Performance Sport Scholarships
2026 entry
Saints sports scholarships and awards are designed to attract and support exceptional student-athletes who wish to pursue their sport at a high level while studying at the University of St Andrews.
- Application period
- Monday 1 September 2025 to Tuesday 30 June 2026
- Open to
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Undergraduate students,
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
Fulbright University of St Andrews Award
2026 entry
For students from the USA who have applied to a UK university for postgraduate study.
- Open to
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Full time
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Overseas
RADMA Doctoral Studies Programme
2026 entry
Up to three years' funding from the Research and Development Management Association (RADMA) for talented prospective or mid-study PhD students.
- Application period
- Saturday 1 November 2025 to Saturday 28 February 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas,
No restrictions
Marshall Scholarships
2026 entry
For citizens of the USA with a grade point average of 3.7 or above on their undergraduate degree, pursuing postgraduate study in the UK.
- Open to
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Full time
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Overseas
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships
2026 entry
For candidates from least developed countries and fragile States, as classified by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), in the Commonwealth, for full-time doctoral study.
- Open to
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Full time
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Overseas
School of Modern Languages PhD Scholarship
2026 entry
The School of Modern Languages offers a limited number of PhD scholarships covering tuition fees and an annual stipend to new entrants based on academic merit and financial need for the full tuition fee-paying duration of their postgraduate study
- Application period
- Monday 1 September 2025 to Monday 1 December 2025
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
Postgraduate Accommodation Award
2026 entry
Entrant postgraduate applicants may be eligible for a minimum award of £1,750 to assist with accommodation costs while studying at St Andrews. Awards are allocated based on financial need.
- Application period
- Friday 7 November 2025 to Wednesday 22 April 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
The Jonathan and Hazel Sparey Scholarship
2026 entry
For postgraduate students from any country starting a postgraduate research course in the School of History or School of Psychology and Neuroscience.
- Application period
- Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
Douglas and Gordon Bonnyman Scholarship
2026 entry
For postgraduate students from any country starting a PhD in the arts or humanities.
- Application period
- Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
David Ensor Postgraduate Scholarship
2026 entry
For postgraduate students from any country starting a PhD in the sciences, with a preference for Mathematics.
- Application period
- Thursday 11 December 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
Gibson-Sykora Postgraduate Research Scholarship
2026 entry
For Polish nationals applying to a postgraduate research course.
- Application period
- Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
-
Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
Saints Abroad Scholarship
2026 entry
A range of scholarships to support students who will be studying or working abroad as part of their degree programme.
- Application period
- Wednesday 1 October 2025 to Thursday 12 March 2026
- Open to
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Full time
Undergraduate students,
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
Gibson-Sykora Postgraduate Taught Scholarship (International)
2026 entry
For Polish nationals with Overseas fee status applying to a postgraduate taught course.
- Application period
- Wednesday 17 September 2025 to Wednesday 4 February 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
-
Overseas
Worsfold Otago Scholarship
2026 entry
For a New Zealand graduate undertaking a one-year postgraduate taught Masters programme at St Andrews.
- Application period
- Wednesday 17 September 2025 to Wednesday 4 February 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Overseas
Sheana and Pierre Rollin Postgraduate Masters Scholarship (International)
2026 entry
For postgraduate students with Overseas fee status applying for a one-year Masters programme in the Faculty of Arts.
- Application period
- Friday 3 October 2025 to Wednesday 4 February 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
-
Overseas
AD Links Foundation Postgraduate Research Scholarship (EU)
2026 entry
Full-time PhD applicants from the EU, aimed particularly at those with an interest in sport.
- Application period
- Thursday 2 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Open to
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Full time
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Overseas
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) studentships
2026 entry
The University of St Andrews is offering three AHRC Doctoral Landscape awards for 2026-2027 to support students in the Arts and Humanities.
- Application period
- Thursday 2 October 2025 to Monday 1 December 2025
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
-
Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
University of St Andrews Postgraduate Research Scholarships
2026 entry
A range of scholarships for postgraduate research students, based on academic merit and/or financial need.
- Application period
- Thursday 2 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
-
Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
St Andrews Education for Palestinian Students (STEPS)
2026 entry
For Palestinian students resident in the West Bank, Gaza, Palestinian Refugee Camps, or those recently displaced from Gaza.
- Application period
- Thursday 23 October 2025 to Thursday 9 April 2026
- Open to
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Full time
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Overseas
St Leonard’s College World-Leading Doctoral Scholarships
2026 entry
Full scholarships to support exceptional students undertaking doctoral research on a topic that would contribute to the world-leading theme of the University Strategy.
- Application period
- Thursday 2 October 2025 to Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas
St Leonards Masters Scholarship (International students)
2026 entry
For prospective students applying to a postgraduate Masters programme commencing in 2026 at the University of St Andrews.
- Application period
- Wednesday 17 September 2025 to Wednesday 4 February 2026
- Open to
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Full time,
Part time - daytime
Postgraduate taught students,
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Overseas
Global St Andrews and Macquarie Doctoral Scholarship - Chemistry and Engineering
2026 entry
Doctoral research project: Development of New Catalytic Processes for the Synthesis and Recycling of Polymers
- Application period
- Monday 13 October 2025 to Wednesday 3 December 2025
- Open to
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Full time
Postgraduate research students
- Applicants with fee status
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Scotland home,
Rest of UK,
Overseas,
No restrictions