James McCune Smith Undergraduate Scholarship
James McCune Smith Undergraduate Scholarship
The University of Glasgow has up to 30 undergraduate scholarships available for students of African/African-Caribbean backgrounds. The scholarship supports students who could face financial difficulties taking up their place to study at the university. The value of the scholarship is £2,000, paid in instalments for year one of undergraduate study. The scholarship is open to new applicants to the university for 2024 entry. Current students who have previously been in receipt of the award may reapply, however, preference will be given to applicants entering their first year of study.
- Be classed as ‘Home’ or ‘RUK’ for fee purposes
- Have firmly accepted an offer of a place to study a full-time undergraduate programme, at the University of Glasgow in the forthcoming academic year (September 2024)
- Identify as as being of Black African/African-Caribbean heritage
- provide evidence that your, or your family's, circumstances are such that you may find it difficult to take up a place at the University for financial or other reasons.
- Be undertaking your first undergraduate degree
Number of Scholarships
30Eligible countries/regions
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
Eligible programmes
- Accountancy & Finance[BAcc]
- Accounting & Mathematics[BSc]
- Accounting & Statistics[BSc]
- Aeronautical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- 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]
- 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 with Medicinal Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Childhood Practice[BA]
- Civil Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Civil Engineering with Architecture[BEng/MEng]
- Classics (Classical Civilisation)[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Common Law[LLB]
- Community Development[BA]
- Comparative Literature[MA]
- Computing Science[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)/MSci]
- Creative Arts & Industries[MA]
- Dentistry[BDS]
- 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 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 & Mathematics[BSc]
- Finance & Statistics[BSc]
- French[MA]
- Gaelic[MA]
- Genetics[BSc/MSci]
- Geography[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Geology[BSc/MSci]
- German[MA]
- Greek[MA]
- History[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- History of Art[MA]
- Human Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Human Biology & Nutrition[BSc/MSci]
- Immunology[BSc/MSci]
- International Relations[MA(SocSci)]
- Italian[MA]
- Latin[MA]
- Marine & Freshwater Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Materials Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Mathematics[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)/MSci]
- Mechanical Design Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Mechanical Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- 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]
- Pharmacology[BSc/MSci]
- Philosophy[BSc/MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Physics / Theoretical Physics[BSc/MSci]
- Physics with Astrophysics[BSc/MSci]
- Physiology & Sports Science[BSc/MSci]
- Physiology, Sports Science & Nutrition[BSc/MSci]
- Politics[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Portuguese[MA]
- Primary Education with Teaching Qualification (Dumfries campus)[MA]
- Psychology[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Quantitative Methods[MA(SocSci)]
- Russian[MA]
- Scots Law[LLB]
- Scottish History[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Scottish Literature[MA]
- Social & Public Policy[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- Sociology[MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Software Engineering[BSc/MSci]
- Software Engineering (Graduate Apprenticeship)[BSc]
- Spanish[MA]
- Statistics[BSc/MSci]
- Theatre Studies[MA]
- Theology & Religious Studies[BD/MA]
- Veterinary Biosciences[BSc/MSci]
- Veterinary Medicine & Surgery[BVMS]
- Zoology[BSc/MSci]
Value
£2,000, for one year of study.
How to apply
The application form for this scholarship is not open currently. Please register your interest and you will be contacted when we are accepting applications.
For more information contact: scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk