Stevenson Exchange Scholarships
Stevenson Exchange Scholarships
The scholarships were founded in 1932 and 1935 by Sir Daniel Stevenson, Bt.LLD, Chancellor of the University for the promotion of friendly relations between students of Scotland, Germany, France and Spain.
To be eligible students must:
- be a student currently registered at a Scottish University or at a University in France, Germany or Spain
- be about to complete a placement or a year abroad as part of their degree in France, Germany, Spain or Scotland
- be no older than 25 (35 in special cases)
- Applicants expected to attend an interview which usually takes place in April. These interviews may be in person or take place online. These interviews are conducted by academics from Scottish University's and Glasgow Chamber of Commerece.
Number of Scholarships
VariableEligible countries/regions
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Scotland
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
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]
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Work Placement[MSci]
- Chemistry with Work Placement[MSci]
- Childhood Practice[BA]
- Civil Engineering[BEng/MEng]
- Civil Engineering (dual degree programme with Universitas Indonesia)[BEng/Sarjana Teknik]
- 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/MSci]
- Computing Science (faster route)[BSc/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 and Electrical Engineering (dual degree programme with Universitas Indonesia)[BEng/Sarjana Teknik]
- Electronics with Music[BEng/MEng]
- English Language & Linguistics[MA]
- English Literature[MA/LLB]
- Environmental Geoscience[BSc]
- Environmental Science & Sustainability (Dumfries campus)[BSc]
- Film & Television Studies[MA]
- Finance[BFin]
- Finance & Mathematics[BSc]
- Finance & Statistics[BSc]
- French[MA]
- Gaelic[MA]
- Gateway to Medical Studies[CertHE]
- Genetics[BSc/MSci]
- Geography[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)]
- Geology[BSc]
- German[MA]
- Global Sustainable Development (Dumfries campus)[MA]
- Greek[MA]
- History[MA/LLB/MA(SocSci)]
- History of Art[MA]
- Human Biology & Physiology[BSc/MSci]
- Immunology[BSc/MSci]
- International Relations[MA(SocSci)]
- Italian[MA]
- Latin[MA]
- Law
- Marine & Freshwater Biology[BSc/MSci]
- Material Chemistry with Work Placement[MSci]
- Materials Chemistry[BSc/MSci]
- Mathematics[BSc/MA/MA(SocSci)/MSci]
- Mathematics & Statistics (in partnership with ZUEL)[BSc]
- Mathematics (faster route)[BSc/MSci]
- Mathematics/Statistics (faster route)[BSc/MSci]
- 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 / Theoretical Physics (faster route)[BSc/MSci]
- Physics with Astrophysics[BSc/MSci]
- Physics with Astrophysics (faster route)[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 (faster route)[BSc/MSci]
- Software Engineering (in partnership with BUiD)[BSc/MSci]
- Software Engineering (in partnership with KMITL)[BSc/MSci]
- Spanish[MA]
- Sport & Exercise Science[BSc/MSci]
- Statistics[BSc/MSci]
- Statistics (Double Degree with the University of Bologna)[BSc/LSc]
- Statistics (faster route)[BSc/MSci]
- Statistics (in partnership with ZUEL)[BSc]
- Teaching
- Theatre Studies[MA]
- Theology & Religious Studies[BD/MA]
- UESTC programmes
- Veterinary Biosciences[BSc/MSci]
- Veterinary Medicine & Surgery[BVMS]
- Zoology[BSc/MSci]
Value
Variable, typically between £400 - £4,000 depending on interview performance or panel assessment
How to apply
Please request an application form from your Stevenson scholarship contact within your Scottish University. These contacts are usually associated with the Study abroad team or the modern languages department. For Glasgow University students please contact scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk to be put in touch with the appropriate contacts. Once the form has been completed please return it to your Stevenson scholarship contact within your Scottish University and advise them to send it to scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk.
Application for 2025/2026 academic year will open in December and will close approx March. Interviews take play in April/May and applicants are made aware out outcomes May/June.