Our purpose is to extend opportunities for both study and research in the universities and institutions of higher education of Scotland.
Our grants and scholarships seek to improve access to university, encourage the development of research skills in undergraduates and postgraduates and enable academics to establish new lines of enquiry.
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The Carnegie Community is a network of current and past grant recipients created to encourage sharing of experiences and to support their career and personal development.
Learn moreDonations and legacies from former beneficiaries, grant recipients or other supporters help us carry on and extend our activities in the changing landscape of Scottish higher education.
Learn moreDonations to the Trust are generally made in support of our grant activities. Your donation can contribute to the Trust’s funding schemes as a whole or be allocated to a specific purpose.
Learn moreThe Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland awards over £2.5 million to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as researchers through various grant and scholarship schemes.
Learn moreThe Carnegie Trust’s Board of Trustees oversees the delivery of the Trust’s strategy. The Board is chaired by Ronnie Bowie, with Professor Andrea Nolan as Vice-Chair.
Learn moreThe Trust holds over 100,000 index cards recording awards made to individuals from 1901 to the start of the 21st Century. These provide invaluable insights into the history of the Trust’s grantmaking activities.
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