Alexander and Dixon Scholarship
Awards are now open for 2025 - 2026 applications.
Type of award: Scholarship
Subject area: English Literature
Programme: All postgraduate taught programmes
About the award: The Bryce Bequest was made by the late Professor John Cameron Bryce in memory of Professor Peter Alexander, former Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow, and in memory of Professor W. MacNeile Dixon.
FUNDING
Number of awards available: TBD
Value and duration of award: Fee waiver (UK fees) for 1 year of full time study or 2 years of part time study
Application Deadline: 5pm on Friday 13 June 2025
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility criteria: In order to be considered for this award, the University must already have received your application and accepted you - conditionally or unconditionally - for one of the taught Masters MLitt programmes in English Literature by the application deadline.
This award is only available to Home / UK applicants.
APPLY
Application procedure: All applicants who wish to be considered for an Alexander and Dixon Scholarship should send a brief CV (1 page) and a statement (2 pages max) to Critstudies-PGScholarships@glasgow.ac.uk , copying in the English Literature Convenor for Taught Postgraduate Programmes, Dr Anna McFarlane (anna.mcfarlane@glasgow.ac.uk) by the application deadline below. The submitted documents should detail the applicant's past record and academic achievements; discuss why they wish to pursue postgraduate studies at Glasgow; and explain how an Alexander and Dixon Scholarship would assist them in realising their ambitions. Emails should be headed 'Application: Alexander and Dixon Scholarship- [APPLICANT NAME]'.
For more information, please contact anna.mcfarlane@glasgow.ac.uk