RGU Robert Nicol Scholarship 2025/26

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region. The trust makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 1, 2025
• Value£1,500
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorRobert Gordon University (RGU)
• City to studyAberdeen
• School to studyRobert Gordon University (RGU)
• Eligible CountryUnited Kingdom

Benefits

Up to £1,500 per annum

Requirements

1. Candidates must have been born in the City or in the County of Aberdeen, or in the case of those born elsewhere must have continuously resided in the City or in the County of Aberdeen for a period of not less than five years immediately before the dates of their application.*
2. Candidates must satisfy the Trustees that they are fully qualified to pursue with profit the course of study proposed, and should be undertaking a course of study at post-school level.
3. Candidates must submit a written statement of the course of study or research proposed. In any case study shall be carried on in such places and institutions and under such tuition or supervision as the Trustees shall approve. While the Trustees will normally expect an Applicant to be registered with or intending to register with a recognised establishment in the North-east of Scotland, they recognise that circumstances may make it necessary for study to be conducted outwith the region and will accordingly consider proposals which envisage this. Scholarships may be awarded for part time courses.
4. Scholarships will be given for such period as the Trustees may determine, but in the first instance for a period of not more than a year. A Scholarship may be renewed at the discretion of the Trustees. The amount to be awarded shall be determined by the Trustees. Any application for a renewal of funding should be accompanied by a report on progress to date.
5. Applicants are required to attend for interview by the Trustees on the day of the Meeting.
6. At least one of the referees asked for under (12) on page 4 of the application form should be an academic or professional person acquainted with the applicant’s educational studies.
7. The Robert Nicol Trust is a relatively small Trust with limited income. Scholarships awarded by the Trustees reflect this fact, generally being within the range of £100 to £1,500.
8. The decision of the Trustees will be binding on any interpretation of the Trust rules.

Interview Dates and Process

The next meeting of the Trustees is scheduled for Friday 12th September 2025. It is hoped that the meeting will go ahead as normal but will depend on the prevailing circumstances. Full details will appear here.

Applicants should hold themselves ready to attend for an interview at that time and ensure that their application forms and references reach the Secretary of the Trust by 1st August 2025.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Download the application form, complete it and then send it by post to:

The Secretary,
The Robert Nicol Trust,
100 Union Street,
Aberdeen,
AB10 1QR.

If you have any queries please contact Robert Marshall by phone on 01224 428256 by email at [email protected], or by post as above.

 Download the Application Form

For more details, visit RGU Scholarship webpage