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

The Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York Scholarship funds one year of study in or near New York City.

For the academic year 2027-2028, the Society will offer up to two Scholarships valued at USD$45,000 to enable Scottish graduates to study for a year in the United States towards a Master’s degree. 

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.


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 2026.
  • 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 2027.
     

The Scholarship will be tenable from August 2027 to May 2028 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.

The Society will invite its scholars to attend its annual Saint Andrew’s Day Banquet in New York City in November.

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.

The scholars will be asked to stay in contact with the Society, so that they may continue to receive information about the Society and Society events, and so that the Society may learn of their progress as they advance their careers. Additionally, Society Scholars will be given an automatic five (5) year complimentary membership in the Society following completion of their year as a SAS scholar.


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.


Candidates should complete the below Saint Andrew's Society of the State of new York Scholarship Application form, and send it to the University's Scholarships and Student Funding Team. Applications should NOT be submitted directly to the Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York.

Application Form (74.81 KB / DOCX)

The deadline for submitting your application is 23:59 (UK Time) on 8th of March 2027.

References:

Applicants should also arrange for references from two academic referees to be submitted by using the Reference form below for each reference.

Reference Form (27.54 KB / DOCX)

References must be received by the deadline of 8th of March 2027 to Scholarships and Student Funding Team.

Applications received without the appropriate references will not be considered.

Applicants are advised that once an application has been accepted by an American university, a deposit will need to be paid to the university to secure the place offered. The payment of the deposit may be required before the final outcome of the selection process for the Saint Andrew’s scholarships is known.


Candidates will be informed by 31st of March 2027 whether they have been selected for interview.

Interviews will take place in Mid-April 2027, 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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