The Harris Montrose Bursary

You need to write a personal statement as part of your application. You may want to include information such as:

• Your academic motivation, achievements and ambitions, both during your time at Abertay and your plans after graduation.
• Your values, personal attributes and passions, in and outside of university. For instance, any charity work you do such as volunteering or involvement in sports, clubs or societies.
• Any challenges that you have overcome to progress in your academic journey.
• Any difficulties financial you are facing and how the award would make a positive impact on your studies/student life.

The Harris Montrose Bursary is for prospective students from Montrose in Scotland who want to study a four year undergraduate degree here at Abertay. Bursaries of up to £2,500 will be given for each year of study.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be starting a four-year undergraduate course at Abertay for the first time in September 2026.
• Be living in Montrose or nearby in the surrounding area.
• Be able to demonstrate a financial need for support in the application form.
• Be able to show that their academic grades have improved throughout their degree or that they have had consistently high marks in each year of study.
• Be willing to meet the conditions listed.

Bursaries of up to £2500 per year of study for prospective undergraduate students from Montrose, Scotland.