University of St Andrews Saints Abroad Scholarship 2026

The Global Office offers a range of scholarships to support students who will be studying or working abroad as part of their degree programme through the Saints Abroad scholarship portfolio. These scholarships range from £500 to £12,000.

They are generously supported by our donors, including the Miss Marjorie Moncrieff Travel Scholarship (Study Abroad and Summer Abroad), the Lesley B Hinde Stevens Travel Bursary, the Nisbet Memorial Travel Scholarship, the Professor Norman K Smith Endowment, the George Vincent Simson Travelling Scholarship, the St Salvator's Hall Travel Scholarships, the Walker Trust Travel Bursaries, the Zannah Stephen Memorial Travel Bursaries, the Agnes Glyn Travel Bursaries, the Alex Richardson Award, and the Adam Smith Thomson Travel Awards.

The Saints Abroad Scholarship programme is also open to students undertaking summer opportunities related to their degree programme or volunteering opportunities supported by the University. These placements should take place in the summer of 2026. Students due to graduate in June 2026 are not eligible.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineMarch 26, 2026
• Value£500 to £12,000
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorUniversity of St Andrews
• School to studyUniversity of St Andrews

Benefits

£500 to £12,000 towards living costs for semester and year-long programmes
Amounts may be lower for summer placements

Requirements

• Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students of any fee status.
• You must be participating in a St Andrews Study Abroad programme or an overseas external placement programme in the next academic year, or travel in summer 2026.
• As part of the application process, you should provide a short personal statement of around 500 words outlining how the scholarship will support your study, work or summer placement. You should also provide a breakdown of your budget for your placement which should indicate how much financial support you may require from a scholarship. The budget should include projected expenditure for your time abroad and a breakdown of other income sources, for example, family contribution, student loans, other scholarships.
• Please give an estimated budget for your placement.
• Outline the financial circumstances in which you will undertake your placement, for example, provide context to your family situation, such as the number of siblings your parents are supporting or changes to your parents’ work pattern or income.
• Describe how a scholarship would help you to undertake the placement.

Check also:
Wits-Edinburgh Programme in Sustainable African Futures by Mastercard Foundation 2026-2027
Department of Aeronautics MSc Scholarship at Imperial College London 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Apply through the Scholarships and Funding catalogue in MySaint to the Saints Abroad Scholarship.

Scholarship application form guidance

For more details, visit University of St Andrews Scholarship webpage