Mac Robertson Postgraduate Travel Scholarship

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Key facts

  • Number of scholarships: Around 3
  • Value: Up to £5000
  • Opens: 17 March 2025
  • Deadline: 30 April 2025
  • Helps with: Study abroad costs
  • Duration: 2-12 months

Summary

The University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow jointly offer the Mac Robertson Postgraduate Travel Scholarship to provide funding for postgraduate research students who are currently registered at the University of Strathclyde or University of Glasgow to undertake a placement lasting between 2 months and 1 year at a centre of advanced study usually out with the UK. The aim of the funding is to enrich and further the award-holder's academic experience and research achievements.

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Eligibility

The Mac Robertson Travel Scholarship is open to all current registered postgraduate research students (PhD, MRes, MPhil, MSc by Research or similar) at the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow.

The Scholarship is open to students from all academic disciplines.

Travel will not be funded within 6 months of starting or within 6 months prior to the applicant’s expected thesis submission date, with the exception of students completing a 1 year Masters degree.

Students who have already submitted or will have submitted before or during the planned travel are ineligible to apply.

Minimum length of trip is 2 months, with a maximum stay of 12 months.

Applicants to the Mac Robertson Travel Scholarship should show how their research is relevant to both the University of Glasgow and Strathclyde University and how it may contribute to further collaborative research between these two universities. It should be made clear in the application how the intended trip will be additional to and not essential to the completion of the applicant's research degree.

Applicants must meet all of the relevant conditions outlined above.

Subject eligibility

Accounting & finance, Aeronautical engineering, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biology & biological sciences, Biomedical engineering, Biomedical science, Business, Chemical engineering, Chemistry, Civil & environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Computer science, Data analytics, Design manufacture & engineering management, Economics, Education, Electronic & electrical engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental engineering, Forensic science, Health, History, Hospitality & tourism, Human resource management, Immunology, International relations, Journalism, Languages, Law, Management, Management science, Marine Engineering, Marketing, Mathematics & statistics, Mechanical & aerospace engineering, Mechanical engineering, Microbiology, Naval architecture, Naval architecture ocean & marine engineering, Ocean engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy & biomedical sciences, Physics, Politics, Product design, Prosthetics & orthotics, Psychology, Renewable energy, Science, Social policy, Social work, Software engineering, Speech & language therapy, Sports engineering, Teaching

Levels eligibility

Postgraduate Research

Study modes eligibility

Full Time, Part Time

Fee Status

England or N. Ireland or Rep. Ireland or Wales, Home (Scottish), International

Student type

Current student

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Further information

You should receive your Application Reference when you submit your application on the University of Glasgow application portal. Please note that you will be asked to provide the details (including the university email address) of your supervisor. When an application is submitted, the nominated supervisor will receive an e-mail request to provide a Supervisor Statement of Support. Your application will NOT be considered by the selection committee without the Supervisor Statement of Support.

All applicants will be notified as to the outcome of their application shortly after the selection committee has been held during May 2024.

Aims 

  1. To provide funding for postgraduate research students to undertake a research placement, usually out with the UK at a recognised research institution.
  2. To provide funding to high quality students who have already shown academic distinction that will enrich and further their academic experience and research achievements.
  3. To foster collaborative links with other research institutions
  4. To introduce new skills to the University.

Full details and information about the scholarship can be found on the University of Glasgow Postgraduate travel scholarships page.

Please note that University of Strathclyde students may only apply for the Mac Robertson Travel Scholarship.

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How to apply

Application Process

Applications should be completed using the online application form on the University of Glasgow Application Portal. Letters or emails confirming your place at the host institution should be submitted to pgr@glasgow.ac.uk as a single combined PDF document using the email subject line "Postgraduate Travel Scholarships <<First Name Surname>>, <<Application Reference>>". The deadline to submit the application form and letter/ email confirming your place at the host institution is 5.00pm, Wednesday, 30th April 2025.

 

Contact - All queries should be directed to pgr@glasgow.ac.uk

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Contact us

All queries about the Mac Robertson Travel Scholarship should be directed to the University of Glasgow's PGR Service - pgr@glasgow.ac.uk.