Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Scholarship

Two undergraduate scholarships are available for eligible students from the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. One scholarship will be awarded to a current Year 1 student, and one to a current Year 2 student.

Award

Two undergraduate scholarships of £5,000 are available for an eligible BA/MA (Hons) Architecture student for the 2022-2023 academic year.  The scholarship will be tenable for one year.

Eligibility 

Students must be studying full-time and currently be in year 1 or year 2 of the BA or MA (Hons) Architecture degree programme, with a preference for students from the UK.

Criteria

Students must demonstrate academic merit, with weight being given to financial circumstances. 

Applying

Please note that all material will be reviewed and assessed digitally and as part of the shortlisting process a representative from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners will be reviewing submitted documents. Your submitted document will only be held by the University for one calendar year.

Section 1

Select one piece of work from your studies so far that demonstrates distinctive spatial and material qualities of an architectural proposal. Re-present this as an A4 portfolio that includes a succinct commentary on this selection (maximum 150 words) stating why have you selected this; what distinctive architectural qualities does it propose; what context or inhabitant does it offer to enhance, accentuate or improve, and how? Maximum length for section one is 5 A4 pages.

Section 2 

Summarise a problem or question arising from making architecture in contemporary culture and society which you would like to pursue in your ongoing studies (no more than 250 words).

Section 3

Outline what difference the RSH+P scholarship would make to your ongoing studies, and how you would envisage using the award (no more than 250 words).

Submission

Please combine Sections 1, 2 and 3 in one A4 portrait PDF file, clearly marking each section including your UUN (eg S1234567), name, degree programme and year of study on the first page. Only one submitted documentcan be accepted.

Your completed PDF document should be emailed by Wednesday 10th May 2023 to: studentfunding@ed.ac.uk

Further information

Please contact Laura Harty, BA/MA (Hons) Architecture Programme Director, if you require any further information.

Notification

All applicants will be notified of the outcome by the end of June 2023.