Program Overview
In 1956, Saint Andrew’s Society expanded its mission to include a merit-based scholarship program. Since its inception, the Scholarship Program has awarded more than 200 graduate-level academic scholarships to promote exchange between American
and Scottish universities.
The Society awards five scholarships annually, each valued at $45,000 USD, to support graduate study for one year - three for US students to study in Scotland and two for Scottish students to study in the United States - all of whom are invited
to study at a university in their respective areas of study to continue their education. The scholarships are granted for tuition, maintenance and travel. The candidates are of the highest caliber and have varying fields of interest: Law,
Finance, Journalism, Education and the Arts.
Scholarship candidates from the United States must be of Scottish descent. The student who qualifies for the Macmillan Scholarship, named after Agnes and Peggy Macmillan, must reside in New England, New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
The Macmillan Scholarship
The Agnes and Margaret Macmillan Scholarship is made possible through a grant from the estate of the Society’s first female member, Margaret ‘Peggy Macmillan’. In 2006, Peggy began support of the Scholarship Fund through annual donations made
in the memory of her departed sister Agnes. In the ensuing years, Peggy contributed significantly to the fund to establish the Macmillan - St. Andrew's Society Scholarship. Sadly, she passed away in April 2013. In her continued generosity,
Peggy thoughtfully remembered the Society in her estate planning; guaranteeing The Macmillan Scholarship in perpetuity. It is now aptly renamed The Agnes and Margaret Macmillan-St. Andrew's Society Scholarship.
2025 - 2026 Scholars
We continue to have the privilege of awarding scholarships to a group of exceptional students. This year's Macmillan Scholar is Andrew Whinney who graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology. Our second US scholar is Trinity Pryor of Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Literatures and Languages: Linguistics. Our third US scholar is Josiah Durfee of
Middlebury College
with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a minor in Geography. The selection of the UK scholars has been finalized. Our first scholar coming from Scotland is Jessica Harris a
graduate of the University of Glasgow with a first class honors degree in English Literature and Archaeology. Our second scholar from Scotland is James Haynes who graduated with first class honors from the University
of Edinburgh in Architecture and Art and Design. To learn more about our Scholars click on BIOS at the end of each section.
Macmillan Scholar
Andrew Whinney
College of Holy Cross | The University of Stirling
Area of study: Psychology of Sport | MSc
Jessica Harris
University of Glasgow | Georgetown University
Area of study: Museum Studies & Art Curation | MA
Trinity Pryor
Dartmouth College | University of Glasgow
Area of study: Education, Public Policy & Equity | MSc
James Haynes
University of Edinburgh | Columbia University GSAPP
Area of study: Architecture, Planning and Preservation | M.Arch
Josiah Durfee
Middlebury College | University of St Andrews
Area of study: Strategic Studies | MLitt
2024 - 2025 Scholars
Macmillan Scholar
Isabel DeVito
Colorado College | University of St Andrews
Area of study: MSc | Statistical Ecology
University of Rochester | University of Glasgow
Area of study: MSc | Engineering and Management
University of Michigan | University of St Andrews
Area of study: MLitt | Peacebuilding and Mediation
Eilidh Innes
University of Strathclyde | Boston University
Area of study: LLM | American Law
2023 - 2024 Scholars
Macmillan Scholar
Samson McKinley
SUNY Genesco | University of St Andrews
Area of study: MLitt | Peacebuilding and Mediation
Eilidh Cattanach
University of Aberdeen | Boston University
Area of study: MS | American Legal Law and Human Resources
Anjali Cowan Krishna
Vassar College | University of St Andrews
Area of study: MSc | Marine Mammal Science
Holly Maclean
University of Glasgow | City University of New York
Area of study: MA | International Migration
Zoë Wilson
Bowdoin College | University of St Andrews
Area of study: MLitt | Prose Writing
2022 - 2023 Scholars
Fiona Campbell
Brown University | The University of Edinburgh Law School
Area of study: Human Rights (LLM)
Evan Rush
The University of Glasgow | New York University School of Law
Area of study: Human Rights and Dispute Resolution (LLM)
Samuel Clark Neirink
Bowdein College | The University of St. Andrews
Area of study: Evolutionary Ecology (MSc)
2021 - 2022 Scholars
Macmillan Scholar
David Andrew McMillan
The College of New Jersey | The University of Edinburgh
Area of study: MSc Public Policy
Miriam Remshard
University of Oxford | Yale University
Area of study: Master of Environmental Science (MESc)
Jack Lenox
Salisbury University | The University of Edinburgh
Area of study: MSc | Global Health
Jack Morton
University of Strathclyde | Boston University
Area of study: LLM | Human Rights Scholar
Natalie Marshall
Wellesley College | University of Glasgow
Area of study: MLitt | English Literature
2020 - 2021 Scholars
Macmillan Scholar
Jonathan Compo
Georgetown University | University of Glasgow
Area of study: MLitt | Environment, Culture & Communication
Joseph Lavery
University of Oxford | Harvard University
Area of study: LLM | Master of Law
Joseph Lupo
Amherst College | University of Edinburgh
Area of study: MSc | High Performance Computing with Data Science
Flo (Florence) Sharp
St Andrews University | Harvard University
Area of study: MTS | Theological Studies
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