Lomond School in Helensburgh, Scotland has launched a fully-funded ‘Satoshi Scholarship’, expanding its experience with Bitcoin from the payments office into the heart of school life.
The award will cover two years of tuition fees and accommodation at Burnbrae, the school’s boarding house, for one student who would have difficulty accessing this type of education without support.
Applications are open worldwide, and the deadline is May 24.
The grant comes after a year of rapid change at Le Monde, which became the first school in the world to accept Bitcoin for education from the fall of 2025. Some parents Already paid the fees in Bitcoin, and the school began building a BTC treasury funded by donations from supporters in the broader Bitcoin community.
School leaders describe this as the early stage of a savings strategy shaped by ideas of sound money and long-term financial flexibility that run through Bitcoin culture.
BTC now works across campus in more literal ways, too. Lomond runs its own node and several mining units, which support the Bitcoin network and provide heat for the classrooms.
The live memory view in the study and library gives students and staff a window into transactional activity on the network, turning an abstract protocol into something they see during the school day.
Bitcoin-focused approach
Besides hardware, the school works with economists Saif Al-Din Emmausauthor of “The Bitcoin Standard,” to build a curriculum that blends Bitcoin with Austrian economics. The course aims to give pupils a structured introduction to concepts such as sound money, time preference, and capital formation, which are framed within the design of BTC.
Proponents see it as a way to prepare students for a financial system in flux, though some education observers question how far a school should go in aligning itself with a single critical thesis.
The new scholarship sits at the intersection of those ambitions and a more grounded concern about accessibility. Open to day pupils and boarders from Year 1 to Year 6, it is expected to particularly appeal to students starting the two-year International Baccalaureate degree in Year 6.
Candidates will face standard admission screenings and means testing, and the eventual recipient is expected to serve as a role model and active member of the school community.
Principal Claire Chisholm said the donation behind the scholarship shows the level of interest in the project from across the region Global Bitcoin community.
For families and students who share this interest, the Le Monde Experience provides an opportunity to study in an environment where discussions about money, technology, and the future of economics are part of the daily routine rather than a distant topic.
More information and application details are available on the school’s website Website.
