The Riccarton Bursary
The Riccarton Bursary provides 4 bursaries worth £5,000 for Civil Engineering students from Scotland.
- Award value
- £5,000
- Campus
- UK
- Closing date
- 6 April 2026
- Fee status
- Scotland
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Delivery mode
- Full-time
- No. awards
- 4
- status
- Open
Overview
The Riccarton Bursary awards £5000 per year to students coming to study a Civil Engineering degree from widening participation backgrounds as well as those from a rural, isolated or remote part of Scotland who are joining us in September 2026. The scholarship is aimed at supporting students with their living costs and will be paid for each year of their undergraduate studies.
Eligibility
The Riccarton Bursary provides students coming to study a Civil Engineering degree from widening participation backgrounds as well as those from a rural, isolated or remote part of Scotland who are joining us in September 2026, with extra financial support to help towards living costs. Please check if you meet our Widening access criteria.
How to apply
Please click 'apply' and fill in the form below no later than the deadline of Monday 6th April 2026. Please be aware that 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 2026.
Note - this bursary is for new students who will be joining Heriot-Watt in September 2026 only. Current students who are already enrolled are not eligible to apply. If you are a current student facing financial difficulty please visit our Supporting our students pages (internal access only).
If you would like to change any of your answers after submitting, please email scholarships@hw.ac.uk
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