The Strathmartine Trust offers a range of grants and awards. These are: the Strathmartine Grants, the Sandeman Grants, the Harry Bryce School Fund, and the biennial Marinell Ash Award. The next application round will take place in 2027.
Any general enquiries regarding the awards schemes should be emailed to: office@strathmartinetrust.org
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 £5000 to assist with the completion of existing projects and to aid publication.
Sandeman Grants
The Trustees seek applications for grants of up to £2000 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).
The Harry Bryce School Fund
The aim of this new award, announced in March 2026, is to promote Scottish History within primary and secondary schools, with grants of up to £1500 available for schools themselves or other organisations such as museums engaged in outreach programmes. The Strathmartine Trust is particularly keen to receive applications from those establishments experiencing financial difficulties in facilitating Scottish History provision.
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. The next Marinell Ash Award will be made in 2028.