Cook Testimonial Prize
The Cook Testimonial Prize was founded in 1847 from a public subscription in memory of St Andrews professor George Cook (1773-1845). Cook had been professor of Moral Philosophy, but was also an ecclesiastical…
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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…
James Stuart (1743-1809)
Born near Banff, James Stuart (1743-1809) went to South Carolina in 1766 as a missionary with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, attempting to bring Christianity to enslaved Africans. He…
William Smith (c. 1799-1872)
William Smith (c. 1799-1872) was born in Glasgow. He was briefly a student at the United College, St Andrews (c.1822) and around the same time, became a druggist and chemist on South Street, St Andrews. He was active…
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…
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…
John Lawson (c.1660-1698)
The son of James Lawson, baxter burgess of Dundee, John Lawson was born c.1660 and became a matriculand of St Leonard’s College. He passed trials before presbytery of Dundee 28.1.1682 and became chaplain to Bishop of…
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…
James Henry (1678-1758)
An alumnus of the University of St Andrews, James Henry (1678-1758) was licensed by the Presbytery of St Andrews in 1697 and ordained to Creich in Fife in 1702. He became the minister at Kinghorn in Fife and was…
Spence Bursary
The reverend John Spence (1880-1866) established the Spence Bursary at the University of St Andrews. He gave £1,000 respectively to Dundee Royal Infirmary respectively and £12,670 to the University of St Andrews and…