Sheana and Pierre Rollin Postgraduate Masters Scholarship at University of St Andrews 2026

One award of at least £8,000 per annum is available to assist a postgraduate student undertaking a one-year Masters course in the Faculty of Arts at the University of St Andrews.

The scholarship has been made possible by a bequest from Mme Rollin, MA (Hons) French & German, 1940, in honour and memory of her late husband, Pierre Rollin.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineFebruary 4, 2026
• Value£8,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of St Andrews
• School to studyUniversity of St Andrews
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

One award of at least £8,000, paid towards tuition fees first.

Requirements

• This scholarship is open to international applicants.
• Applicants must be applying to study either a Full time or Part time - day time degree at the faculty of arts

Selection Process

The outcome of your scholarship application will be available on the My Application portal by late March 2026. Follow the links to Scholarships and Funding and go to View or continue my funding applications to see your application status.

If you are successful, you will also receive an award letter.

Application Documents

In support of your application you will be asked to upload the following supporting documents:

• One personal reference and one academic or professional reference (two references in total). These can be in addition to your course application references, but must be uploaded before the deadline. Where possible your references should support the two or more criteria you meet from the list above. Please refer to the guidance below, or contact [email protected] if you have any queries.
• University transcript(s), including interim transcripts for any degrees pending.
• Evidence of household income (e.g. wage, salary, tax certificate); see Student financial information below for further details. You must include this to be considered for needs-based awards. Alternatively, upload a word document with a note confirming that you do not wish to be considered.

You are required to provide one academic reference and one personal reference.

The academic reference may be the same as one of the academic references submitted with your study application. If you do not have access to those references, instead please upload a holding document (e.g. Word) with the name of the referee. The reference will then be uploaded by us after you have submitted the scholarship application.

The personal reference should be written by someone who knows you well (but not a family member) who can vouch for either your non-academic qualities that you write about in the application form, or your financial situation (if that is relevant to your application). For example, this could be an academic advisor who is aware of your personal attributes, a current or former employer, or a senior staff member in an organisation where you have volunteered.

If your referee(s) would prefer to send the reference(s) directly to us, please ask them to email the reference to [email protected], and to include your name and the name of the scholarship for which it is intended, before the scholarship deadline date. When you apply for the scholarship, in place of the reference, please upload a holding document with the referee's name, and a note that the reference will be sent directly by them. The document will then be added after you have submitted the application, as long as we receive it by the application deadline.

Please note: The University does not recommend using an academic reference in place of the personal reference, as this may not meet the requirements of the scholarship and may be detrimental to your application. Please only do this if you are sure that it can serve as a personal reference, e.g. if it is written by an academic who is familiar with and refers specifically to your non-academic qualities.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

1. Apply for your chosen course at the University St Andrews: Masters (MLitt, MRes, MPP) or Postgraduate research (MSt(Res), MPhil, MFA). Your course should meet the eligibility criteria for this scholarship (see above). After submitting your course application, you must allow up to three working days to receive login details for the My Application portal.
2. When you have received your login details, apply for the scholarship by logging into My Application, follow the links to Scholarships and Funding and then search for St Leonard's Masters Scholarship (International) in the Scholarships and funding catalogue.

By completing St Leonard's Masters Scholarship (UK) application form, you will be automatically considered for the Sheana and Pierre Rollin Postgraduate Masters Scholarship if you meet the criteria. Please bear in the mind the following:

• For this scholarship, you do not need to provide details about your household income and financial circumstances (and you can choose to opt out of that section of the application form), unless you wish to also be considered for other scholarships based on financial need.

Scholarship application form guidance

For more details, visit University of St Andrews Scholarship webpage