Environmental Science MSc Awards

Value of award (per year)

Either two full tuition awards or four partial awards covering 50% of tuition fees

Duration of award

One year

At what stage of my course application can I apply for this scholarship?

Apply after you have submitted your application for a place at St Andrews. You do not need to wait until you have received an offer of a place before applying for the award.

Additional criteria

Information received in the application will be taken into consideration as part of the overall review process, and no details will be taken in isolation. This information will be used solely for scholarship assessment purposes.

In support of your application you will be asked to upload the following supporting documents:

• One academic or professional reference, which can be in addition to the one provided in your course application, but must be uploaded before the deadline.
• University transcript or transcripts, including interim transcripts for any degrees in progress.
• A curriculum vitae (CV) that includes details about your academic background and any prior research experience.

You must have achieved a minimum 2:1 undergraduate BSc or BEng, or have equivalent experience.

In the application form, you will be required to provide a statement describing your commitment to a career in the Earth and environmental science sector, any personal or professional connection to St Andrews or Fife, and any additional information regarding why you are applying for this scholarship.

You will also be asked to provide a statement explaining how this funding could help you attend the Environmental Science MSc course.

How to apply

This scholarship is available for application through the Scholarships and Funding Catalogue in the Scholarships and Funding section of My Application. Please complete the Women in Mining UK and Cunningham Scholarship combined application form.

Scholarship application form guidance

References

You are required to provide one academic or professional reference. 

The academic reference may be the same as one of the academic references submitted with your study application. If you do not have access to those references, please upload a holding document, for example, a Word document listing the referee's name. Your reference will be uploaded to your application after you have submitted your scholarship application.

If your referee prefers to send the reference directly to the School, please ask them to email the reference to ees-pgradmin@st-andrews.ac.uk, including your name and the name of the scholarship for which it is intended, before the scholarship deadline date. When applying for the scholarship, please upload a holding document that includes the referee's name and a note stating that the reference will be sent directly by them. The document will be added after you have submitted the application, provided we receive it by the application deadline.

Terms and conditions

Please read the University of St Andrews scholarships terms and conditions. No offer of funding will be issued before a conditional or unconditional course offer has been made.

When will I know the outcome?

The outcome of your scholarship application will be available on View or continue my funding applications in the Scholarships and Funding section of My Application during the week commencing Monday 29 June 2026.