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