Awards and bursaries

• St Andrews Local History Foundation

  The St Andrews Local History Foundation makes annual Awards to postgraduate students to undertake research in the history of the Burgh of St Andrews in accordance with the conditions below.

  Awards can be made for the study of any aspect of the history of St Andrews (excluding the history of the university and political movements).

  The research must be undertaken under the supervision of a member of staff of the University of St Andrews.

  The research must lead to publication. (This may be your PhD thesis, or another suitable publication of your preference.)

  Students wishing to apply for an Award should initially discuss their intended project with the Professor of Scottish History (mhb@st-andrews.ac.uk) at the University of St Andrews.

• The Catherine and Alfred Forrest Trust

  The Catherine and Alfred Forrest Trust awards annual Fine Art Bursaries for postgraduate research in art history in European and American Art from the end of the Renaissance onwards, to be pursued at a University or centre of education outside the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.

  Bursaries can only be awarded for:

  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Architecture
  • Design
  • Crafts and industrial design
  • Photography

  The research must be undertaken under the supervision of a member of staff of the university.

  The research must lead to publication. (This may be your PhD thesis, or another suitable publication of your preference.)

  Students wishing to apply for an Award should initially discuss their intended project with the School of Art History.

  The Catherine and Alfred Forrest Trust is a charity registered in Scotland, Charity Number SC035699

• 2024 Awards

  The Awards Committee approved the following awards in 2024:

  The St Andrews Local History Foundation Bursary

  Lizzie Beattie-Saloman – assessing the recorded evidence of women’s activities in the Burgh of St Andrews in the 17th century, providing a comprehensive understanding of their interactions with the Burgh.

  The Catherine and Alfred Forrest Trust Fine Art Bursary

  Lexington Davis – travelling to Greece to research her proposal entitled ‘Women’s Work: Second-Wave Feminist Art and Domestic Labour Politics’.

  Bridget Hardiman – travelling to France to research her proposal entitled 'Searching for the ‘in-between’: Denise Bellon and French photography, 1934-1960.'

  Hemdat Kislev – travelling to Israel to explore the art and culture in Mandatory Palestine.

  Tori Champion – travelling to the USA to research her proposal entitled ‘Women as artists and subjects’ – focusing on Marie-Therese Reboul Vien.

  Brittany Jones  – travelling to the USA to research the relationship between Parisian Surrealism and the Chicago Surrealist Group (CSG).

• How to apply for 2025-26

  Applications are to be made online through MySaint by 15 March each year. (Search for Burnwynd in the Scholarships and Funding section of MySaint).

  Applicants are to:

  • Read the Regulations.
  • Devise a project.
  • Discuss your project with the appropriate School.
  • Outline your project, including relevant timelines and budget in a statement uploaded to the application portal.
  • Obtain a letter of support.
  • In the case of the Catherine and Alfred Forrest Trust, select a university or centre of education outside the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Obtain a letter of agreement from the institution.
  • In the case of the St Andrews Local History Foundation, discuss your project with the Professor of Scottish History (mhb@st-andrews.ac.uk) at the University of St Andrews.
  • Draft your application in accordance with the regulations. If in doubt, take advice from the appropriate School or the Director of Operations - Mr Donald Elliot, DElliot@elliotsperth.co.uk.

  The address is:
  
  Mr Donald Elliot
  Elliot & Company WS
  8 Charlotte Street
  Perth
  PH1 5LL

  For any other enquiries about this award, please contact stewardship@st-andrews.ac.uk

• Regulations

  Applications are to be made online through MySaint by 15 March each year. (Search for Burnwynd in the Scholarships and Funding section of MySaint).

  The following regulations and interpretations will assist with making an application:

  1. Identify the name of the appropriate Fund. (This will pull through from the scholarships catalogue.)
  2. Request the Bursary, describing the topic of research and the intended form or place of publication of results.
  3. In the case of a Bursary to be awarded from The Catherine and Alfred Forrest Trust, stating the University or Centre of Education at which the foreign study will be pursued.
  4. Attach a letter of support from a Professor, or other appropriate supervisor, recommending the applicant, agreeing to provide or arrange supervision and certifying that the applicant’s topic falls within the approved categories.
  5. Declare your intention to adhere to these Regulations and any conditions attached to any award made.
  6. The decision of the Awards Committee will be final and no appeals or correspondence will be entertained by the Committee.
  7. Awards may be made to the same student in subsequent years. Awards can only be made on an annual basis but applicants may indicate that it would be their intention to submit applications for subsequent years in order to complete the project.
  8. Interpretation. For the guidance of applicants, the following interpretations of the original criteria have been adopted by the Directors:
  1. Photography was not included in the list of applicable subjects for The Catherine and Alfred Forrest Trust awards but that did not preclude the study of the photographic elements of the topic. The criteria has recently been expanded to include photography as an area of focus.
  2. American art means art from within the geographical limits of the present United States of America.
  3. The End of the Renaissance was the beginning of the stylistic phase known as Mannerism.
  4. History of the University of St Andrews or of political movements is acceptable as part of a local history project but may not form the topic of study in itself.
  5. ‘Manuscript’ includes all hard copy. Electronic publication is encouraged but is not in itself sufficient to meet the condition of publication.
  6. ‘Neutral Convenor’ means the Director of Operations or such other person as the Directors may appoint.
  7. ‘Student’ means a student registered for a specific course of study at a Scottish University.
  8. ‘Centre of Education’ means any university, college, art gallery, museum, archive, library, record office or equivalent educational institution that the sending Scottish university is satisfied would provide a suitable centre for the study of the topic to be undertaken.
  9. ‘Fine Art’ means research in the History of Art in one of the following categories:
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Architecture
  • Design
  • Crafts and industrial design
  • Photography