If you are a new undergraduate entrant to GSA and have been given a Conditional or Unconditional offer of study you are eligible to apply to our scholarship programme for 2023/24
If eligible, you can apply for a maximum of two scholarships. Only one application form is required to apply for two scholarships. The application form can be downloaded here. Your application responses must be typed. Please e-mail scholarships@gsa.ac.uk if you require the application form in an alternative format.
The deadline for submitting a scholarship application is Wednesday 31 May 2023 at 4pm.
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Mackintosh School of Architecture – Undergraduate Scholarships
NOTE: Diploma of Architecture applicants are only eligible for Undergraduate Scholarships and the Governors International 24 month Postgraduate Scholarship.
Grace and Clark Fyfe Undergraduate Scholarship
Grace and Clark Fyfe met when they studied Architecture at The Glasgow School of Art in the 1930s. Clark worked in London and then became the County Architect in Ayrshire until his retirement. Both he and Grace maintained an interest in the GSA throughout their lives. Grace and Clark willed their entire estate to the Mackintosh School of Architecture to be used for scholarships. The gallery on the ground floor of the Bourdon Building is named the Grace & Clark Fyfe Gallery in honour of their generosity and the first Grace & Clark Fyfe Scholarships were offered in 2007.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £1,000 per year
Duration of the scholarship: Up to 3 years depending on the length of the course
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 2
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: Bachelor of Architecture and Diploma of Architecture students
Domicile eligibility: Open to all students
Additional eligibility requirements: Applicants must show evidence of financial need.
School of Fine Art – Undergraduate Scholarships
George & Cordelia Oliver Undergraduate Drawing Scholarship
Cordelia and her husband, George, were both artists and studied at GSA. Cordelia studied Drawing & Painting from 1939-45 and during that time she won the Guthrie portrait prize and continued, after graduation, to teach evening classes here. She and George married in 1948; he was a photographer and travel writer. Cordelia developed her skills as an arts correspondent for a variety of publications, and they sometimes worked together covering major arts events. After George died in 1990 Cordelia continued to write and was still covering the arts in Artwork, Scotland's arts newspaper, up to the week before she died in 2009. This scholarship in George & Cordelia’s name was offered for the first time in 2012.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £1,000 per year
Duration of the scholarship: Up to 4 years depending on the length of the course
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 1
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: All BA(Hons) Fine Art degree programmes
Domicile eligibility: Open to all students
Additional eligibility requirements: Applicants must demonstrate exceptional ability in drawing without the use of a computer by submitting a piece of work. The work must be a maximum of A5 size. Your scholarship application must include one digital image of your piece of work.
John and Mabel Craig Undergraduate Scholarship
This scholarship is the result of a generous bequest made in 1955 by Mabel Craig.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £1,000 per year
Duration of the scholarship: Up to 4 years depending on the length of the course
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 1
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: All BA(Hons) Fine Art degree programmes
Domicile eligibility: Open to all students
Additional eligibility requirements: Applicants must submit with their application a digital image of a piece of work on one of the following subjects:
• Picture of a garden
• Picture of a sunset effect
• Picture of flowers
• Piece of sculpture of three doves
The work must be a maximum of A5 size. Your scholarship application must include one digital image of your piece of work.
School of Design – Undergraduate Scholarships
Rosemary Lucas Undergraduate Scholarship
Rosemary Lucas graduated from the GSA in Interior Design in the 1960s and has since established her business in Sydney, Australia (Rosemary Lucas Interior Design, www.rlid.com.au). On her mother’s death which she donated to GSA to fund Interior Design scholarships. Consequently, in 2007, the first Interior were offered to students at GSA. Rosemary continues to show an interest in GSA and the scholarship re possible.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £1,000 per year
Duration of the scholarship: Up to 4 years depending on the length of the course
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 1
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: BA(Hons) Design – Interior Design only
Domicile eligibility: Open to all students
General Awards – Undergraduate Scholarships
Governor’s International Undergraduate Scholarship
The Governors of the GSA offer a reduction in tuition fees for talented students coming to the School from out with the UK. The GSA supports cultural diversity and a diverse student community as a positive influence on students’ work.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £3,000 per year
Duration of the scholarship: Up to 4 years depending on the length of the course
Use: Tuition fee reduction
Number of scholarships available: 5
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: Open to all undergraduate degree programmes
Domicile eligibility: Open to all students paying full international tuition fees
Additional eligibility requirements: Open to students who are studying in the UK for the first time.
Only open to students who are not already in receipt of a government sponsored grant from their home country or discounted tuition fees.
GSA RUK Welcome Undergraduate Scholarship
This is a scholarship to welcome new students from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Details of how you can evidence your residency and household income can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £2,000 per year
Duration of the scholarship: Up to 4 years depending on the length of the course
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 22
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: Open to all undergraduate degree programmes
Domicile eligibility: Open to students from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland only who are paying the full RUK (Rest of the UK) tuition fee.
Additional eligibility requirements: Applicants must demonstrate that their total household income is less than £50,000 (see further information in the Frequently Asked Questions section). Applicants must be paying the full RUK (Rest of the UK) £9,250 tuition fee. Applicants must provide evidence that they have been awarded the maximum student loan available to them from the appropriate student funding body.
The Balmungo Undergraduate Scholarship
The Balmungo Scholarship is funded by the Barns-Graham Charitable Trust. The artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham received several scholarships during her time at Edinburgh College of Art and the Trust exists to preserve her artistic legacy, and to provide bursaries for students of art and art history. More information on the Trust, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and examples of her artwork can be found at www.barns-grahamtrust.org.uk.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £1,000
Duration of the scholarship: 1 year
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 1
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: Open to all undergraduate degree programmes
Domicile eligibility: Open to all students
Maude Marshall Trust Undergraduate Scholarship
Maude Marshall was an artist from South Ayrshire who wanted to help young people from the area to develop their artistic skills. On her death, the Maude Marshall Trust was set up to ensure that her wishes would be carried out, with a portion of the funds being used to support art students, preferably from Ayrshire. The trustees decreed that The Glasgow School of Art would be the best organisation to assist such students and the funds were transferred to the School.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £1,000
Duration of the scholarship: 1 year
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 1
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: Open to all undergraduate degree programmes
Domicile eligibility: Open to Scottish students only (preference will be given to students from Ayrshire)
Additional eligibility requirements: Open to first generation higher education students and Scottish state school-leavers.
John & Anna Laurie Bequest
John Laurie was a painter and taught at GSA in Fine Art in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. His wife, after John’s death, made a bequest to the GSA, including art works which are held in GSA’s Archive and Collections. The GSA received these gifts in 1982, and their generosity has provided scholarships for GSA students for over 30 years.
Key information:
Value of the scholarship: £1000
Duration of the scholarship: 1 year
Use: Maintenance
Number of scholarships available: 1
Eligibility criteria:
Subject eligibility: BA (Hons) Fine Art – Painting & Printmaking and BA (Hons) Design – Communication Design only
Domicile eligibility: Open to all students
