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Watt Memorial Trust - Supporting Further Learning
Set up in memory of a former Rector of the Edinburgh Academy, the Watt Trust “provides grants and loans for education and research at schools, colleges and universities … in furtherance of a professional career” to Academicals and Fettesians.
The purpose of the Trust is to give financial help to past and present members of both the Edinburgh Academy and Fettes, to enable them to advance their education or professional training beyond the point at which public funds or university scholarships are available, or when private or family sources alone are not quite adequate for the purpose. The Watt Trust has been used by Accies and Fettesians to undertake a range of projects: to fund PhD research, to support MBA programmes, to aid further qualifications such as an MSc, MPhil or other professional qualifications, to fund singing / music lessons for professional musicians, to complete short-term intensive language courses at international universities or to aid re-training into new career opportunities. The Watt Trust provides support to a wide range of educational opportunities.
The Watt Trust Committee meets twice a year (October and March) to make awards to deserving candidates. Alumni of the Edinburgh Academy, who wish to apply for funding, should contact Anna Bennett, Secretary of the Watt Trust (abennett@wssociety.co.uk), or seek further details from the Development & Alumni Relations Office at the school (accies@edinburghacademy.org.uk). Next closing date is end of February 2021.
