Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust Museum and Gallery Studies Award

Value of award (per year)

£5,000

Duration of award

The award is for one year only. If the course is longer than one year, the award is payable in the first year.

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

Please 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

Applicants must have been offered a place on the MHS postgraduate programme and have a first degree in Art History or a related subject or have other supporting evidence of a commitment to a career as a curator of art.

Applicants will be required to upload a personal statement, academic transcript and a CV.

How to apply

If you have applied for the MLitt, you can access the catalogue by logging into My Application. You should wait until the next working day after submitting your MLitt application before attempting to access My Application.

After you have applied for your chosen postgraduate course beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year, please wait at least three working days for processing and issue of your log in details before you can apply for this scholarship.

If you are a current student at St Andrews, you can access Scholarships and funding through MySaint. However, you should wait until after you have applied for your intended postgraduate programme before doing so to ensure that the scholarship application is linked to the correct course.

Scholarship application form guidance

Terms and conditions

Please read the University of St Andrews scholarships terms and conditions.

If applying to this scholarship, please be aware of the following requirements:

• Your scholarship award in subsequent years of study is conditional upon your successful completion of the academic requirements to progress in your proposed subject of study at the University of St Andrews. If your scholarship is subject-related then your award is usually also conditional upon your continuing to study that specific subject.
• Attendance at Development related scholarship events (including invitations to meet the donors) is strongly encouraged. You will be invited to these as appropriate by the Development Office.
• Submission of reports throughout the period of scholarship support. You are required to submit an Introductory Biography at the start of your award period and the Development Office will contact you towards the end of the academic session for a report on your time at St Andrews to share with the donors of your award. This will be an annual cycle for the duration of your award.

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 by the end of June 2025.