During their long history the departments of Greek and Latin (separate until 1988) and the University have received generous endowments for the encouragement of classical study. Various prizes and medals are awarded to outstanding students in each class. The following are open to students of more than one class:

• COULTER PRIZE (£900 - pounds) - founded in 1787 by James Coulter, undergraduate and merchant. For translation and composition. Open to all students of the university.
  
• STEVEN FRASER PRIZE - awarded to a student in any class of Classical Civilisation, in consultation with the donor.
  
• KENMURE PRIZE IN CLASSICS (£750 - pounds) - founded in 1976 in memory of the Reverend Vera Kenmure, first woman minister of the Congregational Union of Scotland. For the most meritorious student in Junior Honours Latin and Greek.
  
• LANFINE BURSARY (c. £400 - pounds - per annum, awarded biennially) - a two-year bursary awarded to a student for distinction in Greek or Latin at level 1.
  
• LUKE HISTORICAL PRIZE (£850 - pounds) - founded in 1863 in memory of G. R. Luke, student in Glasgow and Oxford, and tutor in Oxford. This is awarded on the basis of a special written examination on Greek and Roman History.
  
• SCOTT SCHOLARSHIP (£200 - pounds) - awarded by the Faculty of Arts for Postgraduate work on the basis of examination results in one of the subjects Classics, Philosophy, English Literature.

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