Funding and Grants

£21m to make dairy industry cream of the crop

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.…

SRUC
22/07/2021

New projects to develop ecosystem markets

Researchers at SRUC have won a share of £300k in funding for three projects to develop new carbon markets for regenerative agriculture, saltmarsh restoration and lowland peatlands.…

SRUC
14/07/2021

Bursaries help students go further in their studies

Nearly 20 students at SRUC have been awarded a bursary of up to £1,000 to help them continue with their studies.…

SRUC
17/12/2020

Covid-19 prompts return to study

The Covid-19 lockdown has led many people to reconsider their lifestyles and prompted a return to study at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…

SRUC
30/09/2020

Partnership to protect wading birds

A partnership between SAC Consulting, RSPB Scotland and farmers in the Upper Clyde Valley has been awarded £90,000 to expand local conservation efforts for wading birds.…

SRUC
14/08/2020

Project gets funding to develop digital dairy

A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research and Innovation.…

Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
11/08/2020

Integrated approach to repopulating remote areas

International initiatives leading to the repopulation of islands and remote rural communities could be replicated across Scotland – with adequate financial and community backing.…

SRUC
07/08/2020

New bursary at Barony

The Royal Scottish Forestry Society and Richard Davidson have created a new bursary to support those changing career into forestry.…

SRUC
20/07/2020

SRUC to research Covid-19 in rural Scotland

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is one of 15 Scottish universities and research institutions contributing to global efforts to combat coronavirus and its wider effects.…