Featured byThe Glasgow School of Art
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
£3,000 per year
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Penguin has created a new scholarship at The Glasgow School of Art, named in honour of its longtime Art Director John Hamilton, who died in 2019.
Born in Glasgow, John Hamilton studied illustration at The Glasgow School of Art between 1982 and 1986, and his degree show consisted of a series of covers for imaginary books. After joining publisher William Heinemann shortly after graduating, he moved to Penguin in 1997 as Art Director for Penguin General Adult Publishing – later also becoming the Art Director for another of the Penguin publishing houses, Michael Joseph. During his twenty-two years with the company, he worked with many of Penguin’s bestselling authors, including Jamie Oliver, Zadie Smith, Nick Hornby and William Boyd.
Benefits
The John Hamilton Scholarship offers £3,000 to one student per year, to support them for one year of study, as well as a paid internship in the art department at Penguin Random House UK. It is open to UK and EU postgraduate students living in Scotland and studying for a Master of Design in Graphics/Illustration/ Photography or a Master of Design in Communication Design at The Glasgow School of Art.
Eligibility
- MDes in Graphics/Illustration/Photography and MDes Communication Design only.
- The award is open to all UK/EU candidates who have been resident in Scotland for more than 12 months prior to application.
- Awarded based on academic excellence and priority will be given to those who can demonstrate financial need.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
28 nationalities
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
If you are eligible, you can apply for a maximum of two scholarships, and only one application form is required to apply for both scholarships. Scholarships are not awarded on a first come first served basis, but as there is a high demand, we cannot accept late applications.