Entrance scholarships.
Armistead scholarships.
Founded 1883 by George Armistead, M.P. Three of £20 each tenable for one year and three of £15 each tenable for one year. Awarded after competition.
Second year scholarships.
Three Armistead scholarships of £20 each, tenable for one year; one in arts, two in science and medicine. Awarded after competition.
Bursaries in engineering.
Smart bursary.
Founded March 1883 by James Smart, Brechin. The proceeds of £500 tenable for one year.
Laing bursary.
Founded 1890 by bequest of James Laing. The proceeds of £450 tenable for one year.
A special examination is held for either of these bursaries.
Patrick A. Lowson memorial scholarship.
Worth c. £60 annually and tenable for two years at any University in the United Kingdom. Candidates must have attended a school in Dundee or Broughty Ferry for three years. Special examination by external trustees.
Government aid.
From 1886 the Government paid ¾ of course fees towards instruction of science teachers.