The Reid Family Scholarship (Widening Participation)
We support Scottish students from Widening Participation backgrounds to help with the financial pressures of living costs and tuition fees so you can achieve your full potential.
Key facts
Fee status
Your country/region
Level
Undergraduate, Postgraduate (taught), Postgraduate (research)
Number of awards
Multiple
Value of awards
Deadline
The scholarships being awarded are:
- Undergraduate Widening Participation Scholarship;
- Postgraduate Masters Widening Participation Scholarship.
A small number of scholarships will be awarded from the funds available, and may include undergraduate awards, postgraduate awards or both.
Tuition fees will not be included in the Undergraduate scholarship as these will be paid by the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS), but tuition fees will be included in the Postgraduate and PhD scholarships. Living costs for all scholarships will be paid up to the amount stated.
If you are eligible for additional SAAS funding due to your circumstances, whether it be a bursary or a loan, you are still eligible to apply for the Widening Participation Scholarships.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel, which may take data from your UCAS application into consideration.
Successful applicants will only be awarded scholarships on completion of full enrolment and meeting the terms and conditions of the scholarship.
Whilst normally students will be supported for the normal duration of their studies, this is at the donor’s discretion and subject to satisfactory performance and attendance.
Eligibility and availability
Applications will be considered from potential students who:
- have been living in Scotland for at least 5 years;
- are the first generation in their family to attend higher education study;
- have an offer at the University of Stirling for 2025/26 September entry or
2026 Jan (PG only); - are not in receipt of any other scholarship or funding (not including SAAS).
and come from at least one of the following backgrounds:
- You are from a priority postcode area (check your postcode).
- You are involved in the Schools for Higher Education Programme (Aspire North, Focus West, LEAPS and Lift Off).
- You are a care experienced student.
- You are a young or adult carer.
- You are an estranged student.
- You are a student on the University of Stirling Access to Degree Studies Programme.
- You are a student on a SWAP access course (Scottish Wider Access Programme).
How to apply
Apply to the Reid Family Scholarship by 16 June 2025.