Scholarship
Douglas Gifford Travel Fund
University of St Andrews
Award
GBP 1.8K–1.8K ≈ €2K
Closing date
Closed
Location
Global
For
Individuals
About this opportunity
The Douglas Gifford Travel Fund is open to Spanish-speaking students from any school at the University of St Andrews undertaking a study or research visit to Mexico, Central America or South America. This fund was established in 1989 to mark the retirement of the late Professor Douglas Gifford and is administered by the School of Modern Languages. Applications will be considered by a panel chaired by the Head of the Department of Spanish. The successful applicant or applicants will be selected based on the overall strength of their application(s). Funding may be used to help cover the costs of travel or accommodation, as well as other directly related costs such as equipment costs. Funding must be used within 18 months of the date of award.
Up to 19 mo
1 award
8 weeks
Who can apply
Applicant Types
individual
Project Locations
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇬🇹 GT
🇧🇿 BZ
🇸🇻 SV
🇭🇳 HN
🇳🇮 NI
🇨🇷 CR
🇵🇦 PA
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇻🇪 VE
🇪🇨 EC
🇵🇪 Peru
🇧🇴 BO
🇨🇱 Chile
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇺🇾 UY
🇵🇾 PY
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇬🇾 GY
🇸🇷 SR
🇬🇫 GF
Region
United Kingdom
How to apply
Stages
- 1 single_stage
Required documents
references
Review process
Applications are considered by a panel chaired by the Head of the Department of Spanish. Selection is based on the overall strength of applications, with preference given to students from the Department of Spanish.
Additional benefits
- travel_support
Restrictions
- geographic_restrictions