Financial Support Financial support can be provided in severalways. The majority of the PhD studentships are funded by either project-specific research grants, or by the School’s doctoral training grant. The School also generally offers a number of PhD studentships funded by, and in collaboration with, the UK chemical industries. Graduates of Scottish universities may also apply for prestigious Carnegie Scholarships. There are also a number of awards specifically for research in chemistry made possible by generous endowments and the School’s own funds.


Some of these awards are earmarked for British and EU students who are resident in the UK. Many are open to any EU subject. There are a limited number of awards that can partially support students from overseas by providing a grant to cover either living expenses or the overseas fees. Due to the nature of overseas fees, there are very few awards that can provide a full scholarship of both fees and living expenses.


An award will normally consist of fees and maintenance. The awards pay fees at the EU rate for students, and provide a stipend that is around £13,500 per year and will rise with inflation. Students may supplement their awards as demonstrators in the departmental laboratories. Apart from receiving remuneration, this is considered a valuable part of the PhD training.


St Andrews has various scholarship opportunities for prospective St Andrews postgraduate students. Our‘Recent Graduate Discount’ is designed to recognise the loyalty of current St Andrews students and very recent St Andrews alumni when they apply for postgraduate courses here. Details of all our scholarship opportunities and initiatives can be found on our web page.www.st-andrews.ac.uk/scholarships


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