John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship 2025 at University of Stirling

The John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship is available to give financial support to postgraduate students taking their history Masters degree at the University of Stirling.

• Table of Content
• About University of Stirling
• John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship
• Requirements for John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Stirling

The University of Stirling is a UK research intensive campus university founded by Royal charter in 1967. It is a plate glass university located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airthrey Castle estate. Since its foundation, it has expanded to have four Faculties, a Business School, a Graduate School and a number of Institutes and Centres covering a broad range of subjects. It is ranked among the top 50 universities in the world that are under 50 years old by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and among the top 40 in the UK in the complete university gu... continue reading

John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship

The annual scholarship of £1,000 is, in the words of the donor Ruth Wright, intended to ‘help to relieve the financial pressures, which make academic life so difficult.’

Requirements for John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship Qualification

The John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship is available to give financial support to postgraduate students taking their History Masters degree at the University of Stirling. The annual scholarship of £1,000 is, in the words of the donor Ruth Wright, intended to ‘help to relieve the financial pressures, which make academic life so difficult.’

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applicants will be considered automatically upon application to the MRes Historical Research.

The John Robert Hamilton Memorial Scholarship is awarded after open competition subject to the following criteria. 

Potential Masters degree recipients must:

1. have been born in the UK
2. be a graduate of a Scottish university or the Open University
3. research an aspect of Scottish History
4. be a registered student at the University of Stirling

If these conditions cannot be met in full in a specific year, then the division of History, Heritage and Politics has the discretion to use that year’s award to fund research by current postgraduates within History, Heritage and Politics.

For more details, visit University of Stirling Scholarship webpage