Robertson Trust Scholarship

The Robertson Trust provide funding of up to £4,250 per year. The amount of financial support you receive and when you receive it depend will on the type of support package you are enrolled in.

As of 2026, The Robertson Trust offers four different Support Packages designed to help students from a wide range of backgrounds and age groups:

• Young Student Support Package
• Mature Student Support Package
• Student Parent Support Package
• Articulation Student Support Package

Each support package includes financial support, wellbeing support, career development, leadership opportunities, peer to peer support and induction events. Full details for applicants and their supporters can be found at The Robertson Trust Scholarship | The Robertson Trust. 

The Robertson Trust will assess nominations to each of their Support Packages based on the following categories: Essential Criteria, Indicators of Financial Barriers, and Priority Groups. 

Their essential criteria includes; 

• Resident in Scotland for at least 1 year at the time of application.
• Have made an application to a university in Scotland. 
• First degree.
• Eligibility for SAAS support.

They are unable to consider any nominations or applications that do not meet all of their essential criteria, provide examples of financial barriers, and come from at least one of their priority groups. There is more information on the eligibility criteria for each of their support packages here; The Robertson Trust Scholarship Applicant Information Page. 

To be considered for The Robertson Trust Scholarship there are two parts to the process. 

1. Nomination 

To be considered for any of the Robertson Trust Scholarship Support Packages you must first be nominated by your high school, college or provider of a widening participation programme. If you are interested in being nominated, speak to a member of staff at your school or college, or if you are taking part in a widening participation programme, speak to your contact at the university or organisation who run the programme. Individuals cannot self-nominate.

2. Invitation to apply

Nominees will then receive an application link directly from the Robertson Trust. Being nominated for The Robertson Trust Scholarship does not guarantee an award and the application is a competitive process. We advise nominees to provide as much detail as possible on their application to allow. The Robertson Trust to select the candidates they feel would benefit the most from the Scholarship.

You will receive two payments, one at the end of October and one at the beginning of March.

This award is provided for the duration of the student's undergraduate programme. Please note that funding for repeat years is reviewed by the Robertson Trust on a case-by case basis.

The Robertson Trust will notify you directly of the outcome of your application at the beginning of August.

Please note, if you are awarded the Young Student Support Package, this is jointly funding by the Robertson Trust and the Access Edinburgh Scholarship. In addition to receiving notification of your award from the Robertson Trust, you will also receive a notification from the University requesting your bank details through secure portal so we can ensure you receive your payment.

For questions on your eligibility or application, please contact Contact Us | The Robertson Trust