That help promote the Scots Tongue
and the life & works
of Robert Burns
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Supported Projects List
2024 Grants awarded
Our Lady & St Patrick’s High School
Isobel Mair School
Larkhall Academy
Highpark Primary School
Greenhills Primary School
JKL Duo
Sandyford Burns Club
Trades House of Glasgow
The Glasgow Haggis Club
Bridgeton Burns Club
Paisley Burns Club
Dumbarton Burns Club
HMP – Low Moss
Partick Burns Club
Stirling Burns Club
Park School Primary, Kilmarnock
Cumbernauld Burns Club
Royalty Burns Club
Robert Burns World Federation
Scottish Opera
Kilbryde Burns Club
Mary Russell School
Mauchline Burns Club
Hollybrook Academy
St Paul’s High School
Cairns Primary
2023 Grants awarded
Hamilton Burns Club
Greenock Burns Club
Jack McElroy
Cumbernauld Burns Club
Royalty Burns Club
Larkhall Burns Club
Robert Burns World Federation
Sandyford Burns Club
Dumfries Galloway Burns Association
Partick Burns Club
Dollar Burns Club
Larkhall Academy
Fife Association of Burns Clubs
Hollybrook Academy
2021 Grants awarded
J Binnie
Robert Burns World Federation
St Vincent’s Primary School
The University of Glasgow
Glasgow Haggis Club
Hollybrook Academy
Cairns Primary
2020 Grants awarded
Fife College. HM Prisons
Cumbernauld Burns Club
Alternative Burns Night. J. McElroy
Hollybrook Academy
Highpark Primary School
Middlefield School
Project 31 Rutherglen
Burns Event. Cancer Research
Cedarbank School Livingston
Govan High School Glasgow
The Logans
Scottish Opera
JKL Duo
2019 Grants awarded
Glasgow Bus Tours for the RBWF Conference.
RBWF Schools Competition.
Glasgow University Bursary.
The Scottish Prison Service.
Isobel Mair School.
Falkirk Junior Gaelic Choir.
Scottish Opera.
Carrongrange High School.
Communal Seating at the Jean Armour Houses.
Grants to residents of the Jean Armour Burns Houses.
2022 Grants awarded
Bridgeton Burns Club
Park School Kilmarnock
Mary Russell School
St Charles’ Primary School
Hillside School Cumnock
Mauchline Burns Club
Hollybrook Academy
Glasgow & District Burns Association
Glasgow Haggis Club
Dumbarton Burns Club
Larkhall Academy
Stirling Burns Club
Bridgeton Burns Club
Paisley Burns Club
2017 Grants awarded
Support for Lowmoss Prison Burns Supper
St Vincent’s LCR Burns Bonanza
Funding for two students at the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow
Funding for a project for the pupils of Eastmuir who have moderate learning difficulties.
Funding for Hollybrook Academy. A secondary school in Govanhill, Glasgow, for pupils with additional support needs.
2018 Grants awarded
Glasgow and District Wreath Laying, George Square.
Sandyford Burns Club for the Carmichael Trophy.
Renton Primary School.
Burns Federation Recruitment Banners.
Burns Federation Schools Competition.
Glasgow and District Association Wreath Laying.
Glasgow and District Aye Can event.
Alastair McIver Storytelling Sessions for Corpus Christi Primary Knightswood.
Funding for Hollybrook Academy. A secondary school in Govanhill, Glasgow, for pupils with additional support needs.
Robert Burns Project, Fife College and Scottish Prison Service, January 2019.
Approved but Pending
University of Glasgow. Two Bursary places.
2016 Grants awarded
The Purchase of Trophies for Helensburgh Burns Club School’s Competition.
A donation towards the expenses incurred by the Glasgow and District Burns Association Wreath Laying at George Square.
We have also paid the Tenants from the Jean Armour Houses fund a sum of £3,000 for essential furnishing and decoration.
We have received thank you cards from the Tenants who are delighted with these donations and explaining where the money has been spent.
The trustees are grateful for the continued support from Burns Clubs and Burns Suppers for donations received specifically for the benefit of the Tenants.
2015 Grants awarded
£2000.00 to Vocali3s sponsoring concerts of Robert Burns songs set to new arrangements.
2014 Expenditure on the Houses & Tenants
£500 has been spent on a refurbished Kitchen for an incoming tenant in House 4.
A cost saving Thermostat Control unit has been fitted in House 6.
2014 Grants awarded
We hope that this book will instil in young people a lifetime interest in him and serve as an inspiration for them to read and learn more about the life and times of our National Bard, Robert Burns.
Latest Projects
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland – Jean Armour Burns Trust Award – 2026
Our congratulations go to the recipient of this year’s Jean Armour Burns Trust Award, Hanna Keleman. Hanna joined the RCS BA Acting programme in 2023. Throughout her time on the Acting Programme, Hanna has balanced commitment to her studies with the practicalities of...
The Robert Burns World Federation – Primary Festival 2026
The Robert Burns World Federation would like to express their sincere thanks to the Jean Armour Burns Trust for its generous support of this year's Primary Festival. We were delighted to welcome Paul Hughes to the event as your representative and hope he enjoyed the...
The Allure of Alloway
A number of pupils from Hollybrook Academy were fortunate to make a return visit to The Burns Birthplace Museum and Burns Cottage in Alloway. Assisted by funding from The Jean Armour Burns Trust the pupils spent a wonderful day exploring the historical connections...
Park School Kilmarnock – Burns Experience
Pupils from Park School in Kilmarnock recently enjoy a trip to the famous Burns Cottage in Alloway as well as the nearby ‘Brig o’ Doon’ They also visited the Burns Monument. Later they had their own event in the school rounding off what was a memorable experience for...
Sandyford Burns Club – Burns Supper
Sandyford Burns Club Anniversary Dinner took place 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Argyle Street Glasgow on Saturday 7th February 2026. It was attended by 60 people including The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Bailie Jacqueline McLaren, who was the Principal Guest. This...
Cardinal Winning School Celebrate The Bard
The Jean Armour Burns Trust was delighted to provide a funding grant for the Cardinal Winning Secondary School to enjoy a Burns Supper celebrating our National Bard, Robert Burns. As well as the Burns Supper, the funding contributed and supported a group of young...
Dumbarton Burns Club – Schools Liaison Project 2025-26
Anne Thorn, committee member responsible for school liaison contacted all primary schools in the Dumbarton/Cardross area to find out more about how primary children in the local schools celebrate Scottish culture and language. This year she was delighted she was able...
Allanton Jolly Beggars Burns Club – Schools Competition – 2026
The Club was delighted to welcome over 60 pupils to the Schools Competition which was held in St. Aidan’s High School Wishaw on Tuesday 24th February 2026. Along with the pupils, teachers, parents and Grandparents it was a very successful competition once again. We...
Larkhall Academy – Appreciate The Bard
Like many at this time of year, Larkhall Academy ASN Department paid their own tribute to our National Bard, Robert Burns, by holding a Burns Supper afternoon within the school. Participating in the event was the Jean Armour Burns Trust Chairman, Robert Stevenson, who...
A Lunch in Honour of the Bard
Pupils from the Tiree Life-Skills Class at Hollybrook Academy recently tucked in to a delicious lunch of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties to celebrate the Life of our National Bard, Robert Burns. The event supported through funding from The Jean Armour Burns Trust saw the...
The Twa Roberts
A stage showed based on the lives of Robert Burns and Robert Tannahill, two giants of Scottish Literature, and two women dating them in the modern world, completed a hugely successful run at three venues in January this year. (2026) Under the guidance of Ms Pauline...
Hollybrook Academy – Burns Lucky Dip Stall
The life-skills class at Hollybrook Academy came up with a novel way to raise funds for the Mary’s Meals a Charity very close to their hearts. The pupils ran a Burns themed lucky dip stall in January 2026 and raised the magnificent sum of £607. They had been working...