Support for the 2025/2026 academic year has now been confirmed, marking a landmark year for the Scholarship as new support offers launch in addition to our Young Student Support Package.
In our Voices series, we spotlight the stories and insights of the incredible organisations we support - those driving real change in the fight against poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Carers Trust, an organisation working to transform the lives of unpaid carers.
Our Education Pathways Impact and Insights report underlines how poverty continues to drive inequalities in educational engagement, attainment, and wellbeing, and shines a light on where the opportunities are to meet young people’s needs in creative and effective ways.
Our scholarship programme is evolving to better meet the needs of students who face significant barriers to accessing and succeeding in Higher Education.
DonnaMarie Steel, our Programmes and Practice Officer, shares her insights and learning from our Education Pathways work so far and provides an update on upcoming opportunities under this theme.
Our Widening Access Coordinator, DonnaMarie Steel, and Laura Robertson (Poverty Alliance) discuss the findings from our recent evidence review which looked at the mentoring/tutoring landscape in Scotland.