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Scholarship
Postgraduate
R&A Ransome Scholarship
University of St Andrews
Closed (4 Feb 2026)
Funding
Full funding
Deadline
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Study level
Postgraduate
Where you study
University of St Andrews only
Arts & Humanities
Funding scale: Full Funding
Key facts
- Level
- Available to students studying at: Postgraduate taught
- Course
- Available to students studying: One-year taught Masters programmes (MLitt, MSc, MRes, MPP)
- Duration
- One year
Funding
- Three awards are available, consisting of: full tuition fees for each year of study.
Eligibility
- You must have applied for a taught postgraduate masters course, either MLitt, MRes, MSc or MPP.
About the provider
How to apply
- Please bear in the mind the following: For this scholarship, you do not need to provide details about your household income and financial circumstances (and you can choose to opt out of that section of the application form), unless you wish to also be considered for other scholarships based on financial need.
- We recommend paying particular attention to the following questions: Provide a supporting statement describing your non-academic, professional or life achievements and potential.
- Scholarship application form guidance. references: You are required to provide one academic reference and one personal 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, instead please upload a holding document (for ecample, Word) with the name of the referee.
- The reference will then be uploaded by us after you have submitted the scholarship application.
Selection criteria
Timeline
- Deadline: Wednesday 4 February 2026. notification date: The week commencing Monday 23 March 2026.
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. The deadline above is what we last verified. Always confirm on the provider's own page before you start your application.
