Aberdeen Uni launches scholarship in honour of HSBC founder

Sir Thomas Sutherland
Sir Thomas Sutherland

Aberdeen University has launched a new scholarship to honour the man behind the success of one of the world’s biggest banks.

The university has launched the £ 99,000 study aid in partnership with HSBC, which was founded by former student Sir Thomas Sutherland in 1865.

The scholarship is open to students from India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, and will cover the cost of tuition fees, travel and maintenance four-year degree.



To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must be the first generation of their family to go to university and have a place on a course starting in September.

Professor Richard Wells, regional dean at Aberdeen, said he was delighted to create new opportunities for students.

He added: “Sir Thomas Sutherland is one of the university’s most famous former students, and we are delighted to join HSBC in this scholarship that honours the man who played such an instrumental role in the bank’s history.”

Prospective students are asked to send in an application alongside a video clip, no more than a minute long, outlining what a degree from Aberdeen University would mean to them.

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