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Sam Heughan Scholarship Fund

A global star and a Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) graduate, Sam Heughan is paving the way for aspiring artists to follow in his footsteps. The internationally acclaimed Hollywood actor, author, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, is personally funding a new ten-year scholarship programme in his name.

The scholarships will be awarded for the new academic year in September to two Scottish students who are taking up places on the BA Acting programme and a non-Scottish student on any course within the School of Drama, Dance, Production and Film. The scholarships will support students for whom it might not have been possible to study in Glasgow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

In addition to the scholarship programme, Write Start, a competitive commissioning initiative created and funded by Sam Heughan will be introduced later this year with the goal of giving RCS students crucial financial and mentor support to bring their work to life as part of RCS’s 175th anniversary celebrations in 2022.

 

If you are interested in working with RCS to create a scholarship or bursary programme please get in touch with us at development@rcs.ac.uk.



About Sam Heughan

Sam, who graduated from the BA Acting degree course in 2003, has invested in three annual scholarships for undergraduate students in the School of Drama, Dance, Production as they pursue their dreams at Scotland’s national conservatoire, one of the world’s top three destinations to study the performing and production arts (QS World University Rankings 2021).

Sam, who was born in Balmaclellan in Dumfries and Galloway, found worldwide fame playing the lead character of Jamie Fraser in smash-hit, time-travelling drama series Outlander, which is filmed in Scotland and based on the books of author Diana Gabaldon.



Supernova Legacy Scholarship

Six fans of Sam Heughan, based in the US, inspired by Sam’s brilliant acting talent and genuine philanthropic spirit created a not for profit organisation and launched the Supernova Legacy Scholarship campaign to provide drama scholarships for BA Acting students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

They are proud to establish this scholarship fund that will help BA Acting students achieve their dreams and which raised $28,000 in its first year.

 



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