Student administration/Student financial aid, Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh

Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh

Student administration

Student financial aid

George Heriot Trust

Governors

Scotch Education Department

Local Education Authorities

Science and Art Department (Central Government)

Edinburgh Educational Trust

Carnegie Trust

Imperial College of Science and Technology

Highlands and Islands Education Trust

The granting of financial aid to students by the governors of the institution was continued after the Watt Institution and School of Arts became Heriot-Watt College. The granting of financial aid for study and living expenses was also provided by other bodies such as local education authorities and trusts or bequests provided by individuals. The 1908 Education (Scotland) Act empowered local education authorities to grant bursaries to enable students to attend either the day or the evening classes. Entrance through scholarships was also developed.

Conditions were attached to some forms of financial aid. For example, the student receiving aid would have to study a technical subject, apply for aid to travel abroad to study, or apply for funds for further study or research. Financial aid could last for just one year's study and have to be re-applied for or would apply for the full course of study. This depended on the type of financial aid that was applied for. Some types of aid applied solely to students attending evening classes in a technical subject and wishing to attend day classes with the aim of taking the College diploma. Some bursaries and scholarships that were offered provided free education as well as living costs and funding for equipment and books. Some of the prizes awarded by funds held by Heriot-Watt College provided financial aid for students continuing to study in the year after receiving the prize. Some of these prizes provided scholarships or research grants.

From 1955/1956 a bursary was offered to recruit students to train as teachers.

Calendars 1886-1966 ref: GB 0582 HWC 2/12
 

Minutes of meetings of George Heriot's Trust/ governors of Heriot-Watt College 1887-1966 ref: GB 0582 HWC 1/2
 

Prizes, funds and endowments of Heriot-Watt College 1888-1964 ref: GB 0582 HWC 2/17
 

Annual reports 1927-1963 ref: GB 0582 HWC 1/1
 

Education (Scotland Act) 1966   Ref: GB 0582 HWC 1/3/11
 

Statutory Instrument 1971 No. 1308 (S.166)   ref: GB 0582 HWC 1/3/14
 

Title of function/activity taken from Elizabeth Parker's Function Activity Model (report compiled for JISC). Function and activity description compiled according to GASHE's Standard for Creating Function and Activity Descriptions.

Student administration/Student financial aid, Watt Institution and School of Arts, Edinburgh