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Robert Nicol Trust Scholarships

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level. Robert Nicol himself was a native of the City of Aberdeen who developed a textile business in Manchester in the second half of the nineteenth century. In his will, he directed that, on the death of his wife, the major part of his fortune should be entrusted to a group of trustees 'for the advancement and promotion of education in the City and County of Aberdeen'. The Trust is a relatively small charity with limited income, generally awarding scholarships within the range of £100 to £1,500. Scholarships may be awarded for part-time courses and are initially given for a period of not more than a year, though they may be renewed at the discretion of the Trustees. Candidates must submit a written statement of their proposed course of study or research and are required to attend for interview by the Trustees on the day of the meeting.