What can I study?
The scholarships are designed to support the promotion of Scotland as a learning nation and a science nation and are therefore targeted at the priority sectors of:
- Creative industries
- Life sciences
- Technology
- Financial services
- Renewable and clean energy
This includes a wide range of subjects across all of Scotland’s universities and higher education institutions.
The list below is intended as a guide to priority subject areas and is not a list of courses. This list is not exclusive and applications for courses in broader subject areas will be considered. Please check with your institution to see what courses are covered.
Examples of subject areas include:
Architecture
- Architectural Design
- Urban Design
- Built Environment
- Landscape
- Architecture
Arts and Humanities
- Archaeology
- Philosophy
- Sociology
- Classics
- History
- Literature
Clean and Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Engineering
- Renewable Energy
- Biomass / Bio fuels
- Hydro / Solar / Tidal / Wind power
Communications, Media and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Film
- Animation
- Journalism
- Cultural
- Publishing
- New Media Studies
Design
- Graphic
- Industrial
- Interior
- Fashion
- Computer Games/Computer Arts
Earth Sciences
- Environment
- Energy
- Geology
- Weather and Climate
Financial Services
- Accountancy
- Investment
- Asset Management
- Finance
- Banking
- Economics
Music and the Performing Arts
- Dance
- Music
- Theatre / Drama
- Opera
Physical and Life Sciences
- Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Animals / Zoology
- Biology
- Plants / Botany
- Health Sciences
- Bio technology
Technology
- Software
- Engineering
- Bioinformatics
- Information
- Systems
- Multimedia
- Engineering
- Computers