The Kinnessburn Scholarship

Application period opens
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Application period closes
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Entry
2024

The Kinnessburn Scholarship is awarded annually to up to two successful candidates who have completed an International Foundation programme at the International Education Institute and are moving on to an undergraduate degree programme within the University of St Andrews.

The Kinnessburn scholarship award is based on the following:

  • A panel will shortlist four candidates based on a two-minute video task.
  • Kinnessburn scholars will have an Ambassador role for IE whilst they are an undergraduate student at the University of St Andrews and in receipt of the Kinnessburn scholarship funding. This role will require up to ten hours per semester, and ambassadorial tasks may include:
    • Helping with conversion and orientation activities for foundation offer-holders and entrants. This may involve sending emails in response to offer-holder queries, participating in webinars to share student experience, attending or supporting in-person orientation events and recording videos about being a student in St Andrews.
    • An invitation to online recruitment events.
    • An in-person event in Kinnessburn early each semester, in January and September, to connect newly-started students with alumni.
    • Focus group work on marketing and conversion ideas.
  • Exit interviews with IE staff to reflect on the impact of their foundation studies on their undergraduate experiences. These interviews will take place when students graduate from their degree.

The Task

As well as submitting a scholarship application through MySaint, applicants must also create a two-minute video in support of their application. This video will be used to shortlist candidates for interview by the panel. Please submit your video by email to ifp@st-andrews.ac.uk.   Guidance on the video's content is provided below.

Applicants will be selected for interview on the basis of a 2-minute video which they are required to submit by email, along with a FUND application through MySaint. 

Your video is your opportunity to demonstrate: 

  • A well-structured presentation, describing how you have developed during your foundation studies and sharing which specific elements of your foundation programme you believe will benefit you the most in your future degree studies at St Andrews. You must choose no more than three different elements for your video but these can represent academic, extra-curricular, social and cultural aspects of the programme.
  • Why you would be an effective ambassador for IE.

Your video can include music, photographs, graphics and subtitles but it must also include at least one minute of you on camera and talking directly to camera. Please email your two-minute (maximum length) video to ifp@st-andrews.ac.uk (or send us the Google drive link to it) as part of your scholarship application. You must also complete an application in FUND through your MySaint portal. 

 

 

Value of award (per year)

£2,000 towards tuition fees

Duration of award

This award is paid annually for the duration of the student's undergraduate programme at the University of St Andrews.

At what stage of my course application can I apply for this scholarship?

Please apply for the scholarship when you hold an offer to study an undergraduate degree at St Andrews and you know you are likely to gain the required grades to meet the eligibility criteria. 

Application restrictions

Study level

Available to students studying at:

Undergraduate

Domicile for fee status

Overseas

Application assessment

No restrictions

Mode of study

Full time

Geographical criteria

All non-UK nations

Additional criteria

To be eligible to apply for the Kinnessburn scholarship, you must:

  • Be currently enrolled on a foundation programme at the University of St Andrews. This includes all International Foundation Programmes (IFP), the International Year One Business, Social Sciences and Humanities programmes, the International Year One Science Programme, and the Medical Sciences Pre-Med, Extended  Pre-Med, and the International Pathway to Medicine programmes.  Extended Pre-Med and International Pathway to Medicine students can only apply in their final year of the programme. 
  • Be able to provide evidence that you meet the required academic criteria:
    • An overall grade of 16 or higher for programmes at Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) level 6. This applies International Year Zero Business and Social Sciences and Humanities programmes starting in September and January.
    • An overall grade of 15 or higher for programmes at SCQF level 7. This applies to International Year One Science and Medicine Sciences Pre-Med programmes starting in September and Medical Sciences Extended Pre-Med and International Pathway to Medicine programmes starting in September and January.  Extended Pre-Med and International Pathway to Medicine students can only apply in the final year of the programme.
    • The two successful scholarship recipients may be from the same foundation programme. We will choose the two strongest applicants overall, based on their videos rather than their grades.
  • Be moving onto an undergraduate degree programme at the University of St Andrews in the next academic cycle.
  • Be willing to be an Ambassador for IE and the foundation programmes whilst in receipt of Kinnessburn funding.

Being eligible does not mean an automatic entitlement to a scholarship. The scholarship committee will make a final selection based on your video submission.

How to apply

This scholarship is available for application through the ‘scholarships and funding catalogue’  you can access this through MySaint.

Scholarship application form guidance

Terms and conditions

Please read the University of St Andrews scholarships terms and conditions

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  1. The offer of a scholarship is provisional upon the offer holder accepting and enrolling on an undergraduate programme at the University of St Andrews in the next academic cycle.
  2. The offer of a scholarship is provisional upon the Kinnessburn scholar agreeing to an ambassadorial role and carrying out their ambassadorial duties for up to ten hours per semester. Awardees who wish to withdraw from this ambassadorial role will have their funding withdrawn.
  3. The panel will select up to four applicants for review. The panel may consult with foundation Programme Directors and teaching staff regarding candidates’ potential as an ambassador as part of the decision-making process.
  4. The panel will select up to two successful candidates. If no suitable candidates are identified, no award will be made.
  5. The University will communicate the outcome of the selection panel to successful applicants only.
  6. The selection panel will consist of a group of key academics and professional services staff from the University of St Andrews. All decisions of the panel/s are final.
  7. Scholarship recipients agree to University of St Andrews using:
    • Some or all of the content of their video submissions for promotional purposes online.
    • An image of the recipient in promotional materials online and in print.

Students who interrupt, suspend or cease their studies are not eligible to receive the scholarship. In these cases, the University will withdraw the scholarship offer.

When will I know the outcome?

The University will contact successful candidates by 02 July 2024. You can view the outcome of your application in the view my application section of Scholarships and Funding in MySaint.

Contact

ugscholarships@st-andrews.ac.uk.