Tom and Maureen Fairlie Scholarship

The Tom and Maureen Fairlie Scholarship is a funding opportunity offered by the University of Edinburgh's Moray House School of Education and Sport. One scholarship is awarded annually to an applicant accepted onto a PGDE (Professional Graduate Diploma in Education) programme who intends to make contributions to the effective teaching of Scottish secondary school curriculum in mathematics or science-based subjects. The scholarship awards £1,500 towards maintenance costs, paid at the start of the academic session and is tenable for the duration of the PGDE programme, subject to satisfactory academic progress. The scholarship is awarded broadly on the basis of academic merit, with candidates also required to demonstrate a genuine interest and commitment to either teaching of, or development of, mathematics and science in Scottish secondary schools. The selection panel also takes into account applicants' personal circumstances and achievements, academically or personally, when selecting the successful candidate.