Douglas Gifford Travel Fund

Value of award (per year)

Minimum one award of up to £1,750

Duration of award

One-off payment

Additional criteria

• The Douglas Gifford Travel Fund is open to students who are speakers of Spanish.
• Applicants must be matriculated on a programme of study at the University of St Andrews at the date of application and for the duration of the study or research visit.
• Open to current students in years one to three only.
• Applicants may be matriculated in any School, but preference will be given to students from the Department of Spanish in the School of Modern Languages.
• Funding must be used for study or research visits to Latin America, namely Mexico, Central America, or South America.
• Funding may be used to help cover the costs of travel or accommodation, as well as other directly related costs such as equipment costs.
• Funding must be used within 18 months of the date of award.

In support of your application, you will be asked to upload two references in total, two academic references or one academic or one professional reference. These can be in addition to your course application references, but must be uploaded before the deadline. Please contact modlangs@st-andrews.ac.uk if you have any queries.

References

You are required to provide two academic references or 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, with the name of the referee. We will then upload the reference after you have submitted the scholarship application.

A professional reference is written by someone who can vouch for your qualifications, skills, work ethic and character based on their direct experience of working with you in a professional setting. This referee is typically a former manager, supervisor, colleague, client or mentor who can provide credible insight into your professional performance and interpersonal abilities.

If your referee or referees would prefer to send the reference or references directly to us, please ask them to email the reference to modlangs@st-andrews.ac.uk and to include your name and the name of the scholarship for which it is intended before the scholarship deadline date. When you apply for the scholarship, in place of the reference, please upload a holding document with the referee's name, and a note that the reference will be sent directly by them. The document will then be added after you have submitted the application, as long as we receive it by the application deadline.

How to apply

This scholarship is available through the Douglas Gifford Travel Fund application form. You can access this application through the Scholarships and funding catalogue in the Scholarships and Funding section in MySaint.

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Terms and conditions

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

When will I know the outcome?

The outcome of your scholarship application will be available on View my applications in the Scholarships and funding section of My Application within eight weeks of the closing date, which is the week beginning Monday 21 July 2025.