Priority subject areas for Scotland's Saltire Scholarships are science, technology, the arts and creative industries, financial services, and clean and renewable energy. This includes a wide range of subjects across all of Scotland’s universities and higher education institutions.

The list below is intended as a guide to priority subject areas and is not a list of courses. This list is not exclusive and applications for courses in broader subject areas will be considered. Please check with your institution to see what courses are covered.

Science, Technology and Clean Energy subject areas including:

	Earth sciences						Clean and Renewable Energy
	Environment						Sustainable Engineering
	Energy						Renewable Energy
	Geology						Biomass / Bio fuels
	Weather and climate						Hydro / Solar / Tidal / Wind power

	Physical and Life sciences						Technology
	Astronomy						Computers
	Chemistry						Software Engineering
	Physics						Bioinformatics
	Animals / Zoology						Information Systems
	Biology						Multimedia
	Plants / Botany						Engineering
	Health Sciences
	Biotechnology

Creative Industries subject areas including:

Architecture                                              Design

	Architectural Design						Graphic
	Urban Design						Industrial
	Built Environment						Interior
	Landscape Architecture						Fashion
							Computer games / Computer Arts

Communications, Media and Culture        Arts and Humanities

	Broadcasting						Archaeology
	Film						Philosophy
	Animation						Sociology
	Journalism						Classics
	Cultural Studies						History
	Publishing						Literature
	New Media

Music and the Performing Arts                Visual Arts

	Dance						Digital Art
	Music						Photography
	Theatre / drama						Art History
	Opera						Book Arts
							Fine Art

Financial Services

	Accountancy
	Investment
	Asset Management
	Finance
	Banking
	Economics (finance)