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16 New Awards
3rd Oct 2024Meeting in September 2024, the Trustees agreed to make 16 awards totalling over £43,000. Awards were made to support those studying history, the visual arts, music, design, science, the law, medicine and the caring professions. Our successful applicants will be working at Scottish universities and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, at prestigious institutions in London, New York, Boston, Vienna and […]
Read MoreNew Chair Sought
15th Aug 2024SIET is seeking a new Chair. This is a leadership role in the charitable sector. SIET needs a well connected individual with a passion for the principle of education for this role. There is an opportunity for the Chair to make a real difference to the life and future of the SIET – and to […]
Read More15 New awards
17th May 2024The Trustees met in April (2024) and agreed to make 15 awards amounting to over £40,000. Awards were made in subjects as varied as musical performance, marine biology, human rights, fine arts, production design, theatre direction, social work, archaeology and nursing. Awards were granted to applicants studying at Scottish universities and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Amongst others there were also […]
Read MoreWe are looking for new Trustees
7th Dec 2023Scottish International Education Trust Scottish Charity Number SC021599 Registered Office: Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh EH3 9EE Unpaid/Voluntary Trustee Position(s) About us The Scottish International Education Trust (SIET) was formed in 1971 by Sir Sean Connery who donated his entire fee from Diamonds Are Forever. SIET exists to give financial help to […]
Read More21 New Awards
2nd Oct 2023The Trustees met in September to agreed to make 21 awards, amounting to over £46,000. There were more than double the number of applications received than in the previous round meaning that many worthy cases were sadly unsuccessful on this occasion. Awards were made in subjects as varied as Neuropsychology, Global Studies, Astrophysics, Cancer Research […]
Read More15 New Awards
20th Apr 2023The Trust is pleased to announce that it has made 15 awards totalling just under £27,000 following the April meeting of Trustees. Awards have been made to support excellence in need in disciplines as varied as Film Direction, Battery and Computational Chemistry, Disaster Resilience, Astronautics and Space Engineering, Music Performance – Percussion and Robotic Engineering. […]
Read MoreSean Connery Foundation
31st Oct 2022The Scottish International Education Trust is delighted to be working with the newly inaugurated Sean Connery Foundation to further the mission of supporting excellent Scots in need on their educational journey. We look forward to being able to do more in areas of mutual interest with the Foundation. For further information on the Foundation https://www.conneryfoundation.org/
Read More27 New Awards
30th Sep 2022The Trust is delighted to announce it has made 27 awards amounting to just over £48,000 at the September meeting of Trustees. These awards have been made to exceptional Scots for study in disciplines as varied as Astrophysics, Human Rights and Dispute Resolution, Dramatic Writing, Cancer Research, Reproductive Medicine and Intelligence, Security and Strategy. In […]
Read More21 New Awards
19th Apr 2022The Trust is delighted to announce it has made 21 awards amounting to just over £35,000 at the April meeting of Trustees. These awards have been made to exceptional Scots for study in disciplines as varied as Bioinformatics, Marine Biology, Health and Social Care, Trans-Disciplinary Film, and Tropical Disease Biology at institutions such as the University of Denver, […]
Read MoreNew Director Michael Garden
14th Jan 2022We are delighted to announce that Michael Garden has joined SIET as the new Director and look forward to working with him. He is already in harness and applications for the Spring round of awards are arriving for consideration. Welcome Mike! Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScotIntEdTrust/status/1481978197537439747
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