St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Award

St Leonard’s Postgraduate College is pleased to announce that the College’s Postgraduate Travel Awards scheme, which supports postgraduate students with any travel that would benefit their research and development, is available again in Academic Year 2023-2024. Applications for the award are open to all postgraduate students who are matriculated at the University of St Andrews for any postgraduate degree. The grant can cover travel expenses towards travel, accommodation and subsistence for any trips taken up to 15 July 2024.

The first round of the scheme was completed in December 2023.

The second round is now open and will close on Friday 31 May 2024 (please note students are only eligible to receive the award once per academic year).

Value of award

Up to £300 for each application (exact amount to be confirmed depending on the number of successful applicants, part awards may be made)

Duration of award

One-off payment following successful application

Application restrictions

Study level: All postgraduate students

Domicile for fee status: No restrictions

Schools: All

Application assessment: Evidence based

Available to: All current matriculated students

Mode of study: Full time, Part time – daytime, including students who study online.

Geographical criteria: No restrictions

Additional criteria

• Fully matriculated students at the University of St Andrews for any postgraduate degree (including co-tutelle PGR students while they are based at St Andrews, and postgraduate students in online programmes)
• Applicants will be required to submit:
  • Project outline, including an explanation on how the proposed travel will support the research and development of the student
  • Budget outline
  • Travel booking receipts or travel expenses quotations
  • Short academic reference from supervisor or tutor (alternatively, references can be submitted directly to [email protected])

How to apply

This scholarship will be available through the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Award application in the Scholarships and Funding catalogue, in the Scholarships and Funding section in MySaint.

The deadline for the second round of applications for travel in Academic Year 2023-2024 is Friday 31 May 2024.

Terms and conditions

Please read the University of St Andrews Scholarships terms and conditions (opens in new tab)

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

• The grant will cover travel expenses towards travel, accommodation and subsistence for any trips taken up to 15 of July 2024, and can include participation to conferences.
• Awards cannot be used for payment of University tuition fees (except for Summer School or Short course fees) and of University accommodation fees, or for the purchase of books, stationery or similar consumables.
• All students need to make sure that the proposed project and trip has the support of the applicant’s supervisor or programme co-ordinator, and will not interfere with their studies.
• Applications should relate to travel which takes place between 1 September 2023 and 15 July 2024. Retrospective applications (i.e. applications for travel already undertaken) will be acceptable, up to the final deadline.
• Successful applicants are required to submit to St Leonards College:
  • A detailed report on how the funds were spent.
  • A report on how the trip has benefitted their studies and development, which can include photos (St Leonard’s College reserves the right to publish this report or parts of it to the College’s website or other media).
• St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Award can only be awarded to a student once per academic year.

Assessment criteria

• Current and past academic record
• Relevance of the proposed project to your field of studies and/or your future development
• Academic reference
• Consequences of the student not taking part in the proposed activity
• Applicant should demonstrate that other avenues of funding have been explored. It is possible to use the St Leonard’s College Postgraduate Travel Award to supplement funding from other sources.

Please be aware that any application for funds may be partially awarded.

When will I know the outcome?

Students will be notified of the outcome of their applications about two weeks after the deadline.

Applications will not be assessed before the deadline.

Further information

Any questions or queries should be directed to the St Leonard’s College Coordinator – [email protected]

If you’d like to find out more about how the fund has benefitted students to date see our student reports.