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Dr David McGillivray Access Bursary

The Dr David McGillivray Access Bursary awards £1,000 annually to a Widening Participation Scottish student starting a Heriot-Watt Chemistry Degree in September 2025.

Award value
£1000
Campus
UK
Closing date
4 May 2025
Fee status
Scotland
Level
Undergraduate
Delivery mode
Full-time
No. awards
1
status
Closed
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Overview

Open for applications

The Dr David McGillivray Access Bursary awards £1,000 annually to a Widening Participation Scottish student starting a Heriot-Watt Chemistry Degree in September 2025. The scholarship is aimed at supporting students with their living costs and will be paid for each year of their undergraduate studies.

Eligibility

The Dr David McGillivray Access Bursary provides students coming to study a Chemistry degree from widening participation backgrounds who are joining us in September 2025, with extra financial support to help towards living costs. Please check if you meet our Widening access criteria.

The closing date for all entries is Sunday 4 May 2025.

How to apply

Please click the apply button and fill in the form no later than the deadline of 4th May 2025, please be aware a short statement of up to 300 words is required regarding your financial situation. To apply you must hold an offer to study at Heriot-Watt in September 2025.

Note - this bursary is for new students who will be joining Heriot-Watt in September 2025 only. Current students who are already enrolled are not eligible to apply. If you are a current student facing financial difficulty please visit https://heriotwatt.sharepoint.com/sites/PersonalTutoring/SitePages/Financial-Support-for-Students.aspx

If you would like to change any of your answers after submitting, please email scholarships@hw.ac.uk

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