The Scholarships Fund
Education makes a huge difference to people’s lives. A scholarship is a gift with great impact that will resonate into the future and for many of our supporters the ability to help individuals to achieve their potential is a very rewarding experience.
What do scholarships do?
- Raise the aspirations and unlock the potential of talented young people from any background, from anywhere in the world.
- Attract talented students who then go on to contribute to Scotland’s world-wide success, enhance the productivity of the Scottish and UK economies and increase Scotland’s cultural diversity.
- Give students the opportunity to advance knowledge and technology for the improvement of life for everyone.
- Build on the great tradition of philanthropy which over hundreds of years has helped Glasgow make an impression on the world.
What types of Scholarship can I support?
The University has several different types of Scholarship for you to support.
Click on the headings below to get further information about the Scholarships you can support at Glasgow.
Talent Scholarships
Talent Scholarships are aimed at supporting excellent students who could otherwise face financial difficulties studying at University.
They help to ensure that Glasgow continues to attract students of ability and potential from a broad socio-economic base throughout the UK. We are proud to be the UK research-led University which attracts the greatest number of students from areas of little or no tradition of participation in higher education.
You can name a full Talent Scholarship with a gift of £1,000 per annum for 3-5 years.
- Click here to make a donation to Talent Scholarships.
- Click here to fund and name a full Talent Scholarship.
Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Full scholarships for research students are particularly prized, helping to give opportunity at Glasgow to the very best and brightest students. Without scholarship support, many talented individuals would be unable to realise their potential.
By supporting a young researcher with a scholarship you will be supporting the development of a discipline or activity you care about with a gift which has the potential to have great impact that will resonate into the future.
Please contact us if you would like to fund and name a full scholarship.
Postgraduate Scholarship Funds in the College of Arts
You can support our Postgraduate Scholarship Funds in a variety of priority areas named below. Gifts of £250 (£5.21 per month for four years) and over are recognised with a naming opportunity through our Gifted Scheme. Our current priority is to award £5,000 scholarships from the fund which makes a huge difference to an individual student and helps them to make a difference in their chosen field.
- The Edwin Morgan Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Scottish Literature
- The Robert Burns Postgraduate Scholarship Fund
- The Kenneth Elliott Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Music
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Scottish History
- The Alasdair MacMhaighstir Scholarship Fund in Celtic and Gaelic
- The Karen Finch Bursary Fund in Textile Conservation and Technical Art History
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Digital Humanities
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Global Security
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Medical Humanities
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Landscape and the Environment
- The St Mungo Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Theology and Religious Studies
If you would like to support an area of Arts not covered above, please contact us.
Postgraduate Scholarship Funds in the College of Science and Engineering
You can support our Postgraduate Scholarship Funds in a variety of priority areas named below. Gifts of £250 (£5.21 per month for four years) and over are recognised with a naming opportunity through our Gifted Scheme. Our current priority is to award £5,000 scholarships from the fund which makes a huge difference to an individual student and helps them to make a difference in their chosen field.
- The Joseph Black Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Chemistry
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Computing Science
- The James Watt Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Engineering
- The Hugh Sutherland Postgraduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Geographical and Earth Sciences
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Mathematics and Statistics
- The Lord Kelvin Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Physics and Astronomy
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Psychology
Postgraduate Research Scholarships in the College of MVLS
You can support our Postgraduate Scholarship Funds in a variety of priority areas named below. Gifts of £250 (£5.21 per month for four years) and over are recognised with a naming opportunity through our Gifted Scheme. Our current priority is to award £5,000 scholarships from the fund which makes a huge difference to an individual student and helps them to make a difference in their chosen field.
- The Cullen Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Medicine
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Life Sciences
- The James Herriot Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Veterinary Medicine
The Postgraduate Scholarship Funds in Social Sciences
You can support our Postgraduate Scholarship Funds in a variety of priority areas named below. Gifts of £250 (£5.21 per month for four years) and over are recognised with a naming opportunity through our Gifted Scheme. Our current priority is to award £5,000 scholarships from the fund which makes a huge difference to an individual student and helps them to make a difference in their chosen field.
- The Adam Smith Business School Postgraduate Scholarship Fund
- The Law Tercentenary Scholarships
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Education
- The Interdisciplinary Studies Scholarship Fund at Dumfries
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Social and Political Sciences
- The Postgraduate Scholarship Fund in Global Security
Full scholarships for research students are particularly prized. Please contact us if you would like to fund and name a full scholarship.
Gifts of £250 (£5.21 per month for four years) and over are recognised with a naming opportunity through our Gifted Scheme. Our current priority is to award £5,000 scholarships from the fund which makes a huge difference to an individual student and helps them to make a difference in their chosen field.
Travel Scholarships
Studying abroad can be a challenging, and frequently life-transforming experience.
Your gift to Travel Scholarships can provide students with the opportunity to study abroad and enhance their skills and employability as they acquire cross-cultural communication skills, analytical skills, flexibility, resilience and the ability to adapt to new circumstances and value differences; skills which will equip them for the global economy and global citizenship.
- The John Buchan Scholarship Fund in the College of Arts
- MVLS Travel Scholarship Fund
- Science and Engineering Travel Scholarship Fund
- Social Science Travel Scholarship Fund
Gifts of £250 (£5.21 per month for four years) and over are recognised with a naming opportunity through our Gifted Scheme.
In addition you can fund and name a full Travel Scholarship a gift of £2,000 (£500 per annum) or over.
Sports Bursary Fund
The University of Glasgow supports students in achieving their athletic as well as academic potential whilst at University.
With top-class facilities, coaching, mentoring and support services, we help up-and-coming athletes and those already competing at the pinnacle of international competition, to achieve their best. The Sports Bursary Fund provides scholarships to talented athletes enrolled at the University to help purchase equipment, fund trips to competitions and attend training sessions to bring out the very best of their abilities. The Fund also ensures the University can provide world-class training by attracting the best coaches for a range of priority sports.
Your support will directly contribute to the sporting achievements of our elite University of Glasgow athletes and development clubs.
Find out more about the Sports Bursary Fund
Glasgow Centre for International Development Scholarships
A gift to the David Livingstone Postgraduate Memorial Scholarship Fund in the Glasgow Centre for International Development
Gifts help provide opportunities for high achieving candidates from the developing world to undertake a PhD at the University. The scheme builds on the University’s tradition of engagement with low-income countries.
There are limited opportunities for talented students from these countries to develop their studies due to lack of funding. GCID scholarships have the power to make a significant impact on international development by offering students the chance to develop their skills and contribute to their home country. Gifts of £250 (£5.21 per month for four years) and over are recognised with a naming opportunity through our Gifted Scheme.
Our current priority is to award £20,000 pa PhD scholarships from the fund.
Name a full Glasgow Centre for International Development Scholarship
Full scholarships are particularly prized, helping to provide opportunities to bring the very best and brightest students to Glasgow.
Please contact us if you would like to fund and name a full scholarship.

