Saroj Lal Scholarship

The Saroj Lal Scholarship is awarded to an applicant accepted onto a PGDE Primary or PGDE Secondary programme from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background. This scholarship honors Saroj Lal, one of Scotland's pioneering race relations activists, feminists and equality campaigners in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, who was the Director of Lothian Racial Equality Council and the first Asian woman in Scotland to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace in 1986. She graduated with a PGCE from Moray House in 1970. The scholarship provides £1,000 towards maintenance costs paid at the start of the academic session. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit and the candidate's demonstration of a strong interest in teaching in Scottish schools and a commitment to teaching that is aligned with the pioneering work of Saroj Lal.