Stuart Bursary
The ‘Stuart Bursary’ was one of several bursaries founded at the Scottish universities by the will of James Stuart (1743-1809). St Andrews received £1,000 in the form of perpetual government consols or ‘war bonds’, and…
Category: Funds
This category of posts covers all the things that the University of St Andrews did with the monies it was gifted in the period 1700 to 1900, from all donors (not just those connected in some way to colonialism). Many of these purposes were bursaries and scholarships, but there were also prizes and capital projects.
Chandos Chair of Medicine
The Chandos Chair of Medicine was created in 1722 with a gift of £1,000 from James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos. The offer of a new chair originated in 1720. Chandos made gifts to several other learned institutions…
Bute Dining Hall
During the 1891-92 University academic year, the Students Representative Council began a fundraising campaign for the joint Students Union and Dining Committee to establish a student dining hall. John Patrick…
University Hall for Women Students (1896)
The 1896 opening of the University Hall for Women followed on the tremendous success of the Lady Literate in Arts (LLA) Scheme. In 1891, the LLA Fund possessed over £2000 collected from examination payments. Agreeing…
Smith Bursary
The Smith Bursary was created by William Smith in 1861. It was designated to support a pious, evangelical student aiming for the Congregational ministry who would undertake a ‘literary’ education at St Andrews and then…
Smeaton Bursary
The ‘Smeaton Bursary’ originally began in 1895 as an annual £20 donation given by Robert M. Smeaton to fund a United College prize. In 1905, he gave £750 to establish a permanent bursary ‘in memory of [his] honoured…
Menzies Bursaries
The Menzies Bursary Trust was created by James Menzies (c1778-1844), via a Trust Disposition and Settlement of 1837. The trust was to fund bursaries for four students, at a rate of £50 per annum, tenable for four…
Pyper Bursary
The Pyper Bursary was set up by the will of Professor William Pyper (1797-1861) in 1859. He instructed his trustees, including James David Forbes, Principal of the United College, and the professors of the United…
Lawson Bursary
The Lawson Bursary was established in 1728. John Lawson (c.1660-1698) had intended to set up a bursary for a student at St Leonard’s College, but it appears that not only did a life rent intervene but there was some…
Henry Bursary
The Henry Bursary was created in 1755, thanks to a gift of £240 from the Reverend James Henry. It was stipulated by Henry’s will that one bursar at the University of St Andrews would receive £12 yearly for four years…