Saints Abroad Scholarship

Value of award (per year)

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

Duration of award

1 year

At what stage of my course application can I apply for this scholarship?

Current University of St Andrews students who will be studying or working abroad in the academic year 2025-2026 can apply. Students undertaking summer opportunities related to their degree programme or volunteering opportunities supported by the University. These placements should take place in summer 2025. Students due to graduate in June 2025 are not eligible.

Additional criteria

• Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students (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 2025.
• 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 should include a breakdown of other income sources e.g. family contribution, student loans, other scholarships.

1. Please give an estimated budget for your placement.
2. Outline the financial circumstances in which you will undertake your placement.
3. Describe how a scholarship would help you to undertake the placement.

Many of our partner universities provide estimates of inbound student expenses on their webpages, which may be useful to you in preparing your budget. If your host organisation is yet to confirm the exact location of your placement, please estimate costs based on your preferred location in the country.

Please list all main amounts, such as income and expenditure, in both the currency of the exchange destination and UK Sterling (without any currency conversion fees attached). The Bank of England publishes daily spot exchange rates on its website.

While we recognise that many students may wish to undertake holidays during their placement or engage in expensive pursuits, we are unable to cover these costs with the available scholarship funding. As such, please do not include these in your budget. However, we can include modest costs for activities you might ordinarily undertake at St Andrews, such as playing a musical instrument or participating in a student society, sports club or membership organisation.

Please let us know if you have ever been a resident of St Salvator's Hall. The panel will then consider your Saints Abroad Scholarship application and the award criteria set by our donors. 

If you wish to apply for financial support for sustainable travel, please outline the additional costs involved with this type of travel in your budget and personal statement.

How to apply

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

Scholarship application form guidance

Terms and conditions

Please read the University of St Andrews scholarships terms and conditions

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If applying to this scholarship, please be aware of the following requirements:

• Core personal details may be passed to the benefactors of your scholarship. Your name, the name of your town of origin, school/college and subject of study will be passed to the donor of the scholarship with your consent.
• Your scholarship award in subsequent years of study is conditional upon your successful completion of the academic requirements to progress in your proposed subject of study at the University of St Andrews. If your scholarship is subject-related then your award is usually also conditional upon your continuing to study that specific subject.
• Attendance at Development related scholarship events (including invitations to meet the donors) is strongly encouraged. You will be invited to these as appropriate by the Development Office.
• Submission of reports throughout the period of scholarship support. You are required to submit an Introductory Biography at the start of your award period and the Development Office will contact you towards the end of the academic session for a report on your time at St Andrews to share with the donors of your award. This will be an annual cycle for the duration of your award.

When will I know the outcome?

The outcome of your scholarship application will be available in MySaint, Scholarships and Funding, View my funding applications by mid-May 2025. Applicants will also be notified via email.