Craig-Buchanan Bursary
The Craig-Buchanan Bursary was established by George Dalziel Craig-Buchanan (1772-1842, qv), minister of Kinross from 1804 until his death in 1842. The deed of Disposition and Settlement was written in 1832, and…
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George Dalziel Craig-Buchanan (1772-1842)
George Dalziel Craig–Buchanan (1772-1842) was the son of Penicuik and Edinburgh architect James Craig and Mary Dalziel, and he was baptised in 1772. George Craig (as he then was) was educated at the University of…
Chancellor’s Prize
The Chancellor’s Prize was established in 1766 by Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull (1710-1787), who had been elected Chancellor of the University a year earlier. Kinnoull gave £100 to establish four prizes to be…
Carstairs Prize in Mathematics
The Carstairs Prize in Mathematics was founded in 1835 by John Carstairs (1758-1837), a former student who became a military surgeon in India and then London merchant. Carstairs wished to stimulate ‘the ardour and…
John Carstairs (1758-1837)
John Carstairs (1758-1837) was born to David Carstairs, a wright, and Margaret Fair in Largo parish, Fife. He also was a cousin of Sir John Leslie. Carstairs attended United College at the University from 1771 to 1775,…
Bruce of Grangehill and Falkland Logic Prize
In 1865, Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce provided funds for the Bruce of Grangehill and Falkland Logic Prize (as well as scholarships and bursaries). She directed that remaining money from the endowment be used to award…
Bruce of Grangehill and Falkland Scholarships and Bruce Bursaries
On 15 June 1865, Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce of Falkland registered a Deed of Mortification, Gift and Endowment of £5,000 of Bank of Scotland stock, in favour of the University of St Andrews. She wished the…
Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce (c.1780-1869)
Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce of Falkland (c.1780-1869) created scholarships, bursaries and a prize at the University of St Andrews. We believe she was born in India to an unknown Bengali mother and an unmarried…
Blyth Scholarship
The Blyth Scholarship was created in 1878 by the will of Agnes Blyth (1825-1880). In her will, Agnes Blyth directed her brother David Carmichael to ‘sell either by public roup or private bargain, as he may think…
Agnes Blyth (1825-1880)
Agnes Blyth (née Carmichael) created the Blyth Scholarship at the University of St Andrews. Born in 1825, Agnes Blyth was the daughter of Charles Carmichael and his wife, Margaret Sommerville. Her father was a founding…