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- ↑ "The Sidney Perry Foundation, Directory of the UK Charity Commission, UK".
- ↑ "City of Glasgow College - Trust Funds" (PDF).
- ↑ "Glasgow Caledonian University - Trust and Charities Funds" (PDF).
- ↑ "Harris Manchester College - Prizes, Scholarships and Bursaries".
- ↑ "University of West Scotland - Alternative Trusts & Scholarships".
- ↑ "The British Association for Chinese Studies - Funding in UK for Higher Level Non-Scientific China-related Studies, 2016" (PDF).
- ↑ "Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - External sources of funding for undergraduates and graduates".
- ↑ "IET UK - Alternative sources of financial assistance, 2020" (PDF).
- ↑ "MEMOIR - SIDNEY JAMES PERRY" (PDF).
- ↑ "University of Worcester, Sources of Financial Assistance for Students" (PDF).
- ↑ "Sheffield Hallam University - Scholarships and grants for international students" (PDF).
- ↑ "London School of Economics - Grants making bodies A-Z Gudie".
- ↑ "Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, UK - Trusts and Foundations".
- ↑ "Royal Medical Benevolent Fund London - A List of charitable trusts".
- ↑ "Academy of Creative Training, Brighton, UK".
- ↑ "Steering Committee, Sidney Perry Foundation, UK".
- ↑ "Raising Funding for all aspects of PhD Study as an International Student. The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding, UK".
- ↑ "Michaela Hubmann, The University of Edinburgh".