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Valerie Graeme Smith Scholarship in the Arts

University of St Andrews

Closed (4 Feb 2026)
Funding

1 award of £3,600, paid towards tuition fees

Deadline

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Study level

Postgraduate

Where you study

University of St Andrews only

Arts & Humanities
Funding scale: £1k,£5k
Key facts
Level
Available to students studying at: Postgraduate taught
Course
Available to students studying: Faculty of Arts
Duration
One year
Funding
  • 1 award of £3,600, paid towards tuition fees.
Eligibility
  • You must have applied for a taught postgraduate masters course (MLitt, MRes, MSc, MPP) within the Faculty of Arts.
About the provider
Funding structure
  • 1 award of £3,600, paid towards tuition fees.
How to apply
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The reference will then be uploaded by us after you have submitted the scholarship application.
  • The personal reference should be written by someone who knows you well (but not a family member) who can vouch for either your non-academic qualities that you write about in the application form, or your financial situation (if that is relevant to your 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.