Carnegie Trust Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship
Carnegie Trust Undergraduate Vacation Scholarship
The Carnegie Vacation Scholarships aim to encourage undergraduates to develop their independent research skills. The Scheme is open to students enrolled on an undergraduate degree course at an eligible Scottish institution. Awards enable them to learn how to manage a research project and prepare for postgraduate study. Students often see their research results published in academic journals or reported in conference presentations. Each year, the Trust organises a poster competition for Vacation Scholarship recipients to allow them to meet and network with each other.
Student Eligibility
You are eligible to apply for this Scholarship scheme if you:
- are an undergraduate student at one of the following institutions:
- universities: Aberdeen, Abertay, Dundee, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, Heriot-Watt, Highlands and Islands, Queen Margaret, Robert Gordon, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde, West of Scotland;
Glasgow School of Art; Royal Conservatoire of Scotland;
- are enrolled at that institution for the full length of your degree, or transferred to that HEI after an HNC/HND from a Scottish college;
- In the 3rd year of a 4 year degree, OR in the 3rd or 4th year of a 5 year degree (part-time students must be at an equivalent stage), OR in the 2nd year of a 3 year degree (for example Nursing, BA Acting/Ballet etc.)
- are entitled to live and work in the UK. Students with Limited Leave to Remain, Pre-settled or Settled Status, or students on a Tier 4 Visa, must be able to prove that they are eligible to work full-time in the UK in the period between May and August 2022.
- on track to achieve a 2:1 or higher;
- have never held a Carnegie Vacation Scholarship
Note: If you are unsure about your eligibility, contact the Trust.
Number of Scholarships
Between 80-110 awards made each yearEligible countries/regions
- Scotland
Eligible programmes
- Accountancy & Finance[BAcc]
- Accounting & Mathematics[BSc]
- Accounting & Statistics[BSc]
- Aeronautical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Aeronautical Engineering (in partnership with Tianjin University)[BEng/MEng]
- Aerospace Engineering (in partnership with SIT)
- Aerospace Systems[BEng/MEng]
- Anatomy[BSc/MSci]
- Ancient History[MA]
- Archaeology[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Astronomy[BSc/MSci]
- Biochemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Biomedical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Biomedical Engineering (in partnership with KMITL)[BEng/MEng]
- Biomedical Engineering (in partnership with Tianjin University)[BEng/MEng]
- Business & Management[BSc/MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Business Economics[MA(SocSci)]
- Celtic Civilisation[MA]
- Celtic Studies[MA]
- Central & East European Studies[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Chemical Physics[BSc/MSci]
- Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Chemistry (in partnership with BUCT)[BSc/MSci]
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Childhood Practice[BA]
- Civil Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Civil Engineering (in partnership with SIT)
- Civil Engineering with Architecture[BEng/MEng]
- Classics (Classical Civilisation)[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Common Law[LLB]
- Common Law (graduate entry)[LLB]
- Community Development[BA]
- Comparative Literature[MA]
- Computing Science[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)/MSci]
- Computing Science (in partnership with BUiD)[BSc/MSci]
- Computing Science (in partnership with SIT)
- Creative Arts & Industries[MA]
- Dentistry[BDS]
- Design & Technology Education[MDTechEd]
- Digital Media & Information Studies[MA]
- Economic & Social History[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Economics[BAcc/BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Education with Primary Teaching Qualification[MEduc]
- Electronic & Software Engineering[BSc/BEng/MEng]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering (in partnership with Tianjin University)[BEng/MEng]
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering with Communications (in partnership with UESTC)
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering with Information Engineering (in partnership with UESTC)
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering with Microelectronics (in partnership with UESTC)
- Electronics with Music[BEng/MEng]
- English Language & Linguistics[MA]
- English Literature[MA/LLB]
- Environmental Geoscience[BSc/MSci]
- Environmental Science & Sustainability (Dumfries campus)[BSc]
- Film & Television Studies[MA]
- Finance[BFin]
- Finance & Mathematics[BSc]
- Finance & Statistics[BSc]
- French[MA]
- Gaelic[MA]
- Genetics[BSc/MSci]
- Geography[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Geology[BSc/MSci]
- German[MA]
- Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus)[MA]
- Greek[MA]
- History[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- History of Art[MA]
- Human Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Immunology[BSc/MSci]
- International Relations[MA(SocSci)]
- Italian[MA]
- Latin[MA]
- Law
- Marine & Freshwater Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Materials Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Mathematics
- Mathematics & Statistics (in partnership with ZUEL)[BSc]
- Mechanical Design Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Mechanical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Mechanical Engineering (in partnership with SIT)
- Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics[BEng/MEng]
- Mechatronics[BEng/MEng]
- Medicine[MBChB]
- Microbiology[BSc/MSci]
- Molecular & Cellular Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Molecular & Cellular Biology (with Biotechnology)[BSc/MSci]
- Molecular & Cellular Biology (with Plant Science)[BSc/MSci]
- Music[BMus]
- Music[MA]
- Neuroscience[BSc/MSci]
- Nursing[BN]
- Nursing (jointly offered with SIT)
- Pharmacology[BSc/MSci]
- Philosophy[BSc/MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Physics / Theoretical Physics[BSc/MSci]
- Physics with Astrophysics[BSc/MSci]
- Physiology & Sports Science[BSc/MSci]
- Politics[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Portuguese[MA]
- Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (Dumfries campus)[MA]
- Product Design Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Psychology[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Quantitative Methods[MA(SocSci)]
- Robotics & Artificial Intelligence[BEng/MEng]
- Russian[MA]
- Scots Law[LLB]
- Scots Law (graduate entry)[LLB]
- Scottish History[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Scottish Literature[MA]
- Singapore programmes
- Social & Public Policy[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Sociology[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Software Engineering[BSc/MSci]
- Software Engineering (Graduate Apprenticeship)[BSc]
- Software Engineering (in partnership with BUiD)[BSc/MSci]
- Software Engineering (in partnership with KMITL)[BSc/MSci]
- Spanish[MA]
- Statistics[BSc/MSci]
- Statistics (Double Degree with the University of Bologna)[BSc/LSc]
- Statistics (in partnership with ZUEL)[BSc]
- Theatre Studies[MA]
- Theology & Religious Studies[BD/MA]
- UESTC programmes
- Veterinary Biosciences[BSc/MSci]
- Veterinary Medicine & Surgery[BVMS]
- Zoology[BSc/MSci]
Value
Stipend based on Scottish Living Wage, for 35 hours per week
How to apply
For more information see: https://www.carnegie-trust.org/award-schemes/vacation-scholarships/
Due to circumstances beyond the Trust’s control, the Vacation Scholarship scheme will not be offered in academic year 2022-23. The scheme will re-open to applications in 2023-24.
For more information contact: admin@carnegie-trust.org