Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York Scholarship

For the academic year 2026-2027, the Society will offer Scholarships to the total value of $90,000 to enable Scottish graduates to study for a year in the United States. Up to two Scholarships will be offered of up to $45,000 each. Preference will be given to candidates who have no previous experience of the United States and for whom a period of study there can be expected to be a life-changing experience. Selection will be based on an all-around assessment, including character, experience academic achievement, and need. 

The selection process is conducted by the Scholarship Committee of the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York.

The monetary value of each Scholarship will be up to $45,000, to be applied in the first instance to payment of tuition fees.

There is no formal means test, but account will be taken of any other scholarship, bursary, grant or waiver of fees awarded in connection with the candidate’s proposed course of study in the United States.

Candidates must be Scottish by birth or descent and will be expected to have current knowledge of Scotland and Scottish current affairs, and of the Scottish tradition generally. The Society expects its scholars to be good ambassadors for Scotland.

Candidates must also be:

• either graduates of a Scottish university, or of Oxford or Cambridge, who have completed their first degree course (so as to be qualified to graduate) not earlier than 2024.
• or students of a Scottish university, or of Oxford or Cambridge, who expect to complete their first degree course (so as to be qualified to graduate) in 2026. 

The Scholarship will be tenable from August 2026 to May 2027 at a university in the state of New York, or within 250 miles of its boundary, or within the area of Washington DC.Where a student cannot find a course for his/her special subject of study within the geographical area indicated above, the Society may consider allowing the Scholarship to be held at another university in the United States.

Candidates are strongly advised to apply to more than one university. In previous years, highly qualified candidates have failed to gain a place at the university of their choice and have then found it difficult or impossible to find a place elsewhere. Scholars’ involvement with the SocietyThe Society will invite its scholars to attend its annual Saint Andrew’s Day Banquet in New York City as well as the New York City Tartan Day festivities in April.

Scholars are expected to send to the Society at least two informal reports, one in the first semester and the other in the second, addressing their personal and educational experiences during their time in the United States. Scholars are encouraged to submit their reports in the form of a blog-post so that the Society may share the scholars’ experiences with its members and on its website.

Preference will be given to candidates who have no previous experience of the United States and for whom a period of study there can be expected to be a life-changing experience. Selection will be based on an all-around assessment, including character, experience academic achievement, and need.

Instructions on how to apply will appear here shortly. Please check back for updates.

Candidates will be informed by 31st of March 2026 whether they have been selected for interview.

Interviews will take place in Mid-April 2026, via in-person or Zoom calls scheduled by the Society. Candidates will be informed whether they have been successful as soon as possible thereafter.

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