
Application form available from;
Ms I Wilson,
Signet Library,
Parliament Square,
Edinburgh EH1 1RF
Tel : 0131 220 1640;
Fax: 0131 220 4016;
e-mail: jwatson@signet.fsnet.co.uk;
Website: www.johnwatsons.com
ABERDEEN &
PERTHSHIRE
The Dr John Calder’s
Fund
The Anne Herd
Memorial Trust
Applications in writing to;
Clive Phillips,
Paull & Williamsons,
Investment House,
6 Union Row,
Aberdeen AB10 1DQ (01224 621621)
Applications in writing to;
The Trustees
Bowman Scottish Lawyers,
27 Bank Street, Dundee DD1 1RP
01382-322267
The Perth & Kinross
Educational Trust
Students in further and higher
education, including mature
students and postgraduates,
who were born or attended
school in Perth and Kinross.
Grants up to £150 towards books, fees, living
expenses and study or travel abroad.
Application form available from;
Tracy Dowie
Finance Section
Education and children’s services
Perth and Kinross Council
Pullar House
35 Kinnoull Street
Perth
PH1 5GD
Tel: 01738 476210
Aberdeenshire
Educational Trust
Residents or, or schoolchildren
or students whose parents live
in the former county of
Aberdeen.
Grants of between £10 and £200 are given as:
postgraduate scholarships for research work or
advanced study ; supplementary bursaries to
students at university, central institution or a
college of education in cases of need; grants
towards travel, fees, books or equipment; grants
to student apprentices at university or central
institution; travel grants for educational
purposes; special grants to people over 21
applying for university places; and grants to help
individuals to undertake educational experiments
and research which will be for the educational
benefit of people in the country.
Aberdeenshire Finance,
Trust Section
St Leonards,
Sandyhill Road,
Banff,
AB45 1BH
The David Barnet
Christie Trust for the
furtherance of the study
of engineering
Men or women aged up to 40,
preferably living in or originating
from the Arbroath area (or
failing this Angus), who are
about to enter into an
engineering apprenticeship,
have already taken up such or
similar training, or wish to
progress by taking further
engineering qualifications.
One-off grants of up to £500 to people starting
work or students in further or higher education,
including mature students and postgraduates,
towards books, study or travel abroad,
equipment, instruments, maintenance and living
expenses
Application form from;
Thorntons WS
Brothockbank House
Arbroath DD11 1NJ
01241 872683
Applications considered in September
DUNDEE
Dundee Masonic Temple
Trust
Children of Freemasons who are,
or were immediately prior to
death, members of lodges in
Angus.
Recurrent grants of £200 to £500 to students in
further or higher education, including mature
students, for living expenses.
City of Dundee
Educational Trust
People who ‘belong’ to Dundee
(i.e. those who have a strong
connection with Dundee)
One-off grant at an average of £300 each
Moray and Nairn
Educational Trust
People living in the former
combined county of Moray and
Nairn,
Grants are means tested; the upper limit of
household earnings is £20,000 plus an allowance
for dependent children.
Banffshire Educational
Trust Scheme
Grants are available to
persons resident in the former
County of Banffshire,
school pupils or young person’s
attending Banff County schools
or further education centres or
resident in Banff County,
Banff County schools and further
education centres and
clubs and organisations
operating for the benefit of
persons belonging to the County
of Banff
Grants are means tested; the upper limit of
household earnings is £34,000.
Application form available from;
Dundee Masonic Temple Trust
2 India Buildings
86 Bell Street
Dundee DD1 1JQ
Forms should be returned directly by the individual
in October for consideration in November/December.
J Hope
Miller Hendry
13 Ward Road
Dundee
DD1 1LU
Tel: 01382 200000
Applications forms from:
Moray & Nairn Educational Trust
Grants and Bursaries
Council Office
High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BX
Tel: 01343 551374
Email: educationalservices@moray.gov.uk
Grants and Bursaries
Council Office
High Street
Elgin
IV30 1BX
Tel: 01343 551374
Email: educationandsocialcare@moray.gov
The Forth Valley Medical
Benevolent Fund
People in need who are the
families or relatives of general
practitioners living in Forth
Valley.
Grants have been given in the past for assistance
with university fees.
Applications in writing to;
Dr D I Selfridge, Treasurer
Health Centre, Kersiebank Avenue
Grangemouth FK3 9EL
Tel: 01324 471511
The Glasgow Society for
the Education of the
Deaf & Dumb
Children over school age who
are deaf and/or speech impaired
and live in the west of Scotland.
Grants to help with the cost of courses, holidays,
radio aids, and computers and so on.
I Mowat,
Treasurer and Secretary,
Alexander Solan Chartered Accountants,
144 West George Street,
Glasgow G2 2HG (0141 354 0354;
Fax: 0141 354 0355).
Jewish Care Scotland
Schoolchildren, people starting
work and students in further or
higher education, including
mature students, who are Jewish
and live in Scotland.
One-off grants ranging from £500 to £1,000 are
given towards uniforms, other school clothing,
equipment, instruments, fees, maintenance and
living expenses. There is preference for
schoolchildren with serious family difficulties so
that the child has to be educated away from
home.
How to apply::
In writing to the chief executive at the address below.
Correspondent:
Ehne Woldman,
May Terrace,
Giffnock,
Glasgow G46 6LD
Tel: (0141 620 1800;
Fax: 0141 620 2409;
E-mail: admin@jcarescot.org.uk).
The Logan & Johnstone
School Scheme
Students in further/ higher
education, including mature
students, who live in the former
Strathclyde region.
One-off grants for books, equipment, instruments
and fees.
Application form available from;
GLASGOW & WEST
OF SCOTLAND
Marion Taylor
Education Services
Nye Bevan House
20 India Street
Glasgow G2 4PF
Tel: 0141 287 6784
Fax: 0141 287 6712
Applications should be submitted directly by the individual in
April and June for consideration in August.
Colonel MacLean Trust
Scheme
Students in further/higher
education, including mature
students, who live in the former
Strathclyde region.
One off grants for books, equipment and fees.
The Merchants House of
Glasgow
Pensioners who are in need and
live in Glasgow and the West of
Scotland.
Recurrent pensions are paid to help elderly
people who are facing hardship.
Glasgow City Council
Customer and Business Services
Finance Service Centre
Managed Service Team
Trust Applications
Glasgow city Council
Nye Bevan House
20 India Street (5th Floor)
Glasgow, G24PF
Tel: 0141 276 9918
Applications in writing at any time to;
The Collector, 7 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1BA
E-mail: : theoffice@merchantshouse.org.uk
Tel: 0141-221-8272
AYRSHIRE
The C K Marr
Educational Trust
People who currently live in
Troon or the Troon electoral
wards.
Mainly bursaries, scholarships and educational
travel grants for those at college or university.
Alan A Stewart,
Clerk,
1 Howard Street,
Kilmarnock KA1 2BW
(Tel: 01563 572727;
Fax: 01563 527901)
or email ckmarr @ aol.com for info
The John Longwill
Education Trust
Students who are attending
university in Scotland and who
are native to Dalry and of
Scottish descent.
Payments of about £100 each.
The Spiers Trust
People in need who live in the
parishes of Beith, Dalry, Dunlop,
Kilbirnie, Lochwinnoch and
Neilston.
Awards Known as Spier Grants to help secondary
school pupils and students in further/higher
education to meet the cost of attending a course
or obtaining special tuition in any academic,
artistic, scientific or technological subject or
subjects, in or outside of Scotland. Grants may
also be given to help with travelling costs. Grants
range from £50 to £200.
Applications in writing to;
James McCosh Solicitors
Clydesdale Bank Chambers,
Dalry
Ayrshire KA24 5AB
(01294 832112)
Jan Ward,
Head of Service,
Educational Services,
North Irvine KA12 8EE
(Tel: 01294 324428;
Fax: 01294 324444)
ARGYLL & BUTE
Argyll and Bute Trust
Young people up to 25 who live
in the Argyll and Bute area.
One off grants usually ranging between £100 and
£500, with emphasis on the fund being used to
put something back into the community.
The Argyll Educational
Trust
People who live in the former
county of Argyll
The majority of grants are given at postgraduate
level but grants may be given to undergraduates
for travel, uniform (nurses etc), equipment, books
etc. Grants range from £100 to £250.
Charles & Barbara Tyre
Trust
People aged 18 to 25 who live in
the former county of Argyll
which includes Kinlochleven and
are of protestant faith.
-grants to obtain qualifications additional to a
People (usually aged 16 to 26)
who live in the burgh of Alloa
and its surrounding area, or
whose parent is employed by
Patons & Baldwins Ltd, Alloa or
who are members or adherents
of West Church of Scotland,
Alloa or Moncrieff V F Church,
Alloa.
Supplementary grants (£50-100per year) for
students in further and higher education. Grants
can go towards books and fees/living expenses.
Grants can also sometimes be given for study or
travel abroad or for student exchanges.
People in need who are the
families or relatives of general
practioners living in the Forth
valley.
Grants have been given in the past for assistance
with university fees
degree, diploma or certificate of a university or
other institute of further or higher education
already obtained, such as a postgraduate degree
or doctorate
-to train in a trade or profession other than that
in which they are already trained
Applicants in writing at any time to;
M J Robertson, Hon. Secretary, c/o Bank od Scotland Buildings,
Oban, Argyll PA34 4LN
0843 11 65523
Argyll and Bute Council,
Kilmory,
Lochgilphead,
Argyll,
PA31 8RT
Telephone: 01546 605522
Text: 07624808798
On line application available at:
http://www.charlesandbarbaratyretrust.org.uk/
Completed application must be received by
May 31st in each year.
CENTRAL SCOTLAND
Paton Education Trust
Application forms available from;
William Jarvis, Solicitor
27 Mar Street
Alloa
FK10 1HX
Tel: 01259 727 343
Applications are usually considered in August/September.
STIRLING
The Forth Valley Medical
Benevolent Fund
Applicants in writing to;
Dr D I Selfridge, Treasurer,
Health Centre,
Kersiebank Avenue,
Grangemouth FK3 9EL
Tel: 01324 471511
NORTH AYRSHIRE
The John Longwill
Education Trust
Students who are attending
university in Scotland and are
native to Dalry and Scottish
descent
Payments of about £100 each
Applicants in writing to;
J & J McCosh Solicitors
Clydesdale Bank Chambers, Dalry
Ayrshire KA24 5AB
01294 832112
info@jjmccosh.co.uk
Glasgow Dumfriesshire
Society (City of Glasgow
Society of Social Service)
People in need who were born in
Dumfriesshire.
One-off and recurrent grants according to need
for educational and welfare purposes.
Applicants in writing to;
The John Primrose Trust
Young people in need with a
connection to Dumfries and
Maxwelltown by parentage or
living there.
Grants to students to help with educational needs
or help for people starting work.
The Trustees,
Primrose & Garden,
92 Irish Street,
Dumfries DG1 2PF
The Stewartry
Educational Trust
Persons belonging to the
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (i.e.
the area of the Stewartry of
Kirkudbright prior to local
government re-organisation in
1975)
One-off grants are given to schoolchildren for
educational outings in Scotland and for general
study costs to people starting work and students
in further or higher education, including mature
students and postgraduates.
Alex Haswell,
Clerk,
Council Offices,
Darr Road,
Kirkcudbright DG6 4JO (01557 330291;
Fax: 01557 330291;
e-mail: christim@dumgal.gov.uk;
Website: www.dumgal.gov.uk).
People between the ages of 16
and 25 who ‘are striving to
improve their intellect and
general conditions and who are
of the Protestant faith.
Applicants must live in the
Govan district of Glasgow,
For People at school, college, or university, to
supplement existing grants.
Applicants in writing to;
R W Smith, General Secretary
City of Glasgow Society of Social Service
30 George Square
Glasgow G2 1 EG
0141 248 3535
DUMFRIES &
GALLOWAY
Mary McLean , Secretary
City of Glasgow Society of Social Service
30 George Square
Glasgow G2 1 EG
0141 248 3535
CITY OF GLASGOW
The James Dickie Trust
Glasgow Educational
and Marshall Trust
Individuals must have lived in
the city of Glasgow for at least 5
years
Individual awards are normally
made to persons over 18 years
old
Only in exceptional
circumstances will awards be
made to undergraduate students
Grants can be one-off or recurrent and are
normally given for courses where no grant
assistance is available from the Students Awards
Agency for Scotland (SAAS), or where such grants
do not cover the total costs.
The value of individual awards ranges between
£100 and £1,000
Application form from to be made directly on an
application form available from the Trust, together
with two written references, available from:
Website; http://www.gemt.org.uk
Avril Sloane or Catherine Alcorn
21 Beaton Road,
Glasgow
G41 4NW
Tel: 0141 433 4449
Email enquiries@gemt.org.uk
JTH Charitable Trust
People in need who live in
Glasgow and are undertaking
education which enhances the
cultural and social fabric of
society with a view to meeting
unmet local needs which are not
municipal, governmental or
religious.
Exclusions - Grants are unlikely
to be made to people at Glasgow
or Strathclyde Universities or
Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Dance as the trust makes
block payments to the hardship
funds of these institutions.
Grants are also not normally
awarded towards medical
electives, second or further
qualifications, payments of
school fees or costs incurred at
tertiary educational
establishments
One-off grants ranging from £100 to £1,000 to
schoolchildren for study/travel overseas, books,
equipment/instruments and maintenance/living
expenses, to college students, undergraduates,
vocational students and mature students for fees,
study/travel overseas, books,
equipment/instruments, maintenance/living
expenses and childcare, to overseas students for
fees, books, equipment/instruments and
maintenance/living expenses and to individuals
with special educational needs for excursions
Application enquiries to;
Biggart Baillie
Dalmore House
310 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5QR
Tel: 0141 228 8000
E-mail: jlane@biggartbaillie.co.uk
Trust meets in March, June, Sept and Dec and all applications
should be submitted one month prior to the meeting.
Royal College of Nursing
Charitable Trust
Margaret Parkinson
Scholarships
Members of the RCN or NMC
who are nurses, midwives or
health visitors or students of
these professions.
Grants are given towards fees, projects,
educational outings in the UK and study or travel
overseas for students in higher education,
including mature students and postgraduates.
Application form from;
Applications for the RCN
Foundation Margaret Parkinson
Scholarships are invited from
Graduates with a non-nursing
degree who becomes nursing
students in 2012/13.
All graduates with non-nursing degrees who are
domiciled in the UK and commence nursing
studies between 1 April 2012 and 1 April 2013 are
eligible to apply. The amount of the awards will
generally be between £500 and £2000 per annum
for up to 3 years.
All applicants will need to complete the appropriate application
form which is available to download from
http://www.rcnfoundation.org.uk/bursary_scheme/schemes_o
n_offer
Alternatively you can email scholarships@rcn.org.uk quoting
reference 001-343.
Awards Officer
20 Cavendish Square
London W1G 0RN
Email to moira.lambert@rcn.org.uk
www.rcn.org.uk
Completed application forms will need to be posted and must be
received by the RCN Foundation by 3 September 2012. No
applications can be considered after this date.
Sidney Perry Foundation
The McGlashan
Charitable Trust
The trust aims primarily to help
first degree students. Students
must be younger than 35 when
the course starts. Eligible foreign
students studying in Britain can
also apply. Postgraduates may
also receive support (see under
Types of grants).
One-off and recurrent grants for around £800
with the maximum award of £1,200 reserved for
exceptional cases. Grants are usually towards
books and equipment/instruments. Applicants
can reapply in further years.
Students of music, other art
studies, medicine, veterinary
science, architecture, law ,
together with science and
technology, aged 16 to 30 who
were born in, or are studying or
working in Scotland.
One-off and recurring grants in the range of £250
and £1,000 are given to people in further or
higher education, including mature, vocational
and overseas students and undergraduates,
towards fees, books, equipment, instruments and
Distance learning, correspondence, part-time and
short-term courses may be considered according
to circumstances, in particular Open University
engineering courses.
Applications in writing must include a stamped addressed
envelope;
Mrs L A Owens
PO Box 2924
Farington
SN7 7YJ
Applications in writing to;
The Administrator
PO Box no. 16057,
Glasgow
G12 9XX
living expenses.
ISLE OF LEWIS
Ross & Cromarty
Educational Trust
People who live on the Isle of
Lewis.
Grants range from £50 to £200 for: (a) books, fees
and living expenses and study or travel and higher
education; (b) books, equipment, instruments
and clothing for people starting work; (c) books,
travel and fees for mature students; and (d)
books and educational outings for schoolchildren.
Grants are sometimes considered for various
social, cultural and recreational purposes for
individuals.
Applications in writing at any time to;
Subsidiary grants of £8 to £50 to help with travel,
material costs and fees/living expenses for
further education students. Grants are also made
to people starting work to help with books,
equipment/instruments, clothing and travel
costs, and to schoolchildren to help with books
and educational outings. Grants may also be
given for the promotion of education in the
community.
The Director of Education,
Orkney Islands Council,
Education Department,
Council Offices,
School place,
Kirkwall,
Orkney KW15 1NY
One-off grants ranging from £100 to £1,000
towards furthering the individual's education or
employment prospects. Priority is given to:
creative or outdoor pursuits for young people
young unemployed people post-school education
and training of young people
Application forms from;
The Director of Education
Comhairle nan Eilean
Sandwick Road, Stornoway,
Isle of Lewis
HS1 2BW
Tel: 01851 709498
ORKNEY ISLANDS
Orkney Educational
Trust Scheme 1961
People on postgraduate courses,
in further education or on
apprenticeships who live in the
former country of Orkney.
(Tel : 01856 873535;
Fax: 01856 876327).
SOUTH
LANARKSHIRE
Loaningdale School
Company
Children and young people aged
12 to 20 who are in need and
live within the Clydesdale local
area of South Lanarkshire
R Graeme Thom,
Scott-Moncrieff
17 Melville Street
Edinburgh EH3 7PH
Tel: 0131 473 3500
E-mail: graeme.thom@scott-moncrieff.com
Applications are considered in March, June, September
and December, and should be submitted in the previous
month.
RENFREWSHIRE
Renfrewshire
Educational Trust
People who have been resident
in Renfrewshire, East
Renfrewshire or Inverclyde
Council areas for at least 3 years
with a total household income of
less than £33,156 per annum.
Students must not be in receipt
of SAAS funding for tuition fees.
Students must apply before term
begins.
Grants to individuals are available under several
categories:
To undertake a full-time Taught Masters
programme in the UK; To complete a higher
education course or to complete a degree course
at college or university.
To travel abroad as a necessary part of a study
course; Tor o meet tuition fees for exceptional
students of the visual arts, music or drama
Application forms from;
Renfrewshire Educational Trust
Finance & Corporate Services
Committee Section
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1TR
Email: ret.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk
phone: 0141 618 7104
The Trust makes financial awards in February,
May, August and November each year.
DUMBARTONSHIRE
Dumbartonshire
Educational Trust
GENERAL/WOMEN/MEN
Altrusa Careers Trust
The Broadlands Home
Trust
People who live in the old
county area of Dumbarton
district aged 16 and over. There
is a preference for people from
deprived areas and a policy of
positive discrimination (e.g.
disabled people or children of
single parents)
Grants towards fees, maintenance, travel and
equipment for students in further or higher
education and to obtain practical experience of
tades, for example the cost of books during an
apprenticeship. Generally grants range from £25
to £50; the maximum given is £100 in exceptional
circumstances.
Application forms available from;
Those permanently resident in
the UK or the Republic of
Ireland.
Those in the process of training
or planning to improve their
career prospects.
School leavers and PhD
applicants are NOT eligible.
Once a year the Trustees of ACT assess the
application forms which must be submitted by
the last working day of March. The successful
applicants usually receive a grant to a maximum
of £500.
Application form on line from;
http://www.altrusacareerstrust.org.uk/applying.htm
Grants for young girls under the
age of 22. Applications welcome
from parents on behalf of
daughters or from girls
The Trustees
West Dunbartonshire Council
Council Offices
Garshake Road
Dumbarton G82 3P
Website: http://www.altrusacareerstrust.org.uk
Applications are reviewed after 31 March each year.
The grants are paid only once a year, in July, after
references have been taken up and other
paperwork completed.
Grants are usually for educational purposes but
also help young women starting out on their
careers.
The Secretary
The Broadlands Home Trust
2 Winchester Close
themselves.
Gilbert Murray Trust
Gilchrist Educational
Trust
Golden Jubilee
Fellowship
People who are studying, or
have studied, international
relations (or international law)
at an institution of higher
education in the UK. Applicants
should 25 years or younger on
April 1st of the year they apply,
although older people can
receive grants if they are able to
provide special reasons for their
delayed education.
Full-time students at a UK
university who:
(i) have made proper provision
to fund a degree or higher
education course but find
themselves facing unexpected
financial difficulties which may
prevent the completion of it.
Applicants will normally be in
the last year of the course, or
(ii) as part of their degree
course, are required to spend a
short period studying in another
country. Examples are the
fieldwork necessary for a thesis
or dissertation, or medical
students' elective periods study.
Women who live 'permanently'
within the boundaries of
Soroptimist International of
Applications should be made in writing including
full name, address, date of birth, full details of the
family’s income and expenses, details of Course
and fees required, the specific need, some kind of
reference and confirmation that the Course has
been commenced;
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 1DR
Awards are “given to support a specific project
(such as a research visit to the headquarters of an
international organisation, to a particular country
or a short course at an institution abroad) which
will assist the applicant in his or her study of
international affairs in relation to the purposes
and work of the United Nations”. Up to 10 junior
awards can be given, each of £300. The trust
stresses that the junior awards are not intended
as general financial support for their study of
international affairs. NO grants to assist with fess
or maintenance costs for people studying
international affairs.
Adult Study Grants are up to £1,000. Travel Study
Grants are up to £500.
Mrs Mary Bull,
Hon. Secretary,
International studies committee of the Gilbert Murray Trust,
5 Warnborough Road,
Oxford
OX2 6HZ
Tel: 01983 525630
Tel: 01865 556633
13 Brookfield Avenue
Larkfield
Aylesford
ME20 6RU
gilchrist.et@blueyonder.co.uk
http://www.gilchristgrants.org.uk
Preference is given to women seeking to improve
their skills or gain new ones to seek employment
after years in the home, or to enter a field where
Applications in writing (enclosing SAE) to;
The Chair, Soroptimist International
Great Britain and Ireland,
Great Britain and Ireland
prospects of employment and advancement are
greater. One-off grants of £100 to £500 are
awarded each year. About 30 awards, usually in
the range of £100 to £500 are made each year.
127 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3TS
0161-480-7686
e-mail: hq@soroptimistgbi.prestel.co.uk
website; http://www.soroptimist-gbi.org
Applications must be returned by 15th April.
Highland Children’s
Trust
To qualify you should be Under
25 years of age and You must be
resident in the Highland Council
area (in the case of students your home address must be in
the Highland Council area).
Hilda Martindale
Educational Trust
British women pursuing a
profession or career in which
women are underrepresented.
One-off grants of £50 to £500 to: schoolchildren
for educational outings in the UK and student
exchange; and students in further or higher
education towards books, equipment,
instruments, fees, maintenance and living
expenses. It also supports vocational students
and provides books and equipment for people
starting work. Preference is given to providing
computers for people with special educational
needs.
Applications available to download from;
Website: http://www.hctrust.co.uk
One-off awards of up to £3,000 which are paid in
three instalments in October, January and April.
Awards can be used for books, equipment, fees,
living expenses or childcare.
Application form from:
Miss Sarah Moffat, Secretary to the Trustees
c/o Registry, Royal Holloway
University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX
Mrs Shirley A Grant - Administrator
Highland Children’s Trust
105A Castle Street
Inverness
IV2 3AE
E-mail: info@hctrust.co.uk
Tel: 01463 243872
Web: www.womenofbrighton.co.uk/hildamartindale.htm
Email: HildaMartindaleTrust@rhul.ac.uk
Leverhulme Trade
Charities Trust
To be eligible to apply, you need
to be:
a resident of the United
Kingdom;
studying for a full-time
undergraduate degree at a
recognised UK university;
the child, spouse, widow or
widower of a grocer, pharmacist
or commercial traveller; and
in ‘financial need’.
The most that you can apply for is £3,000 a year.
However, the amount that you receive depends
on your financial need, and the total amount of
funding we have available to distribute in each
year.
Application information available from;
http://www.leverhulme-trade.org.uk/ug-forms.html
1 Pemberton Row, London EC4A 3BG 020 7822 5227
General enquiries 020 7042 9883
Fax 020 7042 9889
E-mail rmistry@leverhulme.ac.uk
The Lowson Memorial
Scholarship
Maxton Bequest
Menzies Bursaries
The Thomas Wall Trust
Applicants must be a student of
Mathematics, who previously
attended a school in Dundee, or
Broughty Ferry, for three years.
You must also be in the first year
of your undergraduate studies.
The Trust will enable any funds
available to be applied for the
benefit of persons ordinarily
resident in Crieff or Kirkcaldy
who are studying in a further
education college or university
or engaged in training or serving
apprenticeship to any trade or
profession.
Applicants must be
undergraduate students on a full
time course. Preference is given
in the following order;
-to relatives of the founder,
James Menzies, fish merchant in
Glasgow
- to persons of the name
Menzies
- to persons born on the estate
of Menzies in the Parishes of
Dull, Weem and Fortingall
- to the person who shall be
judges best qualified and most
deserving.
Open to adults in financial need
who wish to undertake
educational courses. Preference
is given to those who pursue
vocational or ‘social service’
courses.
Apply to;
Ogilvie, Cowan & Co
4 Whitehall Street
Dundee
DD1 4AF
Forms to be returned no later than 11th
November 2011.
Application forms may be obtained from;
Lynn Daw,
Education Service,
5th Floor, Rothesay House, Rothesay Place,
Glenrothes, KY7 5PQ ,
E-mail: lynn.daw@fife.gov.uk
Tel: 01592 583372
The bursary is currently £200 p.a. (or as the
patrons shall determine) for 4 years.
Applications should be made to:
Menzies Bursaries
Messrs. Blackader Reid Johnston Solicitors
34 Reform Street
Dundee
Grants are given to supplement other funds thus
allowing the course to be taken. Grants are not
made for travel, study or work experience
abroad, for post graduate study or research, or if
other sources of funding are available
Application forms available from;
The Thomas Wall Trust
Skinners Hall
8 Dowgate Hill
London
EC4R 2SP
Email: information@thomaswalltrust.org.uk
www.thomaswalltrust.org.uk
The UK eInformation
Group
The Vegetarian Charity
The award is open to
undergraduate and
postgraduate students in any UK
university who are undertaking
study that has significant
information handling or
information management
content.
Grants for people up to the age
of 25 in financial need who are
vegetarian or vegan. The Charity
can also award grants for
children being brought up to be
vegetarian where the parents
are in financial need.
Funds towards information management course
for students nominated by their department
http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/studentbursary
Individual grants are usually in the region of £500
with a maximum of £1000
Application information available from;
Christine Baker
UKeiG Student Bursary
UKeiG Administration
Piglet Cottage
Redmire
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8 4EH
Tel: 01969 625751
Email: cabaker@ukeig.org.uk
Application form available from the ‘’ Apply For A Grant ‘’
section at ;
http://www.vegetariancharity.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/
The Grants Secretary
The Vegetarian Charity
PO Box 473
Crewe CW3 OWU
www.vegetariancharity.org.uk
grantssecretary@vegetariancharity.org.uk
Yorkshire Ladies Council
of Education
(Incorporated)
British women who are aged 21
or over 'who can present a case
of special need in funding their
further or higher education at a
British institution'.
About 60 grants of £100 to £500 (generally being
£200 to £300) a year for fees.
Bellahouston Bequest
Fund
Open to postgraduate students
undertaking a Master’s Degree
course in the faculty of Arts.
A scholarship of £1000 for one year may be
awarded
The next deadline date for applications is 2 September 2013
Forest Hill
11 Park Crescent
Leeds LS8 1DH
0113 269 1471
http://www.ylce.org.uk
Emily Queune
University Avenue, 6 University Gardens
G12 8QQ
Tel 0141 330 6828
Emaile.queune@admin.gla.ac.uk
Web addresswww.gla.ac.uk
Funds for Women
Graduates
Women’s Careers
Foundation
Applicants must be Women
graduates from Britain and
overseas are eligible to apply
They must be studying in the
academic year 2013 2014 in
Great Britain for a postgraduate
doctoral award e.g. PhD, D.Phil.
Any subject or field of study will
be considered
There is no upper age limit
The aim of the scheme is to
help students complete their
programme and so, in the 2013
round applications will only be
accepted from students
intending to complete and
submit their thesis before the
end of the academic year 2013
2014.
Evidence of ability to pay fees is
required
The competition is open to
both full-time and part-time
students.
The Grants will be a
contribution only towards the
living expenses of one year’s
academic study or research
The amount of the Foundation Grant will be
decided by FfWG, but normally will not exceed
£6,000
Women only, who are UK
citizens. Applicants should be
seeking assistance to begin or
continue studies for a career and
should be 21 or over, except for
music or dancing when the
minimum age is 16
One-off grants and loans to help with any costs
relating to further education relevant to a career.
Average grants usually total around £250. The
maximum amount for loans is £1,000.
Information for applicants can be found;
www.ffwg.org.uk
Grants Administrator;
Mrs J F Collett- Flatt
13 Brookfield Avenue
Larkfield
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 6RU
01732 321139
Applications forms from;
Women’s Career Foundation
2 Watch Oak
Blackham
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 9TP
Applications must be made between 1st September
and 31st January for awards made in the following
September.
Coats Foundation Trust
The Coats Foundation Trust is a
charity which was established by
Coats with the aim of helping to
relieve poverty and to assist in
funding education for those who
do not have the financial means
to study. It was initially set up in
1974 and provides grants to
individuals or institutions which
cover three main charitable
areas:
1.the relief of persons who are
aged, powerless or in conditions
of need, hardship or distress;
2.the advancement of
education;
3. The provision (or assistance in
the provision) in the interests of
social welfare, of facilities for
recreation or other leisure time
occupation.
The maximum amount for grants is £1,000
depending on the individual’s case.
If you would like to make an application for funding, please
complete this form and send it to:
http://www.coatspensions.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2013/07/CFT_AppForm_Willock.pdf
Andrea McCutcheon,
Coats Foundation Trust,
Coats Pensions Office,
Cornerstone,
107 West Regent Street,
Glasgow G2 2BA.
email andrea.mccutcheon@coats.com or
jamie.acutt@coats.com
Telephone 0141 207 6800.