scholarship program

Program Overview

In 1956, Saint Andrew’s Society expanded its mission to include a merit-based scholarship program. Since its inception, the Scholarship Program has awarded nearly 200 graduate-level academic scholarships to promote exchange between American and Scottish universities.

The Society awards five scholarships annually, each valued at $35,000 USD, to support graduate study for one year - three for US students to study in Scotland and two for Scottish students to study in the United States - all of whom are invited to study at a university in their respective areas of study to continue their education. The scholarships are granted for tuition, maintenance and travel. The candidates are of the highest caliber and have varying fields of interest: Law, Finance, Journalism, Education and the Arts.

Scholarship candidates from the United States must be of Scottish descent. The student who qualifies for the Macmillan Scholarship, named after Agnes and Peggy Macmillan, must reside in New England, New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania.

The Macmillan Scholarship

The Agnes and Margaret Macmillan Scholarship is made possible through a grant from the estate of the Society’s first female member, Margaret ‘Peggy Macmillan’. In 2006, Peggy began support of the Scholarship Fund through annual donations made in the memory of her departed sister Agnes. In the ensuing years, Peggy contributed significantly to the fund to establish the Macmillan - St. Andrew's Society Scholarship. Sadly, she passed away in April 2013. In her continued generosity, Peggy thoughtfully remembered the Society in her estate planning; guaranteeing The Macmillan Scholarship in perpetuity. It is now aptly renamed The Agnes and Margaret Macmillan-St. Andrew's Society Scholarship.

2020 - 2021 Scholars

We continue to have the privilege of awarding scholarships to a group of exceptional students. This year's Macmillan Scholar is Jonathan Compo, stage actor with a degree in theater and performance from Georgetown University. Our second US scholar is Joseph Lupo, a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science from Amherst College. Our third US scholar is Will MacArthur who received an AB degree in Social Studies from Harvard University. The scholars coming from Scotland are Joseph Lavery with an undergraduate degree in law at Hertford College, University of Oxford and Florence Sharp with a degree and honours in each of Arabic, French and Latin from St Andrews University.

Macmillan Scholar

Jonathan Compo

Georgetown University | University of Glasgow

Area of study: M Litt | Environment, Culture & Communication

Joseph Lavery

University of Oxford | Harvard University

Area of study: Master of Laws (LLM)

Joseph Lupo

Amherst College | University of Edinburgh

Area of study: MSc | High Performance Computing with Data Science

Flo (Florence) Sharp

St Andrews University | Harvard University

Area of study: MTS | Theological Studies

Will MacArthur

Harvard College | University of Glasgow

Area of study: MSc | Public and Urban Science

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2019 - 2020 Scholars

Macmillan Scholar

Reeve Lanigan

Lafayette College | University of Strathclyde

Area of study: LLM/MSc Criminal Justice Penal Change

Erin McQuarrie

The Glasgow School of Art | Parsons School of Design

Area of study: MFA Textiles

Quenton Hurst

Williams College | University of St. Andrews

Area of study: MS(Res) Biomedical Sciences

Amanda Turner

University of Oxford | Columbia University

Area of study: MA Global Thought

Anna Bryan

Columbia University | University of Edinburgh

Area of study: MSc Music

Study in the UK

Study in the US

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