Heriot Watt University - Tom Johnston Memorial Fund

What the Tom Johnston Memorial Fund offers

You will receive an access scholarship (financial support for your studies) for a Bachelor’s degree programme in Economics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. The exact amount is not specified in the available sources. Only one scholarship is awarded each year. Heriot-Watt University established it in memory of Professor Tom Johnston, its first Professor of Economics and later Vice-Chancellor. He came from a low-income family and funded his own studies through scholarships; the fund continues to fulfil his aim of enabling people to access university regardless of their financial background.

Who can apply

• Course: You have accepted a place on the Bachelor’s degree programme in Economics at Heriot-Watt University, either as a stand-alone programme or in combination with another subject.
• Nationality: Any nationality can apply.
• Access background: At least one of the following applies to you: you are the first person in your family to go to university; you have obtained an HNC or HND qualification; you have taken part in an ‘Access’ programme; you have taken your ‘Highers’ or ‘A-Levels’ at a college; you received the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) whilst at school; or you have been discharged from the care system.

How to apply

Please complete the scholarship application form and send it to the university. The most recent deadline was 3 June.