The Strathmartine Trust invites applications for the 2025 Strathmartine Grants and Sandeman Grants (the Marinell Ash Grant is not awarded this year). The application deadline opened on 2 December 2024 and closes at 09.00 a.m. on Friday 2 May 2025 (UK time), with award decisions being made during June and July. Please note that late applications will not be considered. Any general enquires regarding the awards schemes should be emailed to office@strathmartinetrust.org
Criteria for the awards and details of how to apply can be found in the downloadable Application Guidance 2025, which all applicants should read. This year, all applications must be made using the online Application Form. We recommend that you prepare your answers in advance of completing the online form and details of how to do so are contained in the guidance notes.
The Strathmartine Grants
The Strathmartine Grants are awarded with the primary object of supporting research and education in Scottish History. The Trustees seek applications for grants of up to £5,000 to assist with the completion of existing projects and to aid publication.
Sandeman Grants
The Trustees seek applications for modest grants from the Sandeman Fund which is available to assist research in the field of early medieval Scottish History, either on documentary sources which relate to the history of Scotland before 1100 AD, or in cognate fields of historical research such as place names and art and archaeology of the peoples of early Scotland (including Scots, Britons, Picts and Vikings).
Marinell Ash Award
Applications are invited for a single award of £500 (or the US or Canadian Dollar equivalent) from The Marinell Ash Fund which is available to offer travel and study grants to a person studying any aspect of Scottish or North American History either as a post graduate student at any University or College whether in Scotland or elsewhere, or as an independent scholar. Please note that this grant is awarded biennially and the next submission deadline will be in 2026.