Arts and Humanities Research Council Scholarships

We have one doctoral AHRC scholarship in the area of Design available for 2011-2012, and one scholarship per year in the area of Fine Art for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.

Eligibility: Candidates need to have been offered a place in order to be eligible to the GSA AHRC scholarships (new applications are welcome before the deadline, just follow the instructions on this page); The applicant needs to demonstrate competency in the area in which the scholarship is advertised; The candidate needs to meet the residency requirements as set by the AHRC for PG studentships (see www.ahrc.ac.uk)

The doctoral scholarship is for a maximum of three years full-time or five years part-time funding.

More information about AHRC studentships can be found here.

Scottish Overseas Research Award Scheme (SORSAS) 

We have some funding available for SORSAS. Only overseas students with an offer to study full-time for a PhD at the GSA are eligible for this scheme. The scheme covers a minimum of 3000 GBP and a maximum of the difference between home and overseas fees. The amount successful applicants get will be at the discretion of the panel.

The application comprises a short form and two 500-word references, as well as transcripts of previous degrees. The deadline for applications is Friday 10 June 2011. For an application form please email Dr Laura Gonzalez (l.gonzalez@gsa.ac.uk). Application forms and references will need to be submitted electronically.

Marshall Scholarships

Postgraduate students from North American studying at the GSA can now apply for a Marshall Scholarship.

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. Each scholarship is held for two years.

For more details regarding the scholarship program, where you will find information regarding:

• Marshall Scholarship application and rules
• Studying in the United Kingdom
• Current scholars, alumni and prominent scholars

please visit the Marshall Scholarship website.

Scotland's Saltire Scholarships

These Scholarships replace the previously available Scotland-USA Scholarships. From 2009, these exciting scholarship opportunities are open to nationals from:

• Canada
• China
• India, and
• the USA

The awards aim to encourage bright, talented and hard working individuals to live, work and study in Scotland. You will experience a rich and vibrant culture and make new friends and contacts from Scotland and around the world.

Three awards worth £2,000 (GBP) towards your fees are available for applicants to full time taught Masters Programmes at GSA.

Not only will you gain an internationally recognised qualification at a world class art school, but you will enhance your career prospects with the chance to apply for the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme (FT:WiSS), which allows international students to remain in Scotland for 2 years upon successful graduation to live and work in Scotland.

The scholarships are supported and funded by the Scottish Government in partnership with universities in Scotland and the British Council.

Applying
Application forms and more information can be downloaded from the Talent Scotland website. Please note, for these Scholarships, the GSA application form is NOT applicable; you must use the form on the above website for 2011/2012 awards, though these application forms must then be submitted to scholarships@gsa.ac.uk to be processed along with the other School Scholarship applications. Please see the guidelines on the School's scholarship webpage for more details on submission and selection processes.

Fulbright

Created in the aftermath of the Second World War through the efforts of Senator J. William Fulbright, The Fulbright Programme promotes peace and understanding through educational exchange. Senator Fulbright believed that this would be an essential vehicle for mutual understanding between individuals, institutions and future leaders.

Today, the Fulbright Programme is one of the most prestigious awards programmes world-wide, operating in 144 countries and with 51 commissions. More Fulbright alumni have won Nobel Prizes than those of any other academic programme, including two in 2002.

The US-UK Fulbright Commission was created by treaty on 22 September 1948 and since its inception has expanded its programme to include grants for study in a wide variety of fields. MBA awards, filmaking, sports science, performing arts, science, politics, history, literature and dance to name a few. Since 1949, approximately 15,000 UK Nationals have studied in the US and nearly 27,000 US Nationals in the UK on Fulbright Educational Exchanges out of over 200,000 Fulbright alumni worldwide.

For more information please visit the Fulbright website

Fulbright USA Postgraduate Student Award

The Fulbright Awards are prestigious awards and 2012/13 will be the first year one will be on offer to a GSA applicant.

Each year up to 9 awards are offered to US citizens for the first year of Master's or PhD study in any discipline at any accredited UK university. Candidates will be selected by the US-UK Fulbright Commission and the Institute of International Education (IIE) to receive grants to be used towards tuition fees and maintenance costs in their first year of postgraduate study in the UK.

You can apply for these awards via the Fulbright website only: www.fulbright.co.uk

Awards can be up to £20,000 to cover fees and maintenance for an American citizen applying to The Glasgow School of Art for postgraduates programmes starting in 2012.

To be eligible you must:

• be a US citizen (resident anywhere but the UK) applying for a PG Programme at the GSA in 2012/13
• show rigour in scholarly enquiry and academic or professional excellence
• have strong reasons for wishing to pursue the proposed project in the UK
• have interest in the peoples and cultures of the UK
• have a clear set of objectives for the Fulbright year
• show commitment to the host community through volunteer and extra-curricular activity

Applications for Fulbright awards are NOT accepted by the GSA. Please go to the Fulbright website for more information.

Deutscher Akademischer Autauschdienst - German Academic Exchange Service

DAAD currently sponsors approximately 170 German Undergraduate, Masters, Doctorate and Postdoctoral students studying at UK universities.

GSA students from Germany have in recent years benefited from these scholarships.

For more information please visit the DAAD website.